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Can This 15 Minute-A-Day Habit Really Help You Lose Weight?

Sure, dietary self-monitoring can help you improve your diet. But is it really an easy way to lose weight?

Digital Transformation in 5 Steps – Are We Mature Yet? (Maybe)

Digital transformation is a goal. But it can be elusive — and expensive — if pursued incorrectly. There are 5 steps companies can take to increase the chances for successful digital transformation. One of the most important is performance-based co…

Despite New Research, Scientists Want More Proof That Hyperbaric Oxygen Treats Alzheimer’s

“We now have an irrefutable biomarker system that this intervention has promise where no other real hope for recovery of dementia has ever existed before,” said Dr. Edward Fogarty chairman of Radiology at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of …

Is YouTube Right to Demonetize Anti-Vax Channels?

YouTube’s censorship of anti-vaccine videos is counterproductive. Here’s why.

What the Lion Air Crash Teaches Us About Autonomous Cars

The crash of a Lion Air 737 in Indonesia holds lessons for those contemplating complex autonomy in automobiles — even in the high regulated world of aviation, small software changes combined with maintenance, training, and human pilots to sow the seed…

Revision Surgery Common Among Middle-Aged Men After Shoulder Replacement, Study Finds

Findings of a recent study in the BMJ indicate that men in their 50s have a higher-than expected rate of revision surgery after undergoing surgery for shoulder replacement, with the highest risks of complications such as blood clots and infections in t…

How Virtual Reality May Reduce Fear And Anxiety In Adults With Autism

Results of a new pilot study indicate that a combination treatment approach using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and immersive virtual reality environments (VRE) produced noticeable functional improvement in autistic adults with phobias and anxiety.

The Greediest Companies In American Healthcare Are Not Who You Think

New cancer drugs routinely cost more than $100,000 per patient, even when they bring only modest benefits. And some generic medications are going up in price rapidly. There is a sector of the healthcare industry that has flow under the radar but is jus…

Super Turing Computation Versus Quantum Computation

New composite semiconductor technology may enable super Turing machines. This may transpire before practical scalable quantum computers can be built. The net result: infinitely more degrees of problem solving freedom and a jolt out of narrowly defined …

Urgent Care Centers Eclipse 8,700 As Walgreens, CVS Emerge

The number of U.S. urgent care centers rose 8% to 8,774 last year from 8,125 in 2017, a new report from the Urgent Care Association shows.