Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT is one of the most powerful tools we have for catching the disease early, when treatment can be most effective. But for the people who go through it, screening is not just a test—it is an experience filled with hope, anxiety, and uncertainty. A scan can reveal shadows, spots, or nodules that may turn out to be nothing at all, and yet the period between that finding and the final answer can feel like an eternity. Understanding this emotional reality is essential, because screening is not a single event but a lifelong process. Two…

In the quiet corridors of academic institutions and party offices across Taipei, a new kind of election battle is taking shape—one fought not with missiles or naval maneuvers, but with algorithmically generated images, half-truths, and digital whispers designed to sow chaos. As Taiwan braces for local elections, academics and political leaders have raised a collective alarm: Beijing is increasingly using cheap, powerful generative AI tools to flood the island with disinformation, blurring the line between what is real and what is fabricated. At a recent forum hosted by Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), experts gathered not just to analyze the…