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AI model can detect atrial septal defect in ECGs with high accuracy

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods.

17 Aug 2023

Obesity impairs brain's ability to learn associations

To control our behavior, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus with a consequence following the stimulus (e.g., the hotplate glows red - you can burn your hand).

17 Aug 2023

Study shows how antibiotic resistance genes build up over a lifetime

Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce antibiotic resistance, by preventing bacteria carrying resistance genes getting into the gut, according to a new study.

17 Aug 2023

Levonorgestrel-piroxicam co-treatment shows promise as more effective emergency contraception

Taking piroxicam, an anti-inflammatory medication commonly used for arthritis pain, at the same time as the levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill after unprotected sex prevents significantly more pregnancies compared to taking levonorgestrel alone, according to a randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet.

17 Aug 2023

Study investigates the impact of rapid genome sequencing for infantile epilepsy

Epilepsy in infants ranges in severity and can leave caregivers with questions about their child's health. While genetic testing to help determine the cause of epilepsy is possible, comprehensive testing does not always happen routinely and it can take a long time, leaving families waiting for answers.

17 Aug 2023

Smartphone app helps university students cut down on alcohol

Access to a smartphone alcohol intervention app helped university students to cut down their overall alcohol consumption and the number of days they drank heavily, suggests a study published in The BMJ today.

17 Aug 2023

CPD vet webinar to highlight animal and human health collaborations improving diagnostics and therapeutics use

NORTHAMPTON, UK (15th August 2023) – HORIBA UK is to host a CPD webinar focusing on how a One Health multidisciplinary approach can enable beneficial changes in veterinary diagnostics and therapeutics usage.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 17 Aug 2023

Doctors hesitate to ask about patients’ immigration status despite new Florida law

Fearful of risking their jobs, jeopardizing state funding for their institutions, and further politicizing health care, Florida hospital leaders have been reluctant to speak out against a new law that requires them to ask about patients' immigration status.

17 Aug 2023

Community with high medical debt questions its hospitals’ charity spending

As 41% of American adults face medical debt, residents of this southern Colorado city contend their local nonprofit hospitals aren't providing enough charity care to justify the millions in tax breaks they receive.

17 Aug 2023

Study explores the use of collective intelligence to improve medical diagnosis

A recent study revealed the possibility of combining knowledge representation models and collective intelligence for medical diagnosis.

17 Aug 2023

Does depression in caregivers affect the prognosis of Parkinson’s disease patients?

Researchers assessed the relationship between care providers with depressive symptoms and the quality of life, hospital admissions, and emergency department consultations of Parkinson’s disease patients.

17 Aug 2023

Study sheds light on how cold temperatures affect appetite

Neuroscientists at Scripps Research have identified brain circuits that make mammals want to eat more when they are exposed to cold temperatures.

16 Aug 2023

Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation linked to higher cancer risk

Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer than previously thought, suggests research tracking the deaths of workers in the nuclear industry, published in The BMJ today.

16 Aug 2023

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

"Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: A Course for Personal Care Assistants" a new interactive online course designed to enhance the training of personal care assistants (PCAs) for individuals with spinal cord injury, was presented today at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare (PVA) Summit + Expo at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL, by Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM, assistant director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, and chair of the Foundation's Institutional Review Board.

16 Aug 2023

SIO and ASCO recommend mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety, depression in cancer patients

The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally recommend mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and other integrative therapies to manage anxiety and depression symptoms in adults living with cancer.

16 Aug 2023

Study highlights the delay in advanced stroke care and treatments

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that nearly 75 percent of acute stroke patients wait more than two hours to be transferred to a comprehensive stroke center -; a delay in advanced care and treatments that risks long-term disability.

16 Aug 2023

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

AI model can detect atrial septal defect in ECGs with high accuracy

Obesity impairs brain's ability to learn associations

Study shows how antibiotic resistance genes build up over a lifetime

Levonorgestrel-piroxicam co-treatment shows promise as more effective emergency contraception

Study investigates the impact of rapid genome sequencing for infantile epilepsy

Smartphone app helps university students cut down on alcohol

CPD vet webinar to highlight animal and human health collaborations improving diagnostics and therapeutics use

Doctors hesitate to ask about patients’ immigration status despite new Florida law

Community with high medical debt questions its hospitals’ charity spending

Study explores the use of collective intelligence to improve medical diagnosis

Does depression in caregivers affect the prognosis of Parkinson’s disease patients?

Study sheds light on how cold temperatures affect appetite

Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation linked to higher cancer risk

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

SIO and ASCO recommend mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety, depression in cancer patients

Study highlights the delay in advanced stroke care and treatments

Study explores the challenges of the clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Study uses genomic data to produce high-resolution serial interval estimates for COVID-19

Many cancer drugs approved without clear evidence of benefit, study shows

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