Sun.Oct 01, 2023

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AI and drug discovery

Healthcare ECONOMIST

As reported in the Economist : In 2019, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit) did something unusual in modern medicine—they found a new antibiotic, halicin. In May this year another team found a second antibiotic, abaucin. What marked these two compounds out was not only their potential for use against two of the most dangerous known antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but also how they were identified.

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5 Ways Federated Computing Can Reshape Public Health

HIT Consultant

Unlocking data silos using Federated Computing (FC) has the potential to achieve a positive impact across the healthcare industry, ranging from clinical care quality improvement and accreditation to population health management, precision public health and equitable drug development. We define FC as the leverage of federated learning and edge computing technologies to enable federated data access, enabling analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), using linked, but not co-located, data.

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Monday Morning Update 10/2/23

HIStalk

Top News The American Hospital Association asks Congress to withdraw.

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Baby HSRs: States Are Modeling Laws After Federal Act to Investigate More Transactions

HKLaw

States are enacting laws modeled after the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act that are designed to cover transactions in certain industries, particularly healthcare, which fall below the federal threshold.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Morning Headlines 10/2/23

HIStalk

AHA Responds to Senate RFI on Health Data Privacy The.