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Eating ultra-processed foods puts your liver at risk, new study warns

Research found a significant link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and increased risks of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis, and severe hepatic illnesses. The findings suggest that reducing UPF intake could be key to enhancing liver health and well-being.

25 Oct 2023

Study finds racial disparities in receipt of low value health care

Older Black Americans are more likely to receive low value acute diagnostic tests than older White Americans, while older White Americans were more likely to receive low value screening tests and treatments, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

25 Oct 2023

NHS trusts accused of using foreign doctors as cheap labor

English hospital trusts have been accused of using foreign doctors as "cheap labor" as part of fellowship schemes in which they can be paid less than trust-employed doctors and sent home if they become pregnant, an investigation by The BMJ has found.

25 Oct 2023

Study: Extending diabetic eye screen to 2 years could risk critical treatment delays and sight loss

Extending the annual screen by a year for people in England considered to be at low risk of diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy) could risk critical treatment delays and/or sight loss, suggests a large, real world data study, published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

25 Oct 2023

Global clinical trial provides new evidence on simvastatin and vitamin C for COVID-19

The Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR) in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, on behalf of the REMAP-CAP Investigator Network, announce clinical trial results examining the use of vitamin C and simvastatin to treat severely ill patients with COVID-19.

25 Oct 2023

New study provides insights into the safety of novel therapies for pulmonary embolism

A large, modern real-world analysis published today in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (JSCAI), provides vital insights into the safety of novel therapies including ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis (USCDT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) that have been developed to address the increased morbidity and mortality of elevated risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Findings were presented today at TCT 2023.

25 Oct 2023

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that could enable people to screen for a variety of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, at low cost - and do so accurately regardless of their skin tone.

25 Oct 2023

Omicron's edge: boosters pressure SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and evolve

The effects of vaccine booster doses on the adaptive evolution of the virus.

25 Oct 2023

UK Biobank reveals: Mediterranean diet might be the key to combating 32 chronic diseases!

The association between a healthy dietary pattern and 48 individual chronic diseases among community-dwelling adults.

25 Oct 2023

AI tool effectively detects distress in hospital workers' conversations

An artificial intelligence tool effectively detected distress in hospital workers' conversations with their therapists early in the pandemic, a new study shows, suggesting a potential new technology that screens for depression and anxiety.

24 Oct 2023

Older adults from disadvantaged communities less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after heart procedures

Older adults who live in disadvantaged communities are less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after common heart procedures, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.

24 Oct 2023

Psychologists warn about the dangers of rising psychological pseudoscience

A rise in psychological pseudoscience is putting people at risk, psychologists have warned, with social media and celebrity endorsements partly to blame.

24 Oct 2023

New insights into the molecular basis of schizophrenia during early brain development

Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disease that remains poorly understood and treated.

24 Oct 2023

Heated yoga sessions linked to greater reductions in depressive symptoms

In a randomized controlled clinical trial of adults with moderate-to-severe depression, those who participated in heated yoga sessions experienced significantly greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared with a control group.

24 Oct 2023

Utilizing Biomarkers in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

In this interview, Grace Liu from Sino Biological discusses the crucial role of biomarkers in cancer prevention and diagnosis and how they can help guide treatment decisions.

From Sino Biological Inc. 24 Oct 2023

AI-powered ECG tool supports the detection of heart disease

Researchers developed, trained, and tested three independent artificial intelligence models to diagnose atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.

24 Oct 2023

Deep-learning models predict COVID-19 cases globally with high accuracy

An AI deep learning model to predict the number of COVID-19 cases 14 days into the future.

24 Oct 2023

Large language models perpetuate racial bias in healthcare

The tendency of four commercial LLMs to perpetuate race-based medical misconceptions.

24 Oct 2023

The intricate interplay of stress, quality of life, and gut microbiota in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Researchers investigated the relationship between quality of life (QOL), stress, and gut microbiota in patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

24 Oct 2023

Long Covid's hidden healthcare burden: Over 2 million affected in the UK

Healthcare utilization by long coronavirus disease (COVID) or LC patients between January 2020 and 2023.

24 Oct 2023

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Eating ultra-processed foods puts your liver at risk, new study warns

Study finds racial disparities in receipt of low value health care

NHS trusts accused of using foreign doctors as cheap labor

Study: Extending diabetic eye screen to 2 years could risk critical treatment delays and sight loss

Global clinical trial provides new evidence on simvastatin and vitamin C for COVID-19

New study provides insights into the safety of novel therapies for pulmonary embolism

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

Omicron's edge: boosters pressure SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and evolve

UK Biobank reveals: Mediterranean diet might be the key to combating 32 chronic diseases!

AI tool effectively detects distress in hospital workers' conversations

Older adults from disadvantaged communities less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after heart procedures

Psychologists warn about the dangers of rising psychological pseudoscience

New insights into the molecular basis of schizophrenia during early brain development

Heated yoga sessions linked to greater reductions in depressive symptoms

Utilizing Biomarkers in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

AI-powered ECG tool supports the detection of heart disease

Deep-learning models predict COVID-19 cases globally with high accuracy

Large language models perpetuate racial bias in healthcare

The intricate interplay of stress, quality of life, and gut microbiota in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Long Covid's hidden healthcare burden: Over 2 million affected in the UK

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Industry Focus eBook - Medical device (1st edition) eBook

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