Katherine Fung

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Katherine Fung

If you squint your eyes, you might be able to see how Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) could look something like the Bolshoi Theatre. Ethereal light shining as the curtains open, a fluttering of bodies weaving in every which way-all of them wearing the same clothes, all of them knowing where to go. "It's just like watching a ballet," Chantel Ewald, who serves as the clinical director of GRMC's Birthing Center, told Newsweek.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Katherine Fung

Automotive leaders and innovators from around the globe gathered at One World Trade Center on Tuesday to celebrate Newsweek's fourth annual World's Greatest Auto Disruptors awards. "Being an auto visionary means pushing harder and faster," Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham, who presented this year's winners, said during her opening remarks.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Katherine Fung

Health care organizations, with their vast reserves of highly sensitive data, are often prime targets for ransomware groups. Last year alone, there were 677 health care cyber-attacks, including a massive Ascension breach that resulted in at least six class action lawsuits. To address a rising tide of cyber threats in the industry, Newsweek hosted the live webinar, "Is Your Hospital Cyber-Safe? How to Anticipate Unseen Threats," on Thursday, April 10.

2 weeks ago | newsweek.com | Katherine Fung

Pregnancy is notoriously difficult to study. It's hard to recruit participants, hard to find a large enough and diverse enough sample size and hard to find the time to conduct such laborious research. It may take nine months to carry a baby to term, but most medical studies last much longer, spanning years and, sometimes, even decades. Oura, the health technology company known for its smart ring, wants to change the way pregnancy data is collected.

3 weeks ago | newsweek.com | Katherine Fung

Some couples like to spend date night trying a new restaurant or attending a live show. For Paulina and Matthew Davila of Las Colinas, Texas, date nights have recently required a little more sweat. But before they became members of Lumin Fitness, the couple rarely worked out together. Paulina likes running, while Matthew likes lifting weights. So, exercising was an activity they did separately, even on the occasions when they were at the same gym at the same time.