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The CDC estimates that food poisoning affects one in six Americans annually, totaling approximately 128,000 hospitalizations. For foodborne illness, 2018 has been a particularly virulent year: 237 people were infected with the cyclospora protozoa this summer when they...
Sandor Hertz founded the iconic Chicago Yellow Cab Company in 1915. Eight years later he purchased a rental car company, branded it with his namesake, and eventually became the first to open 1,000 rental locations around the world. Like his competitors, Hertz made his...
Apparently not. GlaxoSmithKline announced this month a $300 million investment in the genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe, alongside a four-year deal allowing Glaxo access to its genetic database for drug development. 23andMe was the first company to offer...
It’s enough to make an administrator ill. Currently, hospitals spend more than $200 billion in administrative costs, including supplies, marketing, administrative tasks, and coding/billing—costs that increasing more rapidly than incoming patient volume. In 2014, ER...
Maybe you’ve noticed the trend of live videos on social media. These real-time stories are becoming more popular as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and LinkedIn are looking for new ways to keep audiences engaged. They have every reason to be motivated: time spent on...
