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Can Drinking Very Hot Tea Raise Your Risk Of Esophageal Cancer?

A study showed that drinking tea above this temperature was associated with higher esophageal cancer rates.

Aspirin: Have The New Guidelines Changed What You Should Do?

For many people without evidence of cardiovascular disease, less will be more – with the benefit of aspirin just not worth the risk and inconvenience – and that is particularly true for those older than 70 years or with an increased risk of bleeding. A…

Theranos Is A Cautionary Tale For European Deeptech: Staring Our Complicity In The Face

With the release of Alex Gibney’s new Theranos documentary ‘The Inventor’, deeptech startup audiences in Europe must realise that we must accept our own role in the propagation of hype, and ensure we stare our complicity in the face if we’re to futurep…

Rite Aid Shareholders OK Reverse Stock Split To Avoid NYSE Delisting

Rite Aid shareholders Thursday approved a “reverse stock split” in an effort to keep the company’s stock from being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange.

Doctor App Babylon Health Offers Quick Appointments, But Grapples With Follow-Up Care For Mental Health

A third of London’s mental-health providers are rejecting patient referrals from Babylon Health, a video-calling service used by thousands. Former staff say the startup is struggling to plug into Britain’s healthcare system.

New U.K. Partnership Aims To Improve Access Immunotherapy For Cancer Patients

A new genomics partnership fusing AI, liquid biopsy and a huge repository of genomic data aims to improve the prescription of immunotherapies for cancer patients in the U.K. Photo credit: Getty royalty-free

With Launch Of New CRISPR Company, Competition Extends To Diagnostics

One of Sherlock Biosciences’ key technologies comes from the Broad Institute lab of Feng Zhang, who did some of the early work elucidating the DNA-modifying potential of CRISPR and its associated enzymes after their discovery in bacteria.

Preparing The Human Workforce For The Machine Workforce

As artificial intelligence-driven automation changes the nature of work and workplaces in unpredictable ways, how are nations shifting the way they think about the workforce?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Tweeted An Opioid Proposal: Here’s The Reaction

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Gardner “introduced legislation to limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 7 days.”

Why Singapore’s Wealthiest Are Backing This Lawyer In The Fight Against Childhood Cancer

Jennifer Yeo’s overarching goal is to recreate the success of St. Jude’s in Singapore, where it can serve as the hub for curing childhood cancer across the Asia-Pacific. Countries such as Cambodia and the Philippines will be able to tap into the resour…