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Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. Two ...

Today's briefing features technology for the early detection of dementia and biometric fingerprin access at a maternity ward.

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