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Study highlights the long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on student performance

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student performance is well known, but four years after the pandemic, scores in college classes are not returning to their pre-pandemic levels. A University of Mississippi study might point to an answer.

7 Mar 2025

AI-enhanced doctors: How new technology is transforming patient care, cutting errors, and freeing up NHS

The NHS and UK doctors are set to benefit from ground-breaking artificial intelligence technology designed to transform the way doctors interact with patients, reducing medical errors, cutting administrative burdens, and making thousands of additional appointments available.

7 Mar 2025

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Researchers determine the risk of long-term health complications following recovery from COVID-19.

7 Mar 2025

Swapping butter with plant-based oils in daily diet could lead to significant health benefits

People who consume plant-based oil instead of butter may experience beneficial health effects and even have a lower risk of premature death, according to a new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

7 Mar 2025

Customized mobile app intervention benefits older adults experiencing mild cognitive decline

A growing body of research indicates that older adults in assisted living facilities can delay or even prevent cognitive decline through interventions that combine multiple activities, such as improving diet, solving puzzles and increasing social interactions.

6 Mar 2025

WHO names Delft University of Technology as collaborating center for AI in health governance

The World Health Organization (WHO) today designated the Digital Ethics Centre at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands as a WHO Collaborating Centre on artificial intelligence (AI) for health governance.

6 Mar 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The state of federal health agencies is uncertain

Can the Trump administration refuse to spend money appropriated through Congress by firing federal workers and canceling existing contracts? And if the courts say it cannot, will the administration obey those directives? That key confrontation crept closer this week as the Supreme Court weighed in, suggesting the federal government could not refuse to pay for services already provided.

6 Mar 2025

To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal affront

Cynthia Williams is furious with U.S. House Republicans willing to slash Medicaid, the government-run insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.

6 Mar 2025

For seniors with hoarding disorder, a support group helps confront stigma and isolation

A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, to a Presbyterian church.

6 Mar 2025

Simple throat swab may offer clues about health risks in older adults

New research by Flinders University has uncovered a potential marker that could provide valuable insights into the overall health of older adults living in long-term aged care facilities.

6 Mar 2025

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if misused.

6 Mar 2025

New guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation in colonoscopy procedures

Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.

5 Mar 2025

Patients with disabilities face disrespect from health care providers

Patients with disabilities are less likely to feel health care workers treat them respectfully, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

5 Mar 2025

Research debunks belief that e-cigarettes support smoking cessation

Researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego have found that, among smokers in the United States, e-cigarette use does not increase smoking cessation and is actually associated with reduced tobacco abstinence.

5 Mar 2025

KAIST team develops framework for AI-based wearable blood pressure sensors

A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee has proposed an innovative theoretical framework and research strategies for AI-based wearable blood pressure sensors, paving the way for continuous and non-invasive cardiovascular monitoring.

5 Mar 2025

Survey reveals 31 million Americans borrowed billions to pay for healthcare

More than 31 million Americans (12%) report needing to borrow about $74 billion last year to pay for healthcare despite most having some form of health insurance, according to a new survey from West Health and Gallup.

5 Mar 2025

Nationally recognized gastroenterologist joins NYU Langone to lead Pediatric IBD Program

Nationally recognized pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA, joins Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone as director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program within the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program.

5 Mar 2025

CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington

The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources.

5 Mar 2025

Urgent call for better safety measures in cardiac catheterization labs

A survey conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) highlights ongoing radiation and orthopedic hazards faced by interventional cardiologists and cardiac catheterization laboratory ("cath lab" or CCL) staff.

4 Mar 2025

Centauri Therapeutics selects first clinical candidate, for immunotherapeutic treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections

Centauri Therapeutics Limited (Centauri), an immunotherapy company with a unique and proprietary platform technology applicable across a wide range of therapeutic indications, today announced the selection of its first clinical candidate in the ABX-01 program.

4 Mar 2025

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Study highlights the long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on student performance

AI-enhanced doctors: How new technology is transforming patient care, cutting errors, and freeing up NHS

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Swapping butter with plant-based oils in daily diet could lead to significant health benefits

Customized mobile app intervention benefits older adults experiencing mild cognitive decline

WHO names Delft University of Technology as collaborating center for AI in health governance

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The state of federal health agencies is uncertain

To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal affront

For seniors with hoarding disorder, a support group helps confront stigma and isolation

Simple throat swab may offer clues about health risks in older adults

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

New guidelines for optimizing bowel preparation in colonoscopy procedures

Patients with disabilities face disrespect from health care providers

Research debunks belief that e-cigarettes support smoking cessation

KAIST team develops framework for AI-based wearable blood pressure sensors

Survey reveals 31 million Americans borrowed billions to pay for healthcare

Nationally recognized gastroenterologist joins NYU Langone to lead Pediatric IBD Program

CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington

Urgent call for better safety measures in cardiac catheterization labs

Centauri Therapeutics selects first clinical candidate, for immunotherapeutic treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections

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