Washington grappling with fixes to America’s shortages of vital drugs
Congressional lawmakers and health care advocates are sounding the alarm that prescription drug shortages this year increased to the highest level in nearly a decade.
The finalists for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award innovate in supply-chain replenishment, food distribution, cloud fulfillment and carbon-aware high-performance computing.
Spending lots of scrolling through social media videos is a habit that many people often fall into. While it can be entertaining, mental health experts say it also can be harmful.
In journal Information System Research, researchers posted a model they created that uses AI to detect which videos can affect mental health, or even spark suicidal thoughts.
In a new study, advanced analytics demonstrates that healthier school schedules are not only achievable but can also improve district operations and reduce costs.
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Congressional lawmakers and health care advocates are sounding the alarm that prescription drug shortages this year increased to the highest level in nearly a decade.
Among the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was that adequate access to medical supplies is critical to individual, community and national well-being. But we could soon find ourselves relying on foreign countries with conflicting interests to ours for essential medical devices. Not only does that threaten jobs and investment, but it makes the U.S. vulnerable in times of crisis, ultimately threatening our national security.
New research reveals intricate aspects of human-AI interactions, highlighting a surprising trend: artificial intelligence systems tend to benefit junior employees, but not for the reasons you’d expect.
With the holidays here, Canadians are set to hit the road to meet up for family gatherings.
The disruption may cause price hikes, hurting the US economy in the near future, a supply chain expert warns.

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