Note: this post is a written version of my rstudio::global 2020 talk on the same topic. Please see the link for the slides and video version. I do elaborate on a few points here that I cut from the talk; if you've already watched the talk and just…
Insurance fraud isn't the most splashy form of crime and it rarely dominates the news cycle. But it does impact your wallet every day. These numbers might catch your attention: Insurance fraud (non-health insurance) is a $40 billion dollar a year…
The New York Times
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.
– Jan 24, 10:35 AM
For almost 40 years, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has held two jobs. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he has run one of the country's premier research institutions. But he has also been an adviser to seven…
The New York Times
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Erica L. Green
– Jan 24, 12:00 AM
The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students in Clark County, Nev., have come in droves. Since schools shut their doors in March, an early-warning system that monitors students' mental health episodes has sent more than 3,100 alerts to…
U.S. pharma giant Merck is shuttering its Covid-19 vaccine program and will shift its focus to advancing two treatments for the disease after early results from clinical trials showed both vaccines it has in development were unable to generate…
