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Tax Filing Websites Caught Sending Users' Financial Data to Facebook - ExtremeTech

Filing status, dependent names, adjusted gross income...once it's on any of these three websites, it's likely in Facebook's hands. ”H&R Block, one of the country’s most recognizable tax filing firms, was found using Meta Pixel to obtain users’ health savings account usage data as well as dependents’...
Source: extremetech.com

Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions

"It was predicted in March 2020 that in response to covid-19 a broad lockdown, as opposed to a focus on shielding the most vulnerable members of society, would reduce immediate demand for ICU beds at the cost of more deaths long term. The optimal strategy for saving lives in a covid-19 epidemic is different...
Source: bmj.com

Research suggests that drones could quickly deliver life-saving interventions during city

Research suggests that, in certain cases, drones could quickly deliver life-saving interventions during city’s peak rush hour. Could drones be used someday to deliver life-saving medications or interventions in the case of a child’s emergency, a drug overdose or in response to a mass casualty scene?...
Source: aap.org

How a GPS bracelet is saving babies' lives: In rural Kenya, nomadic women can now get the maternal care they need - thanks

How a GPS bracelet is saving babies' lives: In rural Kenya, nomadic women can now get the maternal care they need - thanks to GPS.
Source: bbc.com

On-site pathology testing in remote Australia benefits patients and cuts costs: Remote Australian Indigenous communities

On-site pathology testing in remote Australia benefits patients and cuts costs: Remote Australian Indigenous communities are benefiting from the use of portable, point of care testing devices to quickly diagnosis acutely ill patients. The devices are also helping healthcare staff identify patients who...
Source: eurekalert.org

Flare - an app that connects people and emergency response vehicles in Kenya. "How a speedy emergency services app is saving

Flare - an app that connects people and emergency response vehicles in Kenya. "How a speedy emergency services app is saving lives: Not every country has a single number to call in an emergency. One start-up is trying to change that."
Source: bbc.co.uk

The low-cost device saving newborns in India: Birth asphyxia – lack of oxygen – is the cause of 20% of newborn deaths

The low-cost device saving newborns in India: Birth asphyxia – lack of oxygen – is the cause of 20% of newborn deaths in India. A simple piece of equipment is helping revive babies and prevent long-term damage
Source: theguardian.com

The volunteer blood bikers saving lives, NHS time and money: Motorcyclist couriers work throughout the night ferrying blood

The volunteer blood bikers saving lives, NHS time and money: Motorcyclist couriers work throughout the night ferrying blood products, breast milk and test samples to and from hospitals
Source: theguardian.com

Wales organ donations 'encouraging' in year after consent law - BBC News: A new organ donation law, brought in a year ago

Wales organ donations 'encouraging' in year after consent law - BBC News: A new organ donation law, brought in a year ago in Wales, is saving lives, say ministers.
Source: bbc.co.uk

IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors

IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors have used artificial intelligence to diagnose a rare type of leukemia and identify life-saving therapy far faster tha
Source: japantimes.co.jp

Device could make it easier for combat medics to open life-saving airways : Student team designs device that could help

Device could make it easier for combat medics to open life-saving airways : Student team designs device that could help reduce deaths from battlefield injuries that block breathing
Source: jhu.edu


Source: mit.edu

Just read the "Happy Life" story - saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi. This is about a children rescue

Just read the "Happy Life" story - saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi. This is about a children rescue centre in Nairobi started 14 years ago and has now expanded to caring directly for around 100 children across two sites. They have offered for adoption over 170 children. The city...
Source: amazon.co.uk

This Christmas, take heart: Capitalism [free trade] is saving the world [reducing poverty]: As the remarkable retreat of

This Christmas, take heart: Capitalism [free trade] is saving the world [reducing poverty]: As the remarkable retreat of malaria across Africa shows, free trade is a very efficient way of spreading medicine and wealth.
Source: telegraph.co.uk

IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error

IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error
Source: rsc.org

How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at

How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong.
Source: medicalxpress.com

NHS workers from abroad: 'I don't think people here appreciate what they have': One in four doctors in the UK is now non-British,

NHS workers from abroad: 'I don't think people here appreciate what they have': One in four doctors in the UK is now non-British, and there are thousands more foreign-trained nurses. Do they feel welcome? And how does healthcare in Ghana or the Philippines compare?
Source: theguardian.com