You may be wondering if artificial intelligence will take your job. Factory workers over the past 30 years thought the same about robots. And yes, many lost their jobs. But those who adapted and got …
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The Centers for Disease Control reports a 3 percent increase in infant mortality in the U.S., reaching 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. This uptick represents a trend that had a nearly continuous decline since …
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When you walk into your physician’s office for treatment, what do you expect from your doctor? You assume she is current on the latest medical information and that your care will be the best available. …
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When I see my healthcare provider, I trust that they have my best interests at heart. I bet you do, too. But what is the basis for our trust in them? “Duty of Care” is …
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After numerous accidents and deaths, in 1976, the Federal Aviation Administration launched the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) to collect data on all errors, mishaps, and mistakes in commercial and private aviation. From pilot captains …
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Under constant pressure to develop new drugs and treatments, the pharmaceutical industry struggles to manage development costs. Drug development is notoriously slow, costly, and fraught with risk. The process involves: Even after reaching the clinical …
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Google’s DeepMind developed AlphaFold, the first AI-driven system that predicts the structure of proteins. Why is that important? The interaction of molecules forms the basis of biology. The protein structure, made up of chains of …
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Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in healthcare lags behind other sectors like finance and retail, generally paralleling the overall use of information technology. Challenges to using AI include the complexity of healthcare data, integration into clinical …
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For 17% of GDP, we receive shorter lifespans and higher infant mortality. While most ire is directed at hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, middlemen or intermediaries – insurers, pharmacies, drug distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) …
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For almost three years, they have been there. Our doctors and nurses and therapists and administrative staff, accepting the unknown personal risk to their health to be sure we got the care we needed. Now …
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