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AI and machine learning could halve preventable errors in medicine

Researcher Suchi Saria works to bridge the gap between AI solutions and implementation in healthcare

The WHO has released new guidelines for genome editing technology

These recommendations will help improve the safety and access of genome-editing treatments

Inside the complicated, messy world of pet cloning

Biologically, cloning an animal is relatively straightforward. But can a clone ever be exactly like the original beloved pet?

Could blockchain technology protect patients from counterfeit medication?

Not so fast. We should be wary of trying to science our way out of large-scale health issues

Google's new dermatology app misses the mark for BIPOC people

The technology was trained on 64,387 images, only a tiny portion of which featured dark-skinned people

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Climate change is a cultural issue as much as an environmental one

An interview with "Synthetic Messengers" creators Tega Brain, Simon David Hirsbrunner, and Sam Lavigne

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Mushrooms, virtual reality and a dose of nature: an interview with Winslow Porter

The artist spoke about connecting nature, mushrooms, and technology

New wireless monitors let premature babies have skin-to-skin contact even in the NICU

Premature and ill babies thrive with direct contact, but wires from traditional sensors get in the way

A version of this article originally appeared on Undark

Is artificial intelligence worsening COVID-19's toll on Black Americans?

Experts are asking if biased algorithms exacerbate health disparities

Here's how to make health technology accessible to everyone

Often, these solutions leave out the people who need them most

Surgeons can feel a robot’s hands performing surgeries for them

Scientists at Texas A&M developed a system using electrical pulses to help surgeons using the hands feel what they are doing

Scientists can diagnose skin diseases like eczema with tiny zaps of electricity into your skin

But you won't feel it; 225 small, small pins can diagnose damage by specific skin layer