A new AI model can identify diseases faster and more accurately
A group of engineers and biologists at Washington State University have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of recognizing signs of disease from images of human tissues. This system uses scalable deep learning to identify infections, exceeding human capabilities in both time and accuracy. To accurately perform histopathology diagnostics…
Bangladesh tribunal tells investigators to finish probe against ousted premier Sheikh Hasina by next month
A Bangladesh court has given investigators one month to finish their investigation into ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides. They face charges related to the deaths of hundreds during a mass uprising this summer. Hasina, currently in exile in India, and others are accused of crimes against humanity…
Smog drops from hazardous to unhealthy in Pakistan’s Lahore
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 The air quality in Pakistan’s smog-choked city of Lahore on Sunday fell below the threshold considered “hazardous” for humans for the first time in two weeks. The AQI index reached a daily average of 243, still “very unhealthy” but below the highest level of 300 considered “hazardous…
US, China, agree machines must not be allowed to control nuclear weapons
PLUS: LG struts catwalk in stretchy screen; Samsung’s strike nears end; Vietnam warns Chinese e-commerce players; and more ASIA IN BRIEF President Xi Jinping of China and President Joe Biden of the USA have pledged to continue working together to ensure AI does not harm humanity.……
Trump Makes RFK Jr. Pose with McDonald’s Meal
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s set to run the Health and Human Services Department, recently complained that flying with Trump means eating “poison”…
How Early Birth Control Advocates Fought for and Against the Suffrage Movement
Stephanie Gorton explores the prudish side of the women’s rights movement in The Icon & The Idealist…
Republicans Sucking Up to Trump Dodge Questions on RFK Jr.
No one on the right seems to want to criticize Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks—even if they desperately warrant questioning.Several major conservative politicos have ducked and weaved direct questions about Trump’s decision to tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a virulent opponent of all vaccines—to front the Department of Health and Human Services…
Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’
Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’The former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination by Donald Trump as secretary of the country’s health and human services (HHS…
Do tenants have EV charging rights? Plus, a Scotiabank outage: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week…