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Meet The Social Entrepreneur Who Discovered A Problem Hiding In Plain Sight

Jordan Kassalow founded VisionSpring to address a social and market failure: 2.5 billion visually impaired people without access to eyeglasses. Now he’s sharing his insights on what it takes to advance large-scale change and how anyone can make a meani…

IBM Cuts Credit Unions Deal For Blockchain Services In $1.7 Trillion Industry

IBM – aka ‘Big Blue’ – and Denver-based credit union service CULedger, are to collaborate to develop new blockchain-based services for credit unions that globally have some 260 million members and over $1.7 trillion in assets. Improving customer satisf…

Craig Richardville Named CIO Of $2.5 Billion SCL Health

Former Chief Information and Analytics Officer at Carolinas HealthCare System, Craig Richardville, has been named Chief Information Officer of SCL Health.

More Must Be Done To Police Online Pseudoscience

Medical information online is predominantly unregulated. As a doctor who has dealt firsthand with the consequences of medical misinformation, Dr. Pearl argues more must be done to police online pseudoscience.

Esketamine Faces Challenges In Its Quest To Be A Breakthrough Drug Against Suicidal Ideation

Esketamine could turn out to be a major breakthrough, in particular, with respect to suicidal depression. But, the drug faces several significant clinical as well as economic challenges.

14 Experts Choose Their Favorite Tech From CES 2019

Members of Forbes Technology Council reveal their favorite new products and developments unveiled at CES 2019.

The Medicines Company: Innovating Innovation

The Medicines Company expects its cardiovascular outcomes trial for Inclisiran can be completed at one-tenth the cost of rival drug trials, without cutting corners

The Economic Implications Behind The Cannabis Legalization Debate

After decades of prohibition, some countries are now starting to consider legalizing cannabis as a way to tackle the increase in consumption and take benefits from it. The focus is now set in Europe, where the regulation of cannabis for medical use is …

When A Barber Offered Free Condoms, There Were Holes In His Plan

Don’t staple your condoms.

What Anne Hathaway’s Prank On The Ellen Show Said About Pseudoscience

Here is how she tried to get people to blow their minds with clementine oranges.