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McDonald’s touchscreen kiosks in UK contain traces of feces

Scott Olson | Getty Images Kiosks for ordering food sit in the dining area of a McDonald’s restaurant located inside the company’s new corporate headquarters on June 4, 2018 in Chicago. A McDonald’s spokesperson said in an emailed statement: “Our self-order screens are cleaned frequently throughout the day with a …

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Artificial intelligence will equalize healthcare in China, CEO says

Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International Jim Wang, Chairman & Founder of Nova Vision Group, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Artificial intelligence (A.I.) will level out the quality of …

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Pfizer to raise some drug prices despite pressure from Trump

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens during an announcement on a new pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.  Pfizer will raise …

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Buffett-owned DaVita jumps after voters reject cap on dialysis revenue

Rich Pedroncelli | AP In this photo taken Sept. 24, 2018, Adrian Perez undergoes dialysis at a DaVita Kidney Care clinic in Sacramento, Calif.  DaVita shares soared Wednesday after California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the amount of money dialysis providers in the state can earn …

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Johnson and Johnson Q3 earnings 2018

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A job seeker talks to a Johnson & Johnson job recruiter at a career fair in Washington, D.C. Johnson & Johnson third-quarter earnings and revenue results beat Wall Street’s predictions. Here’s how Johnson & Johnson reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, …

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Why he left consumer tech for health

Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images Sean Parker speaks onstage at WIRED25 Summit: WIRED Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Tech Icons Of The Past & Future on October 15, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Sean Parker, founder of Napster and the first president of Facebook, pivoted to medical technology because he worried …

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Investor-owned hospitals brace for Hurricane Michael’s fury

HCA executives are meeting Wednesday morning to discuss the possible impact and preparations. A Community Health Systems’ spokesperson was not immediately available for comment. Universal Health Services said it was working to provide information. Shares of HCA Healthcare and Universal Health Services were marginally higher in Wednesday’s session, each up …

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Cannabis provides relief to children with rare epilepsy

Source: Amanda Reuther Amanda Reuther and her daughter Paeyton Reuther, who suffers from a rare form of childhood epilepsy. The Reuther family turned to a cannabis-derived oil when conventional epilepsy medications failed to control her seizures. Paeyton has not had a seizure since she started using CBD.  The Reuther family …

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Amarin shares surge after fish oil capsule showed benefits in trial

Amarin Corporation shares surged on Monday after the biopharmaceutical company’s fish oil capsule showed dramatic benefits in a clinical trial. Amarin’s capsule, Vascepa, significantly reduced serious cardiovascular events compared to a placebo, according to Amarin’s trial results which looked at 8,179 statin-treated adults with elevated cardiovascular risk. “We are delighted …

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Mosquitoes are eating plastic. Why that’s a big problem.

Marvin Recinos | AFP | Getty Images An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is photographed in a laboratory of control of epidemiological vectors in San Salvador, on January 27, 2016. Young mosquitoes who eat even small pieces of plastic could be contaminating other insects and mammals, according to new research. Authors of …

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