Por: Dr. César Borri Solá Especialista en Medicina Nuclear Hospital Pavia Caguas ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo los médicos pueden detectar enfermedades en etapas muy tempranas o evaluar la eficacia de un tratamiento? Una de las herramientas disponibles en el arsenal médico es la medicina nuclear y dentro de esta se encuentra el PET/CT. Pero ¿qué es exactamente y cómo funciona? El PET/CT es una prueba de imagen médica hibrida, ósea, que combina dos tecnologías: la tomogra

By JAMELLE BOUIE At a fundamental level, artificial intelligence leaders, evangelists and their allies want you to believe that this novel technology demands a novel political approach. Calls for self-regulation from the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and other such companies rest on the idea that the AI labs and their funders are the only people equipped to handle and regulate this potentially dangerous technology. This is why, for example, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, rec

Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul, appears for a hearing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Weinstein, whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime, bringing an end to his criminal case in New York. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times) By HURUBIE MEKO Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced We

From left, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Eugene Peltola Jr., who died in a plane crash the following year, as he holds the Bible during the ceremonial swearing-in of his wife, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By KELLEN BROWING Natio

By THE STAR STAFF The Association of Head Start Directors of Puerto Rico is raising alarms over a series of proposed federal regulatory changes that they say could undermine the quality and stability of services provided to more than 21,300 children and their families across the island. Javier Negrón, president of the association, said the coalition supports efforts to streamline federal bureaucracy but cautioned that several proposed revisions go beyond administrative relief

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor Panel (FEI) has broadened its ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities at the Permits Management Office (OGPe), now extending the scope to examine potential criminal liability involving Roberto Lefranc Fortuño, deputy secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). The expansion was approved in a resolution issued Thursday morning, responding to a request from indepe

Clinical laboratory representatives are working to strengthen Puerto Rico’s role in federal health policy and advocate for long-term reforms to Medicaid funding and laboratory reimbursement. By THE STAR STAFF Former House Speaker José Aponte called on New Fortress Energy (NFE) to immediately reimburse Puerto Rico for the diesel fuel that power plants have been forced to burn over the past week amid a stalled delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The switch to diesel — sig

ACLU urged Gov. Jenniffer González Colón to order the immediate return of all Puerto Rico personnel, arguing that no real emergency exists to warrant their presence in the nation’s capital (Puerto Rico National Guard.) By THE STAR STAFF More than 150 members of the Puerto Rico National Guard continue patrolling neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., a deployment the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico denounced this week as unjustified and politically motivated.

Clinical laboratory representatives are working to strengthen Puerto Rico’s role in federal health policy and advocate for long-term reforms to Medicaid funding and laboratory reimbursement. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Clinical Laboratories Association (ALCPR) is moving to elevate the island’s presence in federal health‑policy debates, announcing its affiliation with the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) as part of a broader push to safeguard Medicaid fund

By THE STAR STAFF The educational “One Sticker Only” (Un Solo Sello) campaign by AutoExpreso enters its fifth week of in-person outreach this week, expanding its efforts to Puerto Rico’s eastern region. On Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, AutoExpreso representatives will be at the PR-53 toll plaza in Ceiba, providing drivers with information and assistance on the proper use of the AutoExpreso sticker and the Digital Registration Sticker (Marbete Digital). As