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World Health Day 2024: Championing Universal Health Rights with AZoNetwork

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5 Apr 2024

New machine learning model achieves breakthrough in heart disease prediction with over 95% accuracy

A machine learning-based heart disease prediction model (ML-HDPM) that uses various combinations of information and numerous recognized categorization methods.

5 Apr 2024

Blood-based DNA test spares bladder cancer patients from unnecessary treatments

Testing for tumor DNA in the blood can successfully identify advanced bladder cancer patients who will not relapse following surgery, new research shows.

4 Apr 2024

Lancet Commission predicts sharp increase in global prostate cancer cases

Cases of prostate cancer are projected to double from 1.4 million per year in 2020 to 2.9 million per year by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) predicted to see the highest increases in cases, according to The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer which will be launched by a presentation at the European Association of Urology Congress.

4 Apr 2024

Study shows strong social ties may ease the way for older adults in life's final chapter

Study across 19 countries delves into how social connections influence end-of-life outcomes for older adults, revealing that stronger social ties can affect symptom management, healthcare utilization, and the place of death.

4 Apr 2024

BMI influences efficacy of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea, study finds

A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up to 40, a weight range generally described as severely obese.

4 Apr 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Florida limits abortion — for now

Florida this week became a major focus for advocates on both main sides of the abortion debate.

4 Apr 2024

Optimizing percutaneous coronary intervention to limit rare preventable deaths

Each year more than 500,000 Americans undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, a minimally invasive procedure to unclog the arteries that feed the heart.

4 Apr 2024

Rapid action on climate change could protect people from immune-mediated diseases

Our environment is damaged by rising pollution and falling diversity: these dysregulate our immune systems, while climate change caused by greenhouse gases causes health issues that weakened immune systems can’t protect us against.

4 Apr 2024

Feds join ranks of employers with generous fertility benefits

Companies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is getting in on the act.

4 Apr 2024

End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens telehealth access

For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week's worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands.

4 Apr 2024

Bridging the gap in mental health services for pregnant women with serious mental illness

Women with serious mental illness (SMI) who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy face gaps in information, support and resources in mental health services, new research suggests.

3 Apr 2024

Top minds in multiple sclerosis to speak at CMSC 38th Annual Meeting

The leading research and educational conference for multiple sclerosis healthcare professionals in North America, the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) 38th Annual Meeting, returns to Nashville, Tennessee, May 29-June 1, 2024 at the Music City Center.

3 Apr 2024

Mental illness does not diminish COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

A large multi-state electronic health record-based study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) VISION Network has found that COVID-19 vaccines are as effective for adults with anxiety or depression or mood disorders as for individuals without these common diagnoses.

3 Apr 2024