Daylight savings time and your health: How the clocks going back could have serious effects on your health Here is how your health could be affected by the clocks going back this winter While many Brits will be looking forward to an extra hour of sleep, there are potentially serious health consequences when the clocks go back this weekend. This […]
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The growing volume of imaging in the Yale New Haven health system has placed increasing demand on radiologists and staff. Many institutions are facing a similar challenge. THE PROBLEM The health system started looking at artificial intelligence technology in the context of emergency room workflows. Part of this need was figuring the best way to prioritize patients who came in […]
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Reviewed Every cell in the human body contains the same genetic instructions, encoded in its DNA. However, out of about 30,000 genes, each cell expresses only those genes that it needs to become a nerve cell, immune cell, or any of the other hundreds of cell types in the body. Each cell's fate is largely determined by chemical modifications to […]
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Hope for thousands of men battling prostate cancer as scientists discover ‘practice changing’ drug combination that slashes risk of disease returning by 60% 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Britain ever year Experts say the findings could be ‘practice changing’ for men and boost survival A drug combination could ‘transform’ the treatment of aggressive prostate cancer after trials found […]
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Canadian scientists have established for the first time a new mechanism and role for LDL in the development of type 2 diabetes, beyond its traditional role in the development of cardiovascular disease in humans. Announced today for World Diabetes Day, the work was carried out by Université de Montréal professor May Faraj, director of the nutrition, lipoproteins and cardiometabolic diseases […]
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Photo: Helen Waters Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of features on top voices in health IT discussing the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. To read the first feature, on Dr. John Halamka at the Mayo Clinic, click here. To read the second interview, with Dr. Aalpen Patel at Geisinger, click here. Meditech is one of […]
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TOPLINE: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is as effective in patients with GBA gene mutation as it is in those without this mutation, offering significantly improved motor and nonmotor symptoms, reduced levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD) intake, and decreased impulse control disorders (ICDs) for up to 5 years, a new study found. METHODOLOGY: While DBS has been […]
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“They don’t treat you like a person. They treat you like an ‘it.’” This was how Richard, who has an intellectual disability, described his general experiences with medical professionals. He was among 18 adults with intellectual disability and eight support people we spoke to for a study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics on how people with intellectual […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth emerged as a lifeline for delivering health care services, ensuring patient safety while minimizing virus transmission. However, a UC Davis Health study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society sheds light on disparities in telehealth access and use among older adults, particularly concerning social isolation and loneliness. These factors, often prevalent in the […]
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