UT Health San Antonio, 7 collaborators garner $46 million from NIH to move discoveries into practice
Community engagement, career development, degree programs and pilot projects will be supported by a Clinical and Translational Science Award at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, which is working with seven regional collaborators. Reducing health disparities...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC PDT Source Type: news

Amazon Expands Its Virtual Primary Care Service, including Clinical Laboratory Testing, to All 50 States along with More Locations for One Medical Clinics
Consumer demand for telehealth services and convenient healthcare locations fuels Amazon’s quest to ‘reinvent’ healthcare Amazon’s stated goal of disrupting traditional healthcare processes and workflow continues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon built several large clinical laboratories to do its own SARS-CoV-2 testing. Then, last February, Amazon acquired One Medical, a San Francisco-based primary care provider […] The post Amazon Expands Its Virtual Primary Care Service, including Clinical Laboratory Testing, to All 50 States along with More Locations for One Medical Clinics appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - August 23, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Sales and Marketing Laboratory Testing Source Type: news

San Jose Chamber of Commerce CEO quits to take East Bay teaching job
SAN JOSE — The top boss at the San Jose Chamber of Commerce has quit his post as chief executive officer in a move that forces the business group to find its third leader in three years. Derrick Seaver has decided to depart his job as CEO of the San Jose Chamber to take a teaching job with a…#sanjose #derrickseaver #sanjosechamber #christian #eastbay #seaver #chamber #mattmahood #mahood #santaclaracounty
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

If AI becomes conscious, how will we know?
In 2021, Google engineer Blake Lemoine made headlines—and got himself fired—when he claimed that LaMDA, the chatbot he’d been testing, was sentient. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, especially so-called large language models such as LaMDA and ChatGPT, can certainly seem conscious. But they’re trained on vast amounts of text to imitate human responses. So how can we really know? Now, a group of 19 computer scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers has come up with an approach: not a single definitive test, but a lengthy checklist of attributes that, together, could suggest but not prove an AI is consci...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

I have suffered for years because of a rare condition that means I cannot burp but have finally been able to belch - thanks to Botox injections
A US woman has revealed how she suffers from retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction which means she is unable to burp - and that Botox injections have helped her somewhat with the condition.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bill seeking to bail out BART with bridge-toll hikes is put on pause
Efforts to pass a controversial bill to fund the Bay Area’s financially strapped transit system–including BART, Muni and other agencies–by raising Bay Area bridge tolls by $1.50 are being put on pause amid weak legislative support, State Sen. Scott Wiener announced Monday. The San Francisco…#bayareas #bart #bayarea #scottwiener #democrat #wiener #legislature #bayareacouncil #sb352 #nt
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Home groan: China ’s housing-sector crisis
Once again, fears are ripping through the industry—this time starting from a firm once thought too big to fail. In an economy so dependent on housebuilding, that will have wide-ranging consequences. We take a ride in one of the autonomous taxis that have flooded onto San Francisco’s streets…#sanfranciscos #antarctica #economist
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Analysis-Arm ' s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A scramble among Arm Holdings Ltd's clients, comprising the world's biggest technology companies, to snap up shares in its initial public offering (IPO) is testing the semiconductor designer's adherence to not picking sides in the chip industry. Customers of Arm…#newyorksanfrancisco #armholdingsltd #apple #amazoncom #intel #nvidia #alphabet #samsungelectronics #tsmc #jackgold
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Spirit of the Beehive’ Spanish Master Victor Erice to Receive a San Sebastian Donostia Award
Victor Erice, one of the greatest of Spanish filmmakers, will receive a prestigious Donostia Award, granted for career achievement, granted by the San Sebastian Film Festival. The award will coincide with screening of Erice’s latest film, “Close Your Eyes” (Cerrar los Ojos), which world premiered…#victorerice #spanish #donostiaaward #erice #closeyoureyes #cerrar #cannesfestival #anatorrent #spiritofbeehive #sansebastians
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Charles Schwab slashing jobs, offices to streamline operations
Charles Schwab says it is preparing to reduce both its headcount and real estate footprint in a series of cost-cutting measures aimed at streamlining operations. The San Francisco-based brokerage giant reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing the moves were "directly related to the…#charlesschwab #tdameritrade #layoffsbegin
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘This Experience May Feel Futuristic’: Three Rides in Waymo Robot Taxis
Andri Tambunan and Jason Henry for The New York Times Credit... Andri Tambunan and Jason Henry for The New York Times Credit Credit... Andri Tambunan and Jason Henry for The New York Times Waymo began offering paid driverless taxi rides in San Francisco despite the safety concerns of some city…#andritambunan #jasonhenry #creditcredit #waymo #tripp #victorian #paintedladies #sanfranciscos #google #alphabet
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

San Jose ' s Topgolf could have a data center for a neighbor instead of a hotel. Here ' s why
Data centers are hot. Hotel are not.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Archdiocese Of San Francisco Files Chapter 11 To Address Sex-Abuse Claims
The Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy Monday, the latest in a string of Catholic dioceses to seek chapter 11 protection to deal with sex abuse lawsuits filed since more than a dozen states passed laws temporarily suspending deadlines on such cases. The Archdiocese said it faces 500…#archdiocese #catholic #chapter11
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

San Francisco 49ers Add Multiple Veterans, Including Wide Receiver Anthony Miller
As the San Francisco 49ers prepare for their preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers Friday night, general manager John Lynch has been busy looking for depth. I focused on some needs on the offensive and defensive lines following San Francisco’s win over the Denver Broncos this past…#losangeleschargers #johnlynch #sanfranciscos #denver #brianhill #tomasilaulile #nfl #jordanschultz #anthonymiller #pittsburghsteelers
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

See Inside Downtown SF ’s New Ikea Before Opening Day
As Downtown San Francisco’s new Ikea store prepares to open its doors to the public on Wednesday, The Standard got a sneak peek into the store famed for its meatballs and flat-pack furniture. The Swedish company drummed up local excitement in anticipation of Ikea’s grand opening when “friends and…#sanfranciscos #ikea #standard #swedish #ikeas #945marketst #ingkacentres #togetherwithikea #marketstreet #miiakautovaara
Source: Reuters: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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