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Healthcare Needs AI, AI Needs Causality

Healthcare is ripe for the power of machine learning, but only with the scientific rigor of causal reasoning.

This Teenager Is Speaking Out Against President Trump’s Proposed Repeal Of Transgender Protections

“Eliminating the general prohibition on discrimination based on gender identity,” said trans man Tony Ferraiolo, “will literally kill members of the transgender and non-binary communities.”

Billionaire Marc Benioff Donates $35 Million To Bay Area Universities For Microbiome Research

The donations are going to the University of California San Francisco and Stanford.

A Road Map For Transformation: The NYU Langone Story

In 2007, NYU Langone Health was ranked 60 out of 90 academic medical center hospitals in quality and safety. Today, they are regularly ranked either number one or number two. This article gives an inside look at what NYU Langone did to succeed.

A Chlamydia Vaccine May Be Getting Closer

A potential vaccine for the most common sexually transmitted infection has passed an important early test on the road to availability.

Virtual Reality’s Latest Use: Easing The Pain Of Childbirth

This was underlined yet again on Friday, when the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff announced that it had begun a trial in which VR headsets would be given to women in labor.

Breakthrough In Fight Against Ebola

What the breakthrough in Ebola treatment demonstrates is how successful a public-private partnership can be in a relatively short period of time, with sufficient funding and coordination of government and pharmaceutical industry targeted efforts to sav…

Half Of Big U.S. Employers Favor Expanding Medicare

More than half of large U.S. employers favor expanding Medicare by making more Americans under 65 eligible, the National Business Group on Health annual survey shows.

Centene To Sell Obamacare In 10 More States

Health insurer Centene is once again expanding its Obamacare footprint, adding 10 new states where it will sell subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

15 Everyday Business Functions In Need Of Innovation

Despite the rapid growth and evolution of technology, some business functions are still in need of innovation. Here are a few that could benefit from some new developments.