Health researchers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo interview people as part of their contact tracing, seeking to find those who came into contact with people infected with Ebola. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images hide title toggle title Michel Lunanga/Getty Images The key to ending any infectious disease outbreak, especially one for which there is no
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For most people, knowledge of what the work life of healthcare workers is like comes primarily from two limited points of view: watching television shows and experiencing care for their own patients. The same is true even for many people who eventually become doctors and nurses, as Grace Farris reminds us at the beginning of
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A 4-month-old child comes to the clinic with fever and nasal congestion. Vyonne Njeri thinks it’s just a cold. Then a yellow box appears on your computer telling you to check your heart, because your heart rate is elevated. Njeri is a registered clinical officer in Nairobi, Kenya; she sees patients alone like a nurse
OpenAI announced Wednesday that it will spend $750 billion on infrastructure through 2030, about 25% more than it estimated earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. The renewed blitz comes as its Stargate data center project appears to have stalled. The first salvo in OpenAI’s spending spree will be a $20 billion data center
