Category «Health Care»

Dictionary.com’s latest update addresses social justice issues, accessibility tech, and the global climate crisis

Mashable: “Dictionary.com‘s latest batch of updates just dropped, and they cover a wide range of timely social and cultural topics, including accessibility, homelessness, and the global climate crisis. Announced on March 29, the website’s professionals (known as lexicographers) updated more than 2,400 entries, which include the 235 new entries, 72 new definitions in existing entries, …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Health Care, Housing

The intentional law office

Via LLRX – The intentional law office – Legal sector analyst Jordan Furlong writes that it’s taken two years of rolling pandemic lockdowns to shake us from our torpid habit of gathering together only to work alone. Over the next decade, a Stanford professor estimates, US workers will spend a quarter of their work time at …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Marketing

Google Using New AI to Better Detect Searches Made by People During Personal Crises

CNET: “Google is using new artificial intelligence designed to understand the intent behind search inquiries, technology the search giant hopes will deliver more relevant results for people seeking help during personal crises. On Wednesday, Google said in a blog post it would begin implementing MUM, an AI model that more accurately detects “a wider range …

Subjects: AI, Health Care, Internet, Search Engines

Fourth Dose Q&A

Katelyn Jetelina – Your Local Epidemiologist: “…Should I get a fourth dose? – The original booster continues to do a great job at preventing hospitalization and death. There is some evidence that this is waning over time, though. Your decision should be driven by weighing benefits with risks: Benefit: There is evidence from Israel (2 …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

One stop shop for Covid Information

Axios: “President Biden on Wednesday announced the launch of COVID.gov, a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for COVID resources, including vaccines, tests and masks. The website includes a tool to help people find locations where they can get tested and receive oral antiviral treatments if needed. “The bottom line, no longer will Americans …

Subjects: E-Government, Health Care, Search Engines

Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your cognition as well as your mood – here’s what to do about it

Via LLRX – Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your cognition as well as your mood – here’s what to do about it – What use are we in helping to solve difficult global challenges if we’re so depressed and cognitively depleted that we can’t think of the best actions to take? Ukraine doomscrolling can harm your …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management

TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022

“Which businesses and corporate leaders are shaping our future? That’s the question at the heart of TIME 100 Most Influential Companies, an annual list that highlights businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. To assemble it, TIME solicits nominations across sectors including health care, entertainment, technology, and more from our global network of editors …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Energy, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Internet, Transportation

High levels of grease-resistant chemicals known as PFAS can be found in food packaging from prominent fast food and grocery store brands

Consumer Reports – “Alarming levels of dangerous chemicals known as PFAS were discovered in food packaging at a number of well-known fast-food and fast-casual restaurants and grocery store chains, a new report found. The highest levels of indicators for PFAS were found in food packaging from Nathan’s Famous, Cava, Arby’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Stop & …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Health Care

The World Is Splitting in Two

The Atlantic: “The Russian invasion of Ukraine and a series of COVID-related shutdowns in China do not, on the surface, appear to have much in common. Yet both are accelerating a shift that is taking the world in a dangerous direction, splitting it into two spheres, one centered on Washington, D.C., the other on Beijing. …

Subjects: Censorship, Economy, Financial System, Free Speech, Health Care

The Check Up: helping people live healthier lives

Google Blog: “…Our teams apply their expertise and technological strengths and harness the power of partnerships to support our 3Cs – consumers, caregivers and communities around the world. Today, we’re hosting our second annual Google Health event, The Check Up. Teams from across the company — including Search, YouTube, Fitbit, Care Studio, Health AI, Cloud …

Subjects: Health Care, Internet, Medicine, Search Engines

PubMed Central Website has a Fresh Look First Step in Ongoing Modernization Complete

“The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce an update to the user interface of its PubMed Central (PMC) digital archive—a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles. PMC’s fresh look and feel is the first step in an ongoing effort to modernize PMC, create a more accessible user experience …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management

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