“Particularly in the early days, people said, ‘This is just a rotating chair,’ and ‘Why has nobody thought of this before?’ But often the simplest ideas are the best.”
The old way of…
Category: 5. Health
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Chikungunya back in U.S. after 6 years, CDC confirms case
Chikungunya back in U.S. after 6 years, CDC confirms case | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessIt is the first mainland United States transmission in a decade, and officials say the chance of further spread is very low as mosquito…
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UChicago Medicine Leans Into AI Agents To Address Health Care Needs
AI Agents at UChicago Medicine
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UChicago Medicine is putting AI in the front lines to change how patients reach help. Today, human agents answer millions of calls. Many ask for directions, refills, or a basic schedule tweak. The process is…
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Why These Grandparents Are Speaking Out On Vaccines
Teri Mills, her husband, and their grandkids.
Teri Mills
Teri Mills still vividly remembers the paper cups with the sugar cubes.
In the U.S. in the early 1960s, one way to administer the oral polio vaccine was dropping it onto sugar. Mills was one…
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What can two years of isolation do to the mind?
What can two years of isolation do to the mind? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Mental HealthReleased captives Ariel Cunio and Avinatan Or said they were held alone for two years. How does one survive such captivity, and what…
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First Locally-Acquired Case Of Chikungunya Virus Reported In New York
Patients with chikungunya are hospitalized following infection.
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New York health officials recently confirmed the state’s first locally-acquired case of chikungunya virus, marking the first such case in the United States…
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What do returned Gaza hostages eat in first days
What do returned Gaza hostages eat in first days | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessAs one of the dietitians accompanying the hostages said: “The food here is not just fuel for the body, it is also part of the emotional healing…
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The method that will get you out of post-holiday fatigue
The method that will get you out of post-holiday fatigue | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/SleepDid you also wake up tired and exhausted this morning, not knowing how you’ll survive the coming days? It’s happening to all of…
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Khosla Ventures And Cleveland Clinic Partner On Healthcare Tech
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Khosla Ventures-Cleveland Clinic partnership, Town Hall Ventures’ $440 million haul, the CDC’s “Friday night massacre,” Boehringer’s new pulmonary fibrosis drug, and more. To get…
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CVS Health Completes Purchase Of Rite Aids, Adds 9 Million Customers
CVS Health has completed the acquisition of 63 Rite Aid stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and prescription files across 15 states that served more than 9 million customers, the drugstore chain said Wednesday. In this photo is a newly…
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