Medicine

09.20.19

Business

Walmart will reportedly stop selling e-cigarettes

It cites 'uncertainty' around the devices for the move.

By J. Fingas, 09.20.19

09.19.19

Alphabet’s Wing drones will soon deliver FedEx and Walgreens packages

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Business

Alphabet’s Wing drones will soon deliver FedEx and Walgreens packages

The pilot program is based in Christiansburg, Virginia.

By C. Fisher, 09.19.19

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09.19.19

Air pollution app now doubles as a wildfire warning system

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Mobile

Air pollution app now doubles as a wildfire warning system

The Breezometer tool offers street-level air quality data.

By A. Khalid, 09.19.19

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09.19.19

Turns out smartphones aren't making millennials grow horns after all

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Medicine

Turns out smartphones aren't making millennials grow horns after all

Science journal corrects widely-mocked study.

By G. Torbet, 09.19.19

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09.18.19

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Politics

India effectively bans e-cigarettes

Juul had planned to expand to the country, the world's second largest smoking market, by the end of the year.

By I. Bonifacic, 09.18.19

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09.18.19

Instagram will restrict posts on cosmetic surgery and diet products

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Internet

Instagram will restrict posts on cosmetic surgery and diet products

The platform will remove some posts and impose an age restriction on others.

By A. Khalid, 09.18.19

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09.17.19

Millions of Americans' medical records are out in the open on the internet

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Security

Millions of Americans' medical records are out in the open on the internet

Some servers with medical data in the US aren’t even protected by a password.

By I. Bonifacic, 09.17.19

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09.15.19

AI can gauge the risk of dying from heart conditions

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Medicine

AI can gauge the risk of dying from heart conditions

It just needs a 15-minute ECG reading.

By J. Fingas, 09.15.19

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09.15.19

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

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Politics

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

It's also stepping up efforts to curb the marketing of e-cigs to teens.

By J. Fingas, 09.15.19

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09.12.19

Google puts drug addiction recovery info front and center

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Medicine

Google puts drug addiction recovery info front and center

Opioid addicts can access recovery support services and other resources.

By A. Khalid, 09.12.19

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Medicine

Walmart will reportedly stop selling e-cigarettes

Alphabet’s Wing drones will soon deliver FedEx and Walgreens packages

Air pollution app now doubles as a wildfire warning system

Turns out smartphones aren't making millennials grow horns after all

India effectively bans e-cigarettes

Instagram will restrict posts on cosmetic surgery and diet products

Millions of Americans' medical records are out in the open on the internet

AI can gauge the risk of dying from heart conditions

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

Google puts drug addiction recovery info front and center

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