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A New Formula May Help Black Patients’ Access to Kidney Care
For decades doctors and hospitals saw kidney patients differently based on their race. A standard equation for estimating kidney function…
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This Device Helps Paralyzed People Breathe—and Sing
In his early twenties, Lee Nam-hyun was an avid swimmer. But in 2004 he broke his neck in a pool,…
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These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race
Millions of dollars are being spent to develop artificial intelligence software that reads x-rays and other medical scans in hopes…
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Google Launches a New Medical App—Outside the US
Billions of times each year, people turn to Google’s web search box for help figuring out what’s wrong with their…
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An Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed
A complication of infection known as sepsis is the number one killer in US hospitals. So it’s not surprising that…
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Microsoft Makes a $16 Billion Entry Into Health Care AI
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke to investors Monday about his company’s plan to acquire speech-recognition specialist Nuance for $16…
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This Startup Wants to Take Your Blood Pressure With an iPhone
Going to the doctor’s office to take blood pressure readings provides an incomplete picture. People are usually nervous in the…
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As Robots Fill the Workplace, They Must Learn to Get Along
So many robots work at Changi General Hospital in Singapore that until recently it wasn’t uncommon to find two delivery…
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