November 18, 2024
(The Conversation) – Halassy is a success story of self-experimentation in medicine. She joins other examples, like Barry Marshall, who won the 2005 Noble prize in medicine following his work ingesting the Helicobacter bacterium to prove its role in gastritis … Read More
November 18, 2024
(Medscape) – The prevalence of and number of deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are growing among people age 70 and older in the United States, according to the results of a new study. Even … Read More
November 18, 2024
(New York Times) – A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot. The chatbot, from the company OpenAI, scored an average of 90 percent when diagnosing a … Read More
November 18, 2024
(NBC News) – The University of North Texas Health Science Center turned to alkaline hydrolysis to save money on cremations of human remains, budget documents show. State regulators have ordered a Texas medical school to immediately halt its practice of … Read More
November 18, 2024
(KFF Health News) – On online baby message boards and other social media forums, pregnant women say they are being asked by their providers to pay out-of-pocket fees earlier than expected. The practice is legal, but patient advocacy groups call … Read More
November 18, 2024
(The Telegraph via MSN) – The assisted dying bill risks opening the door to “non-voluntary euthanasia”, the former chief coroner has warned. Ahead of a free vote on assisted dying at the end of the month, Thomas Teague KC, who … Read More
November 18, 2024
(Axios) – The Drug Enforcement Administration and Health and Human Services ended an impasse over the virtual prescribing of controlled substances that threatened access to drugs like Adderall by extending pandemic-era flexibilities through the end of 2025. Why it matters: … Read More
November 18, 2024
(CNN) – The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, … Read More
November 18, 2024
(New York Times) – Earlier this year, my mother ended her life via medical aid in dying, also known as MAID. She had A.L.S., so she was suffering in many ways, and her choice to die in this manner felt … Read More
November 18, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Keratopigmentation could be dangerous, doctors warn. Patients say it’s worth the risks. Some people getting the procedure say they want to look better and feel more confident. Others did it to look more like family members. … Read More
November 15, 2024
(NPR) – For years, Namazzi — who is also a lecturer at Makerere University College of Health Sciences — has turned to a medication called artemisinin. The drug is derived from an ancient Chinese malaria treatment that was rediscovered several … Read More
November 15, 2024
(MedPage Today) – MedPage Today analysis finds large increases in prescribing of GLP-1 agonists Many obesity specialists told MedPage Today they generally feel comfortable prescribing GLP-1 drugs to children if they have ruled out most other options, and if the … Read More
November 15, 2024
(Aeon) – As a hearing parent of a deaf baby, I’m confronted with an agonising decision: should I give her an implant to help her hear? In a recent interview with the news site Truthout, the Deaf philosopher Teresa Blