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Four in five parents turn to social media for parenting advice, poll shows

Potty training, getting kids to sleep and toddler tantrums are just some of the challenges parents of young children face.

21 Nov 2023

Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

More than 1,100 experts have joined the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in boycotting the medical journal Nutrients until it stops publishing egregious animal experiments that could have been ethically conducted in humans.

21 Nov 2023

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

People with diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) are two-to-three times more likely to have depression than people without, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current treatment includes therapy, medicine, or both.

21 Nov 2023

Call for improved data sharing practices in the pharmaceutical industry

Development of potential or improved anti-cancer treatments are being blocked or slowed down by lack of transparency in data sharing between pharmaceutical companies and research groups, according to cancer clinicians, researchers and consumers.

21 Nov 2023

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about period changes

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about how their periods might change towards the end of their reproductive life, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

21 Nov 2023

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup.

21 Nov 2023

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.

21 Nov 2023

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments

"You can't inject a horse tranquilizer and think nothing bad is gonna happen" to you, said Ty Sears, 33, a longtime drug user now in recovery.

21 Nov 2023

Revolutionizing liver transplants in pigs with magnetic anastomosis technology

The effectiveness of magnetic anastomosis technology (MAT) in Liver Transplantation.

21 Nov 2023

Study exposes AI image generators' bias in depicting surgeons, highlighting gender and racial disparities

The study analyzes the representation of gender and racial diversity in AI-generated images of surgeons, revealing that two out of three popular AI text-to-image generators predominantly depict surgeons as White and male, contrasting with the actual diversity in the field.

20 Nov 2023

AI tools show promise in personalized cancer treatment, but lag behind human experts

Treating cancer is becoming increasingly complex, but also offers more and more possibilities. After all, the better a tumor's biology and genetic features are understood, the more treatment approaches there are.

20 Nov 2023

AI-powered diagnostic tools show bias against women from ethnic groups

Machine learning algorithms designed to diagnose a common infection that affects women showed a diagnostic bias among ethnic groups, University of Florida researchers found.

20 Nov 2023

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in the United States for adults ages 65 and older. With 1 in 4 older adults falling annually, 27,000 deaths, 8 million emergency department (ED) visits, and 800,000 hospitalizations have occurred.

20 Nov 2023

Study highlights rise in pain medication dependence due to medical negligence

Dependence on pain medication is on the rise due to lack of vigilance by medical professionals, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

20 Nov 2023

Novel saliva substitute offers long-lasting relief for dry mouth

A novel aqueous lubricant technology designed to help people who suffer from a dry mouth is between four and five times more effective than existing commercially available products, according to laboratory tests.

20 Nov 2023

Survey: Over a third of Americans worry about the "tripledemic" of respiratory illnesses

Over a third of American adults are worried that they or someone in their family will get the seasonal flu, Covid-19, or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in the next three months, according to a new health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.

20 Nov 2023

BGI Genomics report uncovers knowledge gaps and barriers to thalassemia screening

According to Thailand's Ministry of Public Health, approximately 18-24 million or 30-40 percent of the Thai population carries the thalassemia gene, with moderately severe thalassemia patients requiring regular treatment, including blood transfusion and chelation therapy to remove excess iron from the blood.

20 Nov 2023

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Four in five parents turn to social media for parenting advice, poll shows

Over 1,100 experts boycott medical journal for publishing unethical animal experiments

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

Call for improved data sharing practices in the pharmaceutical industry

Perimenopausal women need better education and support about period changes

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments

Revolutionizing liver transplants in pigs with magnetic anastomosis technology

Study exposes AI image generators' bias in depicting surgeons, highlighting gender and racial disparities

AI tools show promise in personalized cancer treatment, but lag behind human experts

AI-powered diagnostic tools show bias against women from ethnic groups

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Study highlights rise in pain medication dependence due to medical negligence

Novel saliva substitute offers long-lasting relief for dry mouth

Survey: Over a third of Americans worry about the "tripledemic" of respiratory illnesses

BGI Genomics report uncovers knowledge gaps and barriers to thalassemia screening

Gambling addiction linked to increased risk of long-term sick leave

UK launches new science center to address food insecurity

Information sources shape infection-preventive behavior during pandemic and beyond

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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