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Have you ever sent your doctor a question through an online patient portal? The type of response you get may differ depending on your race, a recent study suggests.For the study, published in JAMA Network Open Monday, researchers examined patient portal message responses from more than 39,000 patients at Boston Medical Center in 2021, including the rates at which medical advice requests were responded to and the types of health care professionals that responded.”When patients who belong to minoritized racial and ethnic groups sent these messages, the likelihood of receiving any care team response was similar, but the types of health…
“From what we’ve seen so far, our method seems to be working well,” says Machado. This isn’t the only attempt to use drones for the dispersal of disease-fighting mosquitoes—one team ran similar studies in Brazil’s northeast after the region saw an outbreak of zika in 2015 and 2016 that led to 3,308 babies being born with birth defects, and another is carrying out EU-funded tests in France and Spain. Birdview is now negotiating with different biofactories, or insectaries, that sterilize male Aedes aegypti and with others that create what are called Wolbachia mosquitoes—Aedes aegypti injected with the Wolbachia bacteria can…
If you’re an Android power user on a tight budget and you’re not particularly bothered by AT&T’s reliability disadvantage compared to its rivals, you probably can’t do better than the Galaxy S23 Ultra right now. That’s right, one of the best phones… of 2023 has officially dropped into affordable flagship territory in 2024 at Best Buy. Obviously, the retailer’s latest and greatest deal on this S Pen-wielding giant is not without strings attached, but don’t worry, you can keep your old handset and still knock the S23 Ultra’s $1,199.99 list price down to $549.99.That’s possible with a new line or new…
Washington — Apple Inc., one of the world’s most valuable and influential companies, illegally engaged in anti-competitive behavior in an effort to build a “moat around its smartphone monopoly” and maximize its profits at the expense of consumers, the Justice Department alleged in a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday.In a complaint filed in federal district court in New Jersey, the Justice Department accused the company of using its app development rules, iPhone features and hardware that customers use every day — including iMessage, Apple Wallet and smartwatches — to thwart competition and expand its business by charging higher prices. Fifteen…
This story is sponsored by Lyca Mobile. PhoneArena’s opinions in this article have not been affected in any way!In a world where subscriptions grow by the numbers, and their prices don’t seem to provide any respite, shopping for the right service at the right time is slowly becoming an essential skill. Mobile plans, specifically, are the place where a practical consumer can save quite a lot of cash. Do you need all the bundled “bonuses” of traditional plans? Do you actually need to be subscribed and tied down to a contract for two years or more?If these are questions you…
The news: There is a new most expensive drug ever—a gene therapy that costs as much as a Brooklyn brownstone or a Miami mansion, and more than the average person will earn in a lifetime. Lenmeldy is a gene treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and was approved in the US on Monday. Its maker, Orchard Therapeutics, says the $4.25 million wholesale cost reflects the value the treatment has for patients and families. Why it matters: MLD is a nerve disorder that strikes toddlers, quickly robbing them of their ability to speak and walk. Around half die, the others live on…
Released in 2022, the second-gen Apple Watch SE is by definition the best budget smartwatch for iPhone users. But with so many cool Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 8 deals flying from left and right these past few months, it’s easy to forget about that mid-range model and wonder if one of the two high-enders might be a better choice for you.Thanks to an unprecedented $123 markdown from a $329 list price, the 44mm cellular-capable Apple Watch SE 2 remains significantly cheaper than an equivalent Apple Watch Series 9 variant, at least with a starlight aluminum case and matching…
Amazon’s Spring Sale is in full swing, letting you grab a high-end smartwatch at a lovely discount. We are seeing quite a few sweet deals on Samsung’s premium Galaxy Watches, like this one that allows you to snatch the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro at a lovely $166 price cut.Yep! The most durable Galaxy Watch on the market is discounted by a whopping 42% on Amazon during its Spring Sale. However, we suggest you act fast and get one through this offer while the timepiece is still up for grabs. We are in the middle of a shopping spree, and Amazon…
