Advances in smartphones and digital phenotyping offer a means for more reliable scoring A test of balance: Patients stand with their arms held parallel to the floor and their eyes closed for one minute; patients could perform the same test with a smartphone attached to their sternums. A test of motor coordination (like the tandem walk): Patients walk heel-to-toe in […]

A University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist finds mandated in-school Body Mass Index (BMI) assessments adopted in varying forms by 24 states to combat childhood obesity have the potential to improve the health of some students while introducing body-image issues for others. The research is believed to be the first to assess these policies as a whole, rather than in […]

Texas man in his 30s dies from flesh-eating bacterial infection he caught from eating raw oysters Local health chiefs said the man caught Vibrio vulnificus bacteria He had underlying conditions putting him at greater risk from the infection READ MORE: Floridians warned over higher risk of Vibrio infections  A Texas man in his 30s has died after eating raw oysters contaminated […]

Reviewed A study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer revealed that key reproductive factors such as early menopause, shortened reproductive span, and early age at first birth are associated with elevated risks of lung cancer in women. Researchers from Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China, conducted a prospective cohort study […]

When Ryan*, 37, returned home from two deployments with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq from 2005 to 2008, he began withdrawing from social situations and experienced chronic anxiety. Nights brought no respite — his sleep was interrupted by punishing nightmares. “I had every calling card of a veteran in distress,” he told Medscape Medical News. When his wife told […]

Four in 10 patients say their health got worse while on NHS waiting list, major survey reveals 24% of those questioned by care regulator said their health got a ‘bit worse’ 17% said it got ‘much worse’ while they were stuck in the record NHS backlog Four in ten patients admitted to hospital for planned treatment say their health got […]

Toddler whose symptoms puzzled 17 doctors for three YEARS is finally diagnosed with rare condition… by ChatGPT A boy saw 17 doctors for his mystery symptoms before ChatGPT diagnosed him Alex, whose symptoms took three years to be diagnosed, is now recovering READ MORE: ChatGPT gives the correct diagnosis 72% of the time, study shows A boy was diagnosed with a […]

While viewers around the country tuned into Quarterbacks to get an inside look at the personal and professional lives of quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota, we tuned in to see one of our favorite little fashionistas: Sterling Mahomes. Patrick’s now-2-year-old daughter makes appearances throughout the docuseries that was filmed during the 2022-2023 football season. In a recent […]

New research published in Blood Advances reveals that since the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, PCV7 and PCV13, invasive pneumococcal infection (IPD) rates among children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) have declined significantly. The study explores the efficacy of existing and emerging vaccines to protect children living with SCD from life-threatening infections. SCD is the most common inherited red […]

A recent Nature study evaluates post-implantation development in humans using embryo-like models based on genetically unmodified human naïve embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Study: Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naïve ES cells. Image Credit: Marko Aliaksandr / Shutterstock.com Background After implantation of the human embryo, a series of events such as morphogenesis of the extraembryonic tissues are essential for gastrulation, future development, as […]