Facebook turns to artificial intelligence to tackle suicides

(Reuters) - Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence and update its tools and services to help prevent suicides among its users.

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm, but human risks still low

LONDON (Reuters) - There is a low risk of sustained human-to-human transmission of bird flu in China, where an outbreak of the H7N9 strain is infecting and killing people, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, although avian viruses need constant monitoring.

Novartis cancer division races to catch up with rivals

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis is making progress in its bid to catch rivals developing drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer, one of its top research scientists and latest recruit from Harvard University told Reuters in an interview.