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AI workslop rework

Across industries, more than a third of the time saved by AI gets eaten by overstretched humans who have to clean up the technology’s sloppy work. 

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The rehired workers were all part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A union representing federal workers confirmed the reinstatements, and the Department of Health and Human Services has already sent emails to affected staff. 

Chris Espinosa, CBET, a biomedical engineer and regional service manager from InterMed, outlines some of the issues facing rural hospitals and why they can have longer downtime for equipment than larger metropolitan area hospitals.

Rural hospitals face greater challenges than their metropolitan counterparts in keeping medical equipment operational, because there's rarely a vendor technician around when they need one. 

defiant cancer survivor

People diagnosed with cancer in the 2020s have a much greater chance of beating the disease than they would have had in decades past.

ACA

As of January 3, 2026, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that, while 22.8 million Americans used Affordable Care Act exchanges to buy medical coverage, that’s 1.2 million fewer enrollees than last year. 

Epic sign at HQ campus DF

In a lawsuit, the EHR giant accuses Health Gorilla, et al., of posing as patient care entities to gain access to nearly 300,000 medical records, in violation of HIPAA. Health Gorilla vehemently denies the allegations.

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