Cardiologists have developed an algorithm to detect an irregular heart rhythm called A-Fib a month before it happens. It’s one example of AI finding patterns the human eye can’t see.
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‘Farm to school’ efforts expand with a short-term funding boost : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHanmei Hoffman and her husband Derrick Hoffman farm in Greeley, Colorado, where most of their produce is sold to schools. Here she’s moving boxes of cucumbers from a refrigerated container …
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Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesScientists studying the causes of long COVID symptoms are proposing a surprising pathway. Their research weaves together several prominent lines of evidence on what might be driving the condition. (Image …
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Why drug shortages continue and how one woman is fighting back : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAngels for Change founder Laura Bray took on the problem of drug shortages when the hospital ran out of the drug that her then-9-year-old daughter needed to treat her leukemia. …
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Wastewater reveals which viruses are actually circulating and causing colds : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCOVID, flu and RSV are the big respiratory illnesses, but U.S. researchers have a clearer picture of other circulating viruses with wastewater surveillance. (Story aired on ATC on Oct. 20, …
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With the help of AI, cardiologists can predict who will develop A-Fib : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCardiologists have developed an algorithm to detect an irregular heart rhythm called A-Fib, a month before it happens. It’s one example of AI finding patterns the human eye can’t see. …
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Shannon Vasconcelos works for College Coach, a division of child care operator Bright Horizons that provides college admissions advising as a benefit for employees of client companies. Kirk Carapezza/WGBH hide …
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FDA is proposing a ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKayleigh Butler, a hair stylist, stands for a portrait at her studio in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. “Relaxers have taken an extreme decline … as we became more …
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The FDA moves to ban chemical hair straighteners containing formaldehyde
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks researcher Kimberly Bertrand about hair relaxers containing formaldehyde and moves by the FDA to ban them.
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Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations are now available across the U.S., including at this CVS pharmacy in Palatine, Illinois. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Flu and …