Wildfire Smoke Tied to Higher Stroke Risk, Greater Severity
Short-term surges in air pollution from wildfire smoke have been linked to a greater incidence and severity of stroke. Medscape ...
Have the Harms of Lung Cancer Screening Been Exaggerated?
Three medical societies claim recent studies have overestimated the potential harms from lung cancer screening and may be deterring patients. ...
Infodemic Threatens Women’s Clinical Decisions
1 in 5 French women says misinformation has already influenced their health decisions; nearly 40% of those women reported harm, ...
Exhaled Compounds May Identify Allergic Rhinitis
Volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath may help distinguish patients with allergic rhinitis from patients with nonallergic rhinitis. Medscape Medical ...
Ancient ‘weirdo’ reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence
Artist’s reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment, 215 million years agoGabriel Ugueto An early relative of crocodiles spent its ...
‘This Isn’t About Turning Doctors Into Dieticians’: What We Heard This Week
"This isn't about turning doctors into dieticians." -- Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president of the American Medical Association, discussing the federal ...
Scrubs Were Never Meant to Be About You
In an industry built on trust, precision, and professionalism, even subtle shifts in appearance can signal larger cultural changes. The ...
Do Collagen Supplements Actually Improve Skin? Experts Weigh In
Share on PinterestCollagen supplements may support skin health, but the anti-aging benefits may be overstated. Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty ImagesA recent review ...
Quiz Time: What Caused Trump’s Neck Redness?
(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/120205 ...
As Literacy Rates Lag, a Pediatric Hospital Is Screening for Reading Ability
(MedPage Today) -- For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don't start in the kindergarten classroom -- they ...
COVID Vaccination and Preeclampsia; Menstrual Blood for HPV Testing
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
I’m an Emergency Doctor Who Mops Floors and Starts IVs During Strikes
(MedPage Today) -- Among my possessions is a frayed newspaper clipping of the first time my grandfather was arrested for ...
Dual Immunotherapy and Liver Perfusion Delays Progression in Uveal Melanoma
(MedPage Today) -- Adding the dual checkpoint inhibitor regimen of ipilimumab (Yervoy) and nivolumab (Opdivo) to percutaneous hepatic perfusion significantly ...
Parent Stress Emerges as Key Factor in Child Obesity
Adding a parental mindfulness intervention improved parenting and child food intake and obesity risk over nutrition and activity counseling alone. ...
Menopause Linked to Higher Risk of Depression, Bipolar Disorder
Share on PinterestMenopause may be associated with the onset of new mental health conditions, yet many females remain unaware of ...
The moment that kicked off the AI revolution
Lee Sedol faced AlphaGo in 2016AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon/Alamy The first time that AlphaGo revealed its full power, it prompted a ...
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TVIm Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo shocked ...
FDA’s Controversial Vaccine Chief Exits … Again
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, will leave the agency for the second time ...
Hospitals, Drugmakers, and U.S. Government Continue Battle Over 340B Program
A federal judge handed down a decision this week in a lawsuit involving the 340B prescription drug discount program as ...
Model Could Sound the Alarm on Preeclampsia Risk in Late Pregnancy
A machine learning model for prediction of preeclampsia risk using routinely collected data was feasible, according to a retrospective cohort ...
