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Viral infections can be difficult to treat because viruses evolve rapidly, allowing them to develop resistance to drugs that attack viral proteins directly.
Read the original →The piece asks why so many young people share their most intimate thoughts with an AI system. It suggests these systems are available at any hour, respond immediately and offer what appears to be a non-judgmental space for adolescents to express fears. It adds that a kind-sounding response is not necessarily wise advice.
Read the original →This article is authored by Bindu Sivasankaran Nair, a management, ESG and people strategy consultant and founder of Inclusive Minds.
Read the original →Young Indian innovators are developing technology-driven healthcare solutions, from AI-powered eye screening to wearable devices for arthritis patients. The aim is to make healthcare more accessible and convenient.
Read the original →Always-listening devices from large technology companies raise legal concerns about covert recordings.
Read the original →Over a few decades of investing, an investor will likely live through several bear markets. Each one is easier to sit through when no single stock can sink the portfolio.
Read the original →University of Missouri researchers are using artificial intelligence to look for hidden clues among the trillions of bacteria in the human gut. This includes changes that could one day help scientists detect diseases earlier.
Read the original →This is a guest article by Bryan Barash, founder of Wellness Project LLC. It describes how people who care about their health have built a complicated data stack, with a watch tracking sleep, a workout app tracking lifts, a nutrition app tracking food and a scale tracking weight.
Read the original →Joel and Megan Freeman's OptimalFit is designed to be the only fitness app people need. It features an AI agent and photo-powered nutrition and workout guidance.
Read the original →The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) set out the next phase of its MedTech and AI regulation. It presented the plans to US industry leaders at AdvaMed 2026.
Read the original →In a new OH&S SafetyPod episode, ASSP CEO Jennifer McNelly examines emerging technologies, evolving workplace risks and priorities for 2027.
Read the original →Smart hospitals, which actively use digital technology and medical and health data, are gaining a presence across Japan. They are closely involved in disease prevention and daily life, and can help people stay healthy and reduce national government spending. There are cases where AI found a treatment for an intractable disease and saved a patient's life.
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