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Can Yoga And Technology Be Friends? London’s Latest Studio Seems To Think So

FLY LDN attempts to merge the two in the form of an enormous 21ft 4K display that leads the class, providing yogis with a relaxing and immersive cinematic experience

News For Healthy, Older Patients: Toss Your Baby Aspirin

A study found that an enteric-coated, aspirin that is similar to the dose of a baby aspirin increased the risk of death, did not reduce the risk of heart disease or disability or dementia or cancer

Free Med School Won’t Solve the Doctor Shortage

Eliminating tuition is a brilliant marketing move for NYU’s med school. But let’s not pretend it will put a dent in the doctor shortage.

Medicare Advantage Plan Proposed Use Of Step Therapy For Part B Drugs

Policymakers should proceed with caution in allowing Medicare Advantage plans to use step therapy for physician-administered Part B drugs: First, due to variability in patient response to drugs in the same therapeutic class; second, the lack of evidenc…

Want To Live Longer? Take Up Tennis.

A new study out of Denmark shows that among people who play sports, those who play tennis have a life expectancy nearly 10 years longer than people who don’t play anything. Smaller benefits were found for each of the other sports that were studied, but…

Food Citizenship In An Age Of Technological Disruption

Excerpt: The past, present and future of food systems: a conversation on food citizenship and technology with Ray Goldberg of Harvard Business School.

Lumen Is ‘Tinder For Seniors’ And It Just Launched

Lumen is Tinder for +50 singles. Will it take off?

Don’t Trust Artificial Intelligence? Time To Open The AI ‘Black Box’

Despite its promise, the growing field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is experiencing a variety of growing pains. In addition to the problem of bias, there is also the ‘black box’ problem: if people don’t know how AI comes up with its decisions, they …

West Nile Virus: How Climate Change May Be Contributing To Its Spread

This year has been the worst year for West Nile Virus in Iowa since 2003. And Europe has experienced an unusually early start and high number of locally-acquired West Nile virus infections.

Obamacare And Big Employer Premium Rate Hikes Below 5%

Obamacare and big employer health premium increases are below 5% for the first time, new studies show.