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A new AI model predicts which short-form videos triggering suicidal thoughts in vulnerable viewers pose higher risk before they reach large audiences, which can improve user safety.

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While generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.

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A new study finds that telling consumers their returned items will be “kept out of landfills” significantly increases participation in take-back programs; telling them they may be resold? Not so much.

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Q&A: MIT Operations Researcher Talks COVID-19 Vaccination Hurdles

Q&A: MIT Operations Researcher Talks COVID-19 Vaccination Hurdles

Healthcare Packaging, June 25, 2020

Around the world, scientists and citizens alike are hoping for a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci is “cautiously optimistic that we will have a vaccine within a reasonable period of time, not only from Moderna, but from other companies too.”

Mark Glennon | Opinions Differ on Masks' Value in Containing Pandemic

Mark Glennon | Opinions Differ on Masks' Value in Containing Pandemic

The News Gazette, June 28, 2020

“I think what really turned the corner in Illinois was the use of masking everywhere,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday. That doesn’t square with the state’s own data. Pritzker’s order on face masks became effective on May 1. He issued the order on April 23. But the state’s numbers clearly show that the virus peaked in Illinois between April 15 and 18, which we detailed here — before his mask rule.

Race and Diabetes: Are Minorities Getting the Care They Deserve?

Race and Diabetes: Are Minorities Getting the Care They Deserve?

Healthline, June 22, 2020

What does race have to do with diabetes? Especially in these tumultuous times, we thank advocate Mila Clarke Buckley for her willingness to explore the connection between race, ethnicity, and health disparities for minorities with diabetes.

The Compounded Risk Of Early-Stage Biopharma Licensing Deals

The Compounded Risk Of Early-Stage Biopharma Licensing Deals

Bio Process Online, June 25, 2020

The scientific contributions emerging biopharma brings to big pharma can’t be understated. Licensing deals – whereby large pharma companies purchase the IP and drug development rights from, typically, a small biotech—are big business. In 2016, the potential total value of strategic alliance payments reached nearly $58 billion. While this figure includes contingent milestone payments and royalties on market revenues, even up-front payments are no drop in the bucket.

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