Posts by Dr. Dennie Beach
African tech start-ups dream of Silicon Savannah
Young techies hunched over laptops in small offices across Africa want to create their own versions of California's Silicon Valley and ...
Many in West Africa May Be Immune to Ebola Virus
Although few medical experts realize it, part of the population in West Africa is immune to the Ebola virus, according to virologists w...
Technology: Robots invade the streets of Kinshasa
The giant robotic policemen are preventing accidents – and racketeering by dishonest officials.
Drivers in gridlocked Kinshasa want th...
Two Vaccines to Protect Against Ebola Could Be Available Within Weeks
Two potential vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa could be available as soon as November and would first be gi...
For Immigration Lawyers, a Surprise Speaker Who Asks Them to Change Lives
Sonia Sotomayor Speaks to Immigrant Justice Corps
The fresh-faced lawyers included refugees from violence and persecution in Central Am...
Africa: Grand Vision for an African-Owned Drive on Food Security
Maputo — "Your granary will never be filled by your neighbour." This is a Mozambican saying that was used by Graca Michel, member of In...
Samsung: Smart homes arriving ‘at speed we can barely imagine’
At the IFA electronics show, CEO Boo-Keun Yoon promised safer, healthier, and more energy-efficient homes and said the transformation w...
F.D.A. Allows First Use of a Novel Cancer Drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first of an eagerly awaited new class of cancer drugs that unleashes the body...
New York Police Officers to Begin Wearing Body Cameras in Pilot Program
The New York City Police Department will begin equipping a small number of its officers with wearable video cameras, a pilot program ge...
Are EHRs Life Savers? Maybe So, According to Preliminary Research
Can the adoption and implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) be tied to hospital performance and lowered mortality rates? Wh...