• Why Is It So Hard to Predict If a Tsunami is Going to Strike?

    Why Is It So Hard to Predict If a Tsunami is Going to Strike?

    If you live anywhere on the west coast of North America, you probably woke up to quite a surprise on Tuesday.  Early in the morning, NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warnings for the south coast of Alaska and north coast of British Columbia.  This came after a powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the Gulf…

  • AI Helps Emergency Dispatchers to Diagnose Heart Attacks

    AI Helps Emergency Dispatchers to Diagnose Heart Attacks

    Doctors have an incredibly difficult job.  Especially when it comes to diagnosing a patient.  Think about it.  You tell a doctor what’s happening with your physical body, and they have to use their knowledge and experience to be able to tell you what’s going on.  And then they have to prescribe you some kind of…

  • Natural Cycles App Getting Heat After Causing Unwanted Pregnancies

    Natural Cycles App Getting Heat After Causing Unwanted Pregnancies

    A contraceptive app that was used by more than 500,000 women has come under fire after reportedly causing 37 unwanted pregnancies.  A hospital in Stockholm has reported the Natural Cycles app to the Swedish Medical Products Agency.  This is the government body that looks after regulating medical devices. The app scans body temperature during the menstrual…