Artificial intelligence has become a disruptive force in society. Terms such as machine learning, deep learning and neural networks have become commonplace among mainstream media, eliciting visions of innovation that has the potential to change our lives.
Health spending in September accounted for approximately 17.4% of the nation’s gross national product. Nursing home and home healthcare represented 1.3% of that 17.4%. Those numbers are according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief released Friday.
The Supreme Court ruling that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can require masks on airplanes, trains and buses will be welcomed by some and scorned by others. Will the Biden administration act on this ruling and reinstate transportation mask mandates, given the current surge in covid-19, influenza and RSV infections in the coming months?
After Meghan Grogan’s son, Max, was recently diagnosed with RSV, doctors at an urgent care center also found that the congested 11-month-old boy had developed infections in both ears.
President Biden and China’s President Xi shook hands on Nov. 14 for the first time since Biden became U.S. president. This in-person meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit meeting dialed down the tension and may prevent a new cold war between both countries. At least for now.
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A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.
Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.
Tariffs could raise the cost of medical care and prescription drugs for people in the U.S.
New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest healthcare capitation program.
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.