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Ask HN: What app do you use for book recommendations?
I’ve tried Goodreads and StoryGraph, but neither gives good recs. It seems like an easy problem to solve: just look at my book ratings (or even just authors I like), and recommend books that other people who have similar tastes also liked (ie. k-means matching). Is there an app that does this? For example, I …
Board of Commissioners asks Health Department for recommendations on how to limit youth access to flavored nicotine products
August 19, 2022 After a detailed briefing on the premature deaths and diseases linked to tobacco among residents, Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury on Tuesday directed the Health Department to return with recommendations on how the County can reduce youth access to nicotine products. The Health Department’s recommendations – including restrictions on flavored products that …
Global Health Panel Publishes New Recommendations for Assessing Health Technology in Multipayer Healthcare Systems
Newswise — Lawrenceville, NJ, USA—August 8, 2022—Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of a new report examining the specific challenges of conducting and using health technology assessment in countries with multipayer healthcare systems. The report, “Challenges of Health Technology Assessment in …
Columbia/Boone County Board of Health gives recommendations to reduce teen vaping rates in the county
News COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a delay due to the coronavirus, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health has issued their recommendations to help reduce teen vaping rates in the county. The report states that “harmful health and mental health effects of youth vaping are far-reaching, and more interventions are needed to bring down the number …
Facebook ends political speech exception amid Oversight Board Trump recommendations
In 2018, Zuckerberg — under immense political pressure over the company’s content moderation practices — presented the idea for an independent body that would oversee controversial decisions made by the social network. The idea was to put a check on the social network’s power, which was being roundly criticized by government officials, academics and the …
Breaking down the Reimagining Public Safety task force’s recommendations
Last month, the city’s newly formed joint city-community Reimagining Public Safety task force released its 2021 mid-year recommendations report. At over 70 pages long, the report’s proposals range from popular police reform policy changes to ideas that would fundamentally reshape the way the city operates. Early in the report, the task force makes its ambitions and worldview clear, …
Implementing recommendations to improve women’s health
To register and for more information, check out www.acog.org. Follow www.contemporaryobgyn.net for coverage during the conference, which extends through Sunday, May 2. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is keen on implementing recommendations to improve women’s health, and it’s been taking a thorough, evidence-based approach as guidelines are formulated that take into consideration more …
One new COVID-19 case in NZ; Government to accept ‘game-changer’ sexual harassment report recommendations; AstraZeneca vaccine ‘very safe’ says Australia’s top doctor; First international arrivals for months land in Victoria
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she chose to have to AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and didn’t have any adverse reaction. “I wanted to have the vaccine that would be available to most Australians,” she said. “And apart from a few days of a sore arm and some symptoms, I’ve not had any adverse reaction. “But I’m …
Harqen’s AI-Powered Evaluation Technology Likely Better at Making Hiring or College Admission Recommendations Than Humans
MILWAUKEE, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Harqen.AI, a leading provider of AI-powered evaluation technologies for both corporate recruiting and college admission processes, today announced preliminary findings about the accuracy of the company’s AI technology by acclaimed Purdue University researcher and Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychologist Michael A. Campion, Ph.D. Dr. Campion, who is among the …
Elon Musk Says Bill Gates has a $500 million short position in Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is irked at Bill Gates. He doesn’t see how Gates, a leading proponent of sustainable energy, could possibly sell Tesla’s stock short. And Musk says Gates is doing just that. In a tweet on Friday night. Musk said he believes Gates has sold short $500 million shares of Tesla (ticker: TSLA), …