The DDoS smoke screen: why restoring uptime may be your first mistake
One night last November the traffic graphs at sports-betting firm, 1win, went vertical. Hours later…
How Medicare Pays Medicare Advantage Plans: Issues and Policy Options
Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, covers over half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Initially, one of the goals of having Medicare contract with private plans was to generate savings for the Medicare program by introducing competition between private plans. However, private plans have never generated savings for Medicare, in part because the…
Accelerating genomics variant interpretation with AWS HealthOmics and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Genomic research stands at a transformative crossroads where the exponential growth of sequencing data demands equally sophisticated analytical capabilities. According to the 1000 Genomes Project, a typical human genome differs from the reference at 4.1–5.0 million sites, with most variants being SNPs and short indels. These variants, when aggregated across individuals, contribute to differences in…
BBC at the scene of ‘intense’ fire at COP30
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists including Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has…
A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2025
Medicaid is the primary payer for long-term care (LTC) in the United States, and pays for more than two-thirds of the LTC delivered in home- and community-based settings. Most home care (also known as “home and community-based services” or HCBS) is optional for states to provide and is frequently offered through “waivers,” which allow states…
The Gemini app gets new image verification features
What’s next This launch builds on our history of providing context about images in Google Search and exploring new research innovations like Backstory from Google DeepMind. Looking ahead, we will continue to invest in more ways to empower you to determine the origin and history of content online. Soon, we’ll expand SynthID verification to support…
MSD explores applying generative Al to improve the deviation management process using AWS services
This post is co-written with Hossein Salami and Jwalant Vyas from MSD. In the biopharmaceutical industry, deviations in the manufacturing process are rigorously addressed. Each deviation is thoroughly documented, and its various aspects and potential impacts are closely examined to help ensure drug product quality, patient safety, and compliance. For leading pharmaceutical companies, managing these…
Designing digital resilience in the agentic AI era
While global investment in AI is projected to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025, fewer than half of business leaders are confident in their organization’s ability to maintain service continuity, security, and cost control during unexpected events. This lack of confidence, coupled with the profound complexity introduced by agentic AI’s autonomous decision-making and interaction with critical…
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has been injured. Orange flames burned…
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ request for anonymity
Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC News Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an application from the UK Health Security Agency to keep the identities of two junior clinicians secret. Lawyers for UKHSA applied…
Scientists grow a tiny human “blood factory” that actually works
Our body’s “blood factory” is made of highly specialized tissue containing bone cells, nerves, blood vessels and several other cell types. Researchers have now recreated this complex network in the laboratory using only human cells, marking a first in the field. This new system could help reduce the number of animal experiments needed for many…
