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WHO and Saudi Arabia announce new digital health collaboration to support Hajj pilgrims

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration today to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support the roughly 3 million pilgrims who undertake the holy pilgrimage every year.

22 Oct 2024

Gut microbiota composition linked to PCOS subtypes: regional and testosterone-based variations found

This analysis uncovers gut microbiota variations in PCOS, emphasizing the role of testosterone and regional factors in understanding the disorder's complexity.

22 Oct 2024

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes promote healthier choices for low-income consumers

Eight cities in the United States have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, which contribute to health issues including obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

21 Oct 2024

Innovative approach by Waymark enhances health outcomes for Medicaid patients

Waymark, a public benefit company dedicated to improving access and quality of care in Medicaid, today published a peer-reviewed study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst evaluating the impact of its early intervention model in its first year of service.

18 Oct 2024

Study finds health care evaluations of large language models lacking in real patient data and bias assessment

A systematic review reveals only 5% of healthcare evaluations for large language models use real patient data, highlighting gaps in bias and task assessment.

18 Oct 2024

U.S. cancer detection severely disrupted during first year of COVID-19, shows incomplete recovery in second year

A JAMA study finds COVID-19 caused a 127,931 deficit in cancer diagnoses in 2020, with recovery in 2021 influenced by demographic and community characteristics.

17 Oct 2024

Older adults distrust AI for health information

While the vast majority of people over 50 look for health information on the internet, a new poll shows 74% would have very little or no trust in such information if it were generated by artificial intelligence.

17 Oct 2024

WHO reports alarming attacks on health care in Lebanon

Since the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on 17 September 2024, WHO has verified 23 attacks on health care in Lebanon that have led to 72 deaths and 43 injuries among health workers and patients.

15 Oct 2024

Compassionate approaches needed for miscarriage management in Canada

Miscarriage, or early pregnancy loss, can have devastating emotional effects, but it is poorly managed in Canada.

15 Oct 2024

Report outlines path to halve premature deaths by 2050

Since 1970, 37 countries have cut the probability of their citizens dying before they reach age 70 in half, a milestone that signals the remarkable progress many countries have made in preventing and treating disease.

14 Oct 2024

Study highlights delays in care for pediatric trauma patients

Severely injured children who are brought to an emergency medical department by their parents or carers are often not seen as quickly as those who arrive at the hospital via ambulance, according to findings presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on 14th October 2024.

14 Oct 2024

Climate change: A growing threat to emergency response

International experts in emergency medicine have warned that climate change is likely to have a severe impact on emergency services around the world. Despite this, few countries have assessed the scale of the impact or have a plan to deal with it.

13 Oct 2024

Multidisciplinary approach improves quality of life in functional movement disorders

The research team of the Neurology Department Movement Disorders Unit at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital and the Movement Disorders group of the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville - IBiS, in collaboration with researchers from the Mental Health Clinical Management Unit and the Translational Psychiatry group coordinated by Benedicto Crespo Facorro (HUVR-IBiS/CIBERSAM), has published a randomized clinical trial demonstrating for the first time that a multidisciplinary approach integrating specific physiotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective in improving the symptoms and physical aspects of the quality of life of patients with functional movement disorders.

12 Oct 2024

New center aims to identify mental health vulnerabilities in toddlers

Northwestern University has launched a new Mental Health, Earlier Center at the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), thanks to an $11.7 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2024

WHO and the Netherlands renew partnership to combat climate change impacts on health

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strategic partnership in addressing the growing impacts of climate change on global health.

10 Oct 2024

WHO report highlights the role of vaccines in reducing antibiotic use

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that vaccines against 24 pathogens could reduce the number of antibiotics needed by 22% or 2.5 billion defined daily doses globally every year, supporting worldwide efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

10 Oct 2024

Health Systems News and Research

WHO and Saudi Arabia announce new digital health collaboration to support Hajj pilgrims

Gut microbiota composition linked to PCOS subtypes: regional and testosterone-based variations found

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes promote healthier choices for low-income consumers

Innovative approach by Waymark enhances health outcomes for Medicaid patients

Study finds health care evaluations of large language models lacking in real patient data and bias assessment

U.S. cancer detection severely disrupted during first year of COVID-19, shows incomplete recovery in second year

Older adults distrust AI for health information

WHO reports alarming attacks on health care in Lebanon

Compassionate approaches needed for miscarriage management in Canada

Report outlines path to halve premature deaths by 2050

Study highlights delays in care for pediatric trauma patients

Climate change: A growing threat to emergency response

Multidisciplinary approach improves quality of life in functional movement disorders

New center aims to identify mental health vulnerabilities in toddlers

WHO and the Netherlands renew partnership to combat climate change impacts on health

WHO report highlights the role of vaccines in reducing antibiotic use

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CRISPR-based rapid molecular diagnostic developed for two forms of leukemia

NYU Langone Health transforms pathology with digital imaging technology

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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