All posts by Stephanie Crawford

New CDC Vital Signs: Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities – Digital Press Kit

Dental cavities are one of the most common chronic conditions among children and teens. Left untreated, cavities can cause pain and infection and problems in eating, speaking, and learning.

Convene Board Portal Joins 2025 Bar Leadership Events to Drive Digital Transformation in the Legal Sector

Chicago, Illinois – Convene, a multi-awarded and leading board portal solution used by boards of directors in more than 100 countries, will be raising the bar in governance in Chicago with cutting-edge tools designed to simplify complex decision-making for bar associations and the legal sector. From March 11 to 12, Convene will be at the … Continue reading Convene Board Portal Joins 2025 Bar Leadership Events to Drive Digital Transformation in the Legal Sector

New comment by medbar in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)"

Location: San Francisco, CA Remote: Yes or on-site Willing to relocate: depends Technologies: TS/JS, C/C++, Python, Linux Resume: https://davidsantamaria.com/resume.pdf Email: dsantamaria1245@gmail.com I’m a new grad with ICPC experience, interned at Google, and two startups. I like low level development, and have recently picked up an interest in AI and RAG architecture. If you’re interested, you … Continue reading New comment by medbar in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)"

Arthritis Limits Daily Activities of 24 million US Adults – Press Release

More than 24 million adults with arthritis have activity limitations from their disease. The percentage of adults with arthritis who have activity limitations grew from 35.9% in 2002 to 42.8% in 2014, a significant increase of 20% overall and independent of the aging of the population.

The Ins and Outs of Dietary Supplements

The Ins and Outs of Dietary Supplements” provides insight into the dietary supplement (“nutraceutical”) industry from a toxicologist’s perspective, but with attorneys in mind. This one-hour talk highlights dietary supplement-related topics that attorneys may encounter including: drug-dietary supplement interactions (essential for medical malpractice cases), drug testing (why is my client getting a positive drug test … Continue reading The Ins and Outs of Dietary Supplements

Federal Judge Fights the Use of Artificial Intelligence in His Courtroom

The rise of artificial intelligence and sophisticated language models like ChatGPT has created nearly as many headaches as opportunities. Educators from middle school to postgrad have suddenly been forced to contend with a sea of AI-generated work, much of it nearly indistinguishable from the genuine article. Writers of every persuasion have been confronted with the possibility that their … Continue reading Federal Judge Fights the Use of Artificial Intelligence in His Courtroom

CDC investigation Update of a Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Contact With Live Poultry

A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks has been posted.

Are Driver-Assistance Cars Safe?

On June 15, a federal agency released the first-ever reports measuring car accidents involving driver-assistance technology. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) provided firm numbers —392 accidents involving vehicles with drivers and another 130 with driverless vehicles — over a 10-month period. But instead of providing answers about the safety of the technology, the reports have mostly … Continue reading Are Driver-Assistance Cars Safe?

Why Underwriting Loans May Be Harder to Get

Underwriting loans is the process lenders use to determine the creditworthiness of an applicant. That is, the likelihood that a potential borrower will repay. It is a thorough evaluation of an applicant’s financial information.  The goal of underwriting loans is to reduce risk to lenders. Banks are making changes to their loan underwriting process that … Continue reading Why Underwriting Loans May Be Harder to Get