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How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Healthcare

Keeping track of the many issues and options affecting a patient’s care is a challenge for any doctor. A new AI platform can help with this. >

Keeping It in the Family

Genetic testing services like 23andMe can yield useful health information. But they can also reveal issues some might regret knowing about. >

Who’s Monitoring Health App Privacy?

Health apps let us see our test results, appointments and monitor activity, but some have questionable privacy policies. >

Bot or Not

Between 10 and 20% of the posts on Twitter and Facebook are from automated sources. Bots' ability to spread misinformation is unprecedented. >

Doctor Confidential

Too few doctors give young adults private, one-on-one time to discuss sensitive issues and confidentiality. >

Smart Toys, Worried Parents

Giving your child a toy he or she can talk to sounds ideal, until you consider privacy and hacking. >

The Calculations of Cancer Patients

Weighing the pros and cons of treatment options is not easy for patients, particularly when they are reeling from a cancer diagnosis. >

Same-Sex Marriage Reduces Teen Suicide

The sexual confusion of the teen years can be brutal for teens questioning their sexuality. Legalizing same-sex marriage has helped. >

Corporate Wellness Programs: Pros and Cons

Corporate wellness programs can help; they can also be punitive and invade privacy. >

Broad Support for Physician-Assisted Death

A survey found broad (75%) support for terminal patients being given access to life-ending drugs. >

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