Africa: The Bias in Medical Research – Africa Carries a Huge Disease Burden but Is Missing From Clinical Trials

Africa: The Bias in Medical Research – Africa Carries a Huge Disease Burden but Is Missing From Clinical Trials

Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials. But there’s a bias in medical research. While Africa accounts for roughly 25% of the global disease burden and 19% of the global population, the continent’s people are largely invisible in some clinical trials. The scale of the erasure is…

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What to know about hantavirus

What to know about hantavirus

The virus that is believed to be responsible for the deaths of three people and the illnesses of three others aboard a cruise ship over the weekend is a relatively rare but devastating threat without a vaccine, treatment or cure. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….

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Why smart warehouses still need staff

Why smart warehouses still need staff

In a massive warehouse in Shanghai, dozens of humanoid robots are being trained to do simple, repetitive tasks. Controlled remotely, these robots work around 17 hours a day, folding T-shirts, making sandwiches, and opening and closing a door. The goal is to generate large amounts of data, use it to train machines, and eventually introduce…

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Specno shifts agency model to product consultancy

Specno shifts agency model to product consultancy

Joshua Harvey, CEO at Specno. Cape Town-based digital innovation agency Specno has repositioned its business from digital agency services to a product consultancy model, citing changing market conditions in software development and growing demand for strategic delivery support. The company said the move is aimed at scale-up businesses facing major product, platform and architecture decisions,…

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