Newsweek Magazine

July 26, 2019 Issue

Features

Cover story Health

Precision Medicine Is Crushing Once-Untreatable Cancers

Running story by Dave Freedman on how a combo of AI, genomics and immunology have brought us to the threshold of being able to solve just about any form of cancer; the catch is that each one will be expensive.

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Atomwise's Abraham Heifets Uses AI to Speed the Development of Medications

Abraham Heifets is using artifical intelligence to ensure the safety of cancer patients while they undergo treatment.

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Doctors Are Turning to Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Cancer Patients

Precision medicine is changing how cancer is diagnosed.

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Precision Medicine Costs a Fortune but Could Save Money Later On

Expert Michael Caligiuri on who's going to make money on the coming cancer treatments

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Precision Medicine Has Increased Survival Rates - Looking to AI For More

A deeper look into how artificial intelligence paired with precision medicine can improve the length and quality of life in cancer patients.

In Focus

A Flying Leap

A heifer jumps over a pile of thrillseekers as part of this year’s San Fermin festival. After the daily running of the bulls through the streets of the city during the nine-day celebration, heifers are turned loose in Pamplona’s bullring. Though younger and smaller than their higher profile male counterparts, the fast, strong and sharp-horned female animals are just as dangerous.

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How Harvard Caved to Students and Fired Its First Black Faculty Dean

Ron Sullivan talked to Newsweek about defending Harvey Weinstein and how "the loudest voices in the room" intimidated Harvard leaders and cost him his job.

Downtime

Entertainment

Highlights (and Lowlights) of Woodstock at 50

The Woodstock 3-Day festival is one of the most significant events in the history of popular culture. With the 50th anniversary of Woodstock upon the horizon, Hank Gilman and Peter Carbonara explore highs and lows of counterculture phenomenon.