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A robot may soon conduct your blood draw, traffic deaths increase after major music streaming releases, and NASA called off its mission to rescue the Swift observatory

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-The Aletta robot uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to identify a vein and then automates the other processes of a blood draw, such as applying a tourniquet, inserting and disposing of a needle and placing a bandage on the patient. -The study looked at 233,809 fatal collisions between 2017 and 2022, comparing the incidence rate of car accidents on album release days against the 10 days immediately before and after each release. -NASA has announced that Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft will no longer dock with the satellite and boost it to a higher altitude as planned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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