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Deep freeze makes Lake Michigan look like a ‘boiling cauldron’

Lake Michigan was being vaporized on Wednesday as subzero temperatures made the body of water look like a “boiling cauldron.” A meteorologist from Chicago’s WGN-TV caught the chemical process on video as the thermometer dropped to 20 below zero and the frigid air turned the water into vapor instantly. The weatherman, Tom Skilling, took the… Read More: Deep freeze makes Lake Michigan look like a ‘boiling cauldron’ »

Cloud computing gets a second look from health execs

Casting aside their earlier wariness, health system executives are delving into cloud computing. The reasons for their shift in thinking include their desire to cut data center costs, deploy new applications quickly, and access flexible and scalable resources for data storage and computing power. “Two and a half years ago when I got here, I… Read More: Cloud computing gets a second look from health execs »

What Will Global Insulin Use Look Like by 2030?

The amount of insulin needed to treat type 2 diabetes globally is likely to climb by more than 20% by 2030, researchers estimated from a modeling analysis. Using a microsimulation technique compiling data from 221 countries, 15.5% of people with type 2 diabetes around the world — nearly 79 million individuals — are expected to… Read More: What Will Global Insulin Use Look Like by 2030? »