Facebook and Instagram parent company – Meta – has proposed to reduce its subscription fee for ad-free versions of the social media apps in Europe by almost 50%, (going to €5.99/month from €9.99/month).The decision comes amid criticisms of forcing Meta users to pay for privacy through its no-ads service, introduced to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and EU privacy laws last Fall.In 2023, Meta unveiled a subscription service for Facebook and Instagram in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, offering users an ad-free experience to align with EU regulations. This service prevents user data from being utilized for advertising…
It’s part of the city’s efforts to cut down on the risk of battery fires, some of which have been sparked by e-bike batteries charging inside apartment buildings, according to the fire department. For more on the program and how it might help address fires, check out my latest story. In the meantime, here’s what I heard from delivery drivers and the startups at the kickoff event. On a windy late-February day, I wove my way through the lines of delivery workers who showed up to the event in Manhattan’s Cooper Square. Some of them straddled their bikes in line,…
One of the biggest digital distribution online stores, Epic Games Store, is coming soon to iOS and Android platforms. The announcement was posted earlier today on Twitter in the form of a teaser, but no additional details were provided by Epic Games Store’s official account.And since we’re talking about a distribution store, Epic couldn’t miss the chance to take a jab at Apple. The teaser claims that the upcoming Epic Games Store for mobile devices will offer “same fair terms, available to all developers, on a true multi-platform store – with amazing games for everyone.”Epic and Apple have been trading…
We are in the age of artificial intelligence, which is why it was no surprise that Samsung used AI as one of the main upgrades for its latest flagship lineup, the Galaxy S24 series. Then, a little less than a month ago, Samsung’s President and Head of Mobile Experience Business, TM Roh, shared that the company’s goal is to make this mobile AI prowess as accessible as possible.Samsung has already made a statement that Galaxy AI features are coming to more devices with One UI 6.1. Those devices include the Galaxy S23 series (yes, the S23 FE too), the Galaxy…
What is the single most important aspect of your mobile network experience? If your answer is speed, you might be surprised to find out today that you’re in the minority. According to an extensive recent survey conducted by Opensignal, only 6.5 percent of wireless carrier “evaluators” in the US value speeds above all else.So what’s more important than speed? A lot of things, actually, from cost (of course) to reliability, network quality, coverage, and customer services. While some of those characteristics sound awfully vague (like “quality”) or highly subjective (customer services), Opensignal is here today to judge the “reliability experience”…
If you’re on the quest of getting yourself a new camera phone in 2024, sooner or later you’ll stumble upon the vivo X100 Pro.It’s packing a triple 50-megapixels camera setup: Sony’s IMX989 sensor for its main shooter, a periscope telephoto camera (certified by Zeiss APO), and an ultrawide camera. Its non-Pro sibling, the vivo X100 has a 50-megapixel IMX920 main sensor, a 64-megapixel 1/2-inch sensor telephoto with 3x zoom and OIS (optical image stabilization), and a 50-megapixel ultrawide lens.Soon, the X100 line is about to get expanded with the arrival of the slightly modified vivo X100s. The main difference between…
WhatsApp seems to have rolled out a bunch of updates in the last couple of weeks for those enrolled in the beta program. While many of these updates address various bugs, some of them introduce new features that users can test and provide feedback.With WhatsApp beta version 2.24.7.6, the developer is increasing the length of videos users can add to their status. Currently, WhatsApp users can add videos of up to 30 seconds to their status, but the latest beta version of the up extends the length to 1 minute.Discovered by the folks at WABetaInfo, the new feature that allows…
After using its own Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 chips for the flagship Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 lines, a roadmap released by Samsung Semiconductor reveals what the manufacturer has planned all the way up through 2027. UFS offers a fast and reliable storage option for smartphones that will also load apps quickly, access data faster, and deliver an overall better experience than previous storage options used a decade ago such as Embedded MultiMediaCards (eMMCs).In May 2022, Samsung introduced UFS 4.0 noting that it offered a bandwidth of up to 23.2Gbps per lane, double that of UFS 3.1. At the…