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Why Doctors in Thailand Fear KFC

✇NYT - World
By: Max Kim
4 November 2026 at 10:01
In a country where superstitions are as imaginative as they are many, physicians have come to fear a jinx involving Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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Dr. Thanat Tantinam, a surgeon who works at Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, recently conducted a study to test a popular medical superstition involving KFC.

An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Stephanie Nolen and Taiwo Aina
3 November 2026 at 20:57
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

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Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.

An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

✇NYT - World
By: Stephanie Nolen and Taiwo Aina
3 November 2026 at 16:35
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

© Taiwo Aina for The New York Times

Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.

Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care

✇NYT - Technology
By: Cade Metz
8 October 2026 at 22:48
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.

© Kaoly Gutierrez for The New York Times

After scheduling a visit with the hospital’s urgent care facility, the patients discussed their ailments with a Google chatbot before meeting with their doctors.
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