Theranos Whistleblower Was George Shultz’ Grandson: WSJ
Tyler Shultz was subject to pressure from company after his whistle-blowing came to light.
View ArticleIs Your Company Wasting Food? App Makes Donations Easy
Bay Area company connects local businesses that have surplus food to organizations that will distribute it to the needy.
View ArticleHow Do You Know Which Medical Information on Wikipedia to Trust?
Meet James Hellman, who spends 60 hours/week editing medical articles on Wikipedia.
View ArticleAnti-Smoking Researchers Target Hipsters; and Yes, They Know Who You Are
Anti-tobacco researchers have created an actual "brand" to communicate that Big Tobacco is antithetical to everything hipsters hold dear.
View ArticleWikipedia Thinks It Has Facebook Beat on Handling Fake News
While Facebook and other sites attempt to cope with the spread of fictitious news reports, Wikipedia has long taken steps to deal with the problem.
View ArticleTheranos Lays Off More Employees, Gets WSJ Reporter’s Blood Test Wrong
One-hundred and fifty-five workers will lose their jobs with the company that was once a high-flying startup but is now a shell of its former self.
View ArticleObamacare Architect Says Silicon Valley Tech Won’t Steer Health Care
In interviews, Ezekiel Emanuel, a former adviser on health care to President Obama, disses digital health monitoring and even stem cell research.
View ArticleFind Life Expectancy and Disease Fatality Rates in Every U.S. County
Which areas of the U.S. have the worst cancer death rates? The highest rate for diabetes, binge drinking or suicide? The interactive U.S. Health Map has it all.
View ArticleWhat Will the Next Stage in Digital Medicine Look Like?
Dr. Daniel Kraft of Singularity University weighs in on new and upcoming digital health trends and tools.
View ArticleTheranos Failed to Inform Patients of Potentially Inaccurate Results
A federal inspection report obtained by The Wall Street Journal shows a number of problems at the company's now-shuttered Arizona lab.
View Article3 Analyses: The Best Place for STEM Professionals
A look at three different calculations for determining STEMie job heaven.
View ArticleStudy Finds Telehealth Actually Makes Health Care More Expensive
A new study finds annual spending on acute respiratory illnesses was more for telehealth users than it was for patients who saw the doctor in-person.
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes Big Cuts in Medical Research
The National Institutes of Health, which funds research in treatments and cures, could lose 20 percent of its budget under the administration's proposal. More money would go for addiction treatment.
View ArticleBoy? Girl? Both? Neither? A New Generation Overthrows Gender
More and more people are opting for ‘nonbinary’ gender identities as they reject the concept of gender as only male or female.
View ArticleWatch Winning Student’s Elevator Pitch in UC ‘Grad Slam’ Contest
Ten grad students — one from each UC campus — took the stage last week to present years of research in three-minute elevator pitches.
View ArticleAfter Ingesting Someone Else’s Feces, Biohacker Feels Like New Man
Biohacker Josiah Zayner attempted to replace his microbiome as part of an experiment to help irresolvable gastrointestinal woes. And need we say it: Don't try this at home.
View ArticleTech Insiders Call Out Facebook for Literally Manipulating Your Brain
A former Google ethicist is on a crusade to make people aware of what he says are manipulative techniques by tech companies to foster compulsive use.
View ArticleHow the Back Pain Industry Is Taking Patients for a Dangerous Ride
Ineffective treatments, harmful surgery and the greedy hand of the pharmaceutical industry -- an investigative journalist opens a window on the back pain industry.
View Article7 Specific Tactics Social Media Companies Use to Keep You Hooked
The tricks of the trade, according to researchers,social scientists and designers.
View ArticleIs There a Place for Idealism in Silicon Valley? A Yahoo Tale
A look back at Yahoo's earliest days, when an ethos of radical inclusion and free speech drove its popularity.
View ArticleUp to 40 Percent of Seniors Are Significantly Lonely: Can Tech Help?
As baby boomers head into their golden years, senior advocates and organizations look for ways to use social technology tools to keep them connected to the world and avoiding isolation and loneliness.
View ArticleTo Lift EHR Burden, Doctors Live-Stream Patient Exams to Scribes
Inspired by a chance encounter in Dolores Park, this innovative use of Google Glass is changing how Northern California doctors interact with patients.
View ArticleCalifornia Now Recognizes a Third Gender
Gender is no longer either male or female, according to the state of California. ‘It means that when somebody looks at my license, it’s not going to be as confusing to them.’ Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday...
View ArticleNorth Bay Fires: Yes, Californians Can Now Buy Air Purifiers on Amazon
Air purifiers have been in short supply locally due to the North Bay fires, so many Bay Area residents have turned to the online retailing giant instead. But a shipping snafu left many would-be buyers...
View ArticleWhy Are There So Many Dead People in Colma? And So Few in San Francisco?
Decades ago, hundreds of thousands of bodies were moved from San Francisco to Colma.
View ArticleThe Crippling Ransomware Attack on KQED: The Inside Story
On June 15, a ransomware attack took down the computer network of one of the largest public media companies in America. What followed was months of jury-rigging, rebuilding and disruption.
View ArticleSan Francisco Company Breaks a Few Eggs in Making Sustainable Food
To engineer an egg substitute, the food tech firm Hampton Creek removed starch from mung beans. The company is trying to recover after a run of bad news the last couple of years.
View ArticleA Daughter’s Take on Her Dad, Mayor Lee, in 2011
When Gavin Newsom left the mayor's office to become lieutenant governor, a longtime city bureaucrat emerged from obscurity to succeed him.
View ArticleA Quarter of California Adolescents May Be ‘Gender Nonconforming.’ So What...
A recent survey shows 27 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in California thought they were perceived as more or equally like the opposite sex.
View ArticleUCSF Gets Another $500 Million Donation
The new funds will be put toward building a new hospital at UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus.
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