A new analysis of nearly 200,000 adults shows that those with a clean result on their first colonoscopy may not need another for longer — perhaps significantly longer — than the current recommendation of 10 years. The result is a bit of good news about a cancer whose increasing rates in younger patients has worried […]
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Since ChatGPT’s launch two years ago, generative AI (gen AI) has been promising to reshape how work gets done. The use cases are many and varied, and we’re still discovering what’s going to work best, for us as individuals, in teams, and as organizations. In a surprising twist, it’s the white-collar work of the office
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Despite the fact that 98% of Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs, only 37% of professionals actually benefit from them. This disconnect is exacerbating retention issues. So, why are mentoring programs failing to deliver on their promise? The issue lies not with mentoring itself but in the underutilization and ineffective reach of many mentoring programs.
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Do you know how your employees truly feel about their roles, work, and relationships? Asking the right questions in focused one-on-one settings is key to making sure you’re in tune with your people. This article outlines six questions to try to move beyond surface-level interactions. The more you recognize your team members as people with
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ALISON BEARD: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Alison Beard. The iPhone is no question one of the most interesting and successful products to be launched in the past two decades. In one sense, it’s amazing how it grows with you. Regular operating system updates, an app store that lets you
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Three Harvard students will take their passions for journalism, health equity, and education equity to the United Kingdom next year as members of the 2025 Marshall Class. Ryan Doan-Nguyen, John Lin, and Laila Nasher are among 36 students nationwide to receive 2025 Marshall Scholarships, which support two years of study at a U.K. college or
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Since the opioid epidemic was declared a public health crisis in 2017, it has claimed the lives of nearly half a million Americans. High-profile cases like that against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family put the focus on prescription drugs, but the reality is far more complicated, says Elizabeth Chiarello, author of “Policing Patients: Treatment
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A doctor uses AI to draft a prior authorization request, transforming what might be a tedious, time-consuming process into an efficient one. Yet, if an insurer’s AI rejects the request based on criteria the doctor’s system didn’t account for, the result is delays and frustration. This is the new reality of AI ecosystems: interconnected networks
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Leaders who listen well create company cultures where people feel heard, valued, and engaged. In addition, employees who experience high-quality listening report greater levels of job satisfaction and psychological safety. If you’re interested in sharpening your listening skills, try using these four techniques: (1) Listen until the end — don’t jump in or interrupt the
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Not many executives need to be told that supply chains are fragile. For those who could use reminding, when the Suez Canal was unsettled last year, the number of ships passing through dropped by two-thirds. The ripple effects, such as higher prices and shortages for products ranging from toys to aircraft, were felt all over
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