To support governments facing AI challenges, an international group of experts from the University of Ottawa and Université de Montréal at IVADO analyzed key factors of AI implementation success and failure in the public sector to propose policy guidance for a transformative and resilient public administration in the age of AI and to better guard against the potentially negative effects and risks brought forth by this technology.

This March, join the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Alliance) and the Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) in spotlighting colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, behind only lung cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Last year, an estimated 155,000 Americans received a diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer, and about 53,000 died from the disease. Alliance has 10 active trials focused on improving treatments for colorectal cancers as well as others aimed at ways to prevent the disease or catch it very early when symptoms are most easily and effectively treated.

A new report from the University of Oklahoma’s Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research examines barriers Native patients face when seeking cancer care, including challenges related to the Indian Health Service Purchased/Referred Care program. The report is designed to help tribal leaders better understand how the referral system works and where gaps in access to specialty cancer treatment may occur.

Researchers develop hybrid foam with a 3D-printed plastic skeleton—strong enough to save lives, light enough for everyday life.