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  Ashleigh

  

  The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill — WIRED

  apple.news - WIRED

  Open this story in Apple News. For the best reading experience, open this story on a device with Apple News. It may also be available on the …

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  Ashleigh

  

  'COVID toes,' other rashes latest possible rare virus signs

  Associated Press - By LAURAN NEERGAARD

  Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in an unusual spot. Boston dermatologist Esther Freeman expected to see skin complaints as the pandemic unfolded — various kinds of …

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  Ashleigh

  

  This Professor Says We've Been Looking At The Coronavirus Data Wrong

  Forbes - Jun Wu, COGNITIVE WORLD

  An Interview with Yaneer Bar-Yam, ​Professor and President of N​ew England Complex Systems Institute Even as data science becomes ubiquitous, we still have a shortage of people who truly understand data. Yaneer Bar-Yam is a Professor and President of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He …

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  Belinda Barclay-White

  

  Mammography screening substantially decreases risk for fatal breast cancer

  healio.com - By John DeRosier

  Published by: Disclosures: Tabár reports personal fees, travel expenses and honoraria from General Electric Healthcare, personal fees from Mammography …

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  Ashleigh

  

  What If Avoiding the Sun Is Bad for You?

  Medium - Markham Heid

  It was around 15 years ago that Dr. Matt Zirwas, an Ohio-based dermatologist, first noticed something curious about the people he was treating at his …

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  Ashleigh

  

  How Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis?

  NPR - Richard Harris

  Some computer scientists are enthralled by programs that can teach themselves how to perform tasks, such as reading X-rays. Many of these programs are called "black box" models because the scientists themselves don't know how they make their decisions. Already these black boxes are moving from the …