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15 Social Challenges AI Could Help Solve

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized a growing number of industries and streamlined countless business and personal tasks. Can it solve the world’s social challenges, too?

As CVS Rolls Out Health Hubs, Walmart Prepares Clinic Expansion

Walmart may be on the verge of a new wave of clinic expansion in certain markets across the U. S. as its retail pharmacy rivals invest in an array of outpatient healthcare services.

Can Artificial Intelligence Cure Mental Health Conditions?

London-based digital health and artificial intelligence company BioBeats is on a mission to change the perception of mental health globally by using data.

Microplastics Found In The Ocean And In Human Poop

Ben Lecomte swam through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as part of the Vortex Swim and a research team in Austria sifted through human stool. Both found the same thing.

The Magic Hormone That Fertility Doctors Need PROOVen To Them

Beckley finds it frustrating that most Infertility doctors do not test for progesterone until a woman’s had at least three miscarriages.

Winter Is Coming: Modeling Seasonality Of Zika Virus

Understanding the timing of pulse vaccinations can help in preventing Zika virus outbreaks. Researchers uncover a new seasonality effect via modeling. Winter is coming.

Jr. NBA: How To Better Run Youth Sports Tournaments

The Jr. NBA World Championships not only gave a glimpse of the best young basketball players in the world but also showed how youth sports tournaments need to be run.

This Startup Used AI To Design A Drug In 21 Days

Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine published research Monday showing that its deep learning system could identify potential treatments for fibrosis.

DEA Responds To Medical Marijuana Research Expansion Lawsuit

The court-mandated response to a lawsuit brought by a cannabis researcher at the Scottsdale Research Institute, states that the federal government is accepting applications to license additional institutions.

Breakthrough In Fight Against Multi-Resistant Tuberculosis

Pretomanid is the first TB medicine to be developed and licensed by a not-for-profit entity. As a product development partnership, TB Alliance collaborated with and received support from governments, academia, philanthropic institutions, and a commerci…