‘Oh, you're from Russian media? Next question!’ US State Dept snubs journalists during briefing

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert’s refusal to take questions from Russian TV raised eyebrows, even among US journalists, who took to their Russian colleagues’ defense after Nauert implied they are Kremlin agents. Nauert went on an ill-mannered tirade against the Russian media when she responded to a question from Rossya 1 TV journalist Aleksandr […]

Who sang in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid? – The Saturday Briefing

A: The song is by Burt Bacharach and the vocals are performed by the Ron Hicklin Singers. They were an extraordinary group who performed the themes for many films and TV series from the 1960s to the 1980s, including Happy Days, Wonder Woman and Batman. Q: What does the term “halcyon days” refer to and […]

DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Ransomware attack damages Allscripts’ prescription service — Microsoft scraps health app after one year — Florida Hospital launches tele-ICU

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What percentage of passenger journeys is made up by commuters? – The Saturday Briefing

GETTY Fifty-six per cent of train journeys are for commuting, latest government figures show Q: The media, particularly the BBC, like to refer to all train passengers as “commuters”.  What percentage of passenger journeys is made up by people commuting to and from work, as opposed to those travelling for business, leisure or other purposes?  […]

US health agency schedules briefing on nuclear war preparedness

Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 04:59 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a meeting to review the nation’s preparedness to deal with a nuclear event amid the ongoing mutual exchange of threats between Pyongyang and Washington. “While a nuclear detonation is unlikely, it would have devastating results and there would be […]

DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Apple Watch adding EKG monitoring feature — Theranos gets $100 million in financing — Accenture and Roche partner to improve tumor board solution

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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Salesforce continues push into healthcare — Acquisition by Humana highlights data sharing and analytics — The majority of healthcare organizations lack a cybersecurity leader

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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: NYP, Walgreens launch telemedicine service — Cybercriminals continue to target health data — Philips buys VitaHealth

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