You may already use your smartphone for remote medical appointments. Why not use some of the onboard sensors to gather medical data? That’s the idea behind AI-driven technology developed at Purdue University that could use a smartphone camera to detect and diagnose medical conditions like anemia faster and more accurately than highly specialized medical equipment being developed for the task. […]
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A promising new targeted cancer therapy will soon be available to certain patients with advanced pancreatic cancer – from the comfort of their home. The treatment will be available through a first-of-its-kind, entirely telehealth-based cancer clinical trial at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). […]
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Older autistic adults have a significantly higher risk of injury, especially self-inflicted, and physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, anemia, heart failure and COPD. This is according to a large-scale registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity. We found an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults, both men and women, […]
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Ever since she skyrocketed to fame with her 2005 debut single “Pon de Replay,” Rihanna has been a trailblazer and a trendsetter. If anyone expected her to adhere to societal norms when it came to her first pregnancy in 2022, followed by her second in 2023, they were sorely mistaken — especially when it comes to the singer’s penchant for […]
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In England and Scotland, hospitals discontinued universal admission testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections starting August 31, 2022, and September 28, 2022, respectively. Study: Discontinuation of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Hospital-Onset COVID-19 Infections in England and Scotland. Image Credit: Cryptographer/Shutterstock.com In a recent research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers performed a time […]
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Covid vaccine injury bill tops £12MILLION after two dozen backlogged damage claims are approved in a month Some 105 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme have been approved All are entitled to a one-off payment of £120,000 taking the total to £12.6million READ MORE: The £1billion battle for AstraZeneca vaccine justice Britain’s Covid vaccine injury bill has already surpassed £12million, […]
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First-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whether or not their cancer harbored high-risk genetic features typically associated with poor outcomes, according to results recently published in Clinical Cancer Research. Patients with high-risk CLL, risperdal induced hypotension defined by deletion of 17p, mutated TP53, and/or unmutated immunoglobulin […]
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Each person's gut microbiome contains a specific community of microorganisms that normally remains stable for years. However, it can be thrown off balance by factors such as dietary changes, infections or medications. Antibiotics in particular have a strong influence on the microbiome. In response, microorganisms employ various resistance mechanisms, with individual bacterial populations evolving through selection of antibiotic-resistant variants. Yet, […]
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Researchers are reporting that women who take estrogen in pill form may have a higher risk of high blood pressure than women who receive the hormone via different methods. Experts note that menopause can produce a number of health issues, including hypertension, for older women. They recommend women’s heart health be monitored as they progress through menopause. Oral estrogen, taken […]
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