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June 29, 2018

US gas pipeline industry wants help beating back green groups

Reuters – The United States should help the natural gas industry push back against opposition by environmental groups to pipeline projects by adopting new regulations or laws that favor infrastructure, backers of the industry said at a conference this week.

June 29, 2018

US charges hundreds in healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

Reuters – The US Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare frauds that resulted in over $2 billion in losses and contributed to the nation’s opioid epidemic in some cases.

June 29, 2018

US Health secretary under pressure to approve screening of newborns for fatal genetic disease

Science – Spinal muscular atrophy advocacy groups and members of Congress are urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to recommend that all 4 million infants born in the United States each year be tested for the disease.

June 29, 2018

Kroger is testing a driverless grocery delivery service

Business Insider – Kroger Co and Silicon Valley startup Nuro will begin this autumn what they call the first real-world road test of an unmanned delivery vehicle, as the...

June 29, 2018

Republican FERC commissioner announces departure

Utility Dive – The third Republican commissioner on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission surprised the energy industry by announcing his imminent departure.

June 28, 2018

Precision Medicine Paradox: Tech Outpacing Policy

Healthcare IT News — Precision medicine are emerging for new treatments and research, however, without policy in place there are risks that need to be addressed.

June 28, 2018

Autonomous Shipping Will be Revolutionary for Port State Control

Marine Electronics and Communications — Autonomous ships will completely change the way part state control deals with inspections.

June 28, 2018

The Question IBM Watson’s Global Lead Says AI Companies Need to Ask, and Soon

ITBusiness.CA — IBM Watson group lead Neil Sahota argues that artificial intelligence is not as unbiased and dispassionate as most people think, Just like humans making decisions AI have biases.

June 28, 2018

German Law Allows Use of DNA to Predict Suspects' Looks

Science — Police in Bavaria have the authority to analyze forensic DNA to predict the physical characteristics of an unknown suspect.

June 28, 2018

Can Genetic Counselors Keep Up With 23andMe?

The Atlantic — As genetic testing has gained popularity, genetic counsels have the job of interpreting the genetics tests for patients as well as advising on medical treatmetns.

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US gas pipeline industry wants help beating back green groups

US charges hundreds in healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

US Health secretary under pressure to approve screening of newborns for fatal genetic disease

Kroger is testing a driverless grocery delivery service

Republican FERC commissioner announces departure

Precision Medicine Paradox: Tech Outpacing Policy

Autonomous Shipping Will be Revolutionary for Port State Control

The Question IBM Watson’s Global Lead Says AI Companies Need to Ask, and Soon

German Law Allows Use of DNA to Predict Suspects' Looks

Can Genetic Counselors Keep Up With 23andMe?

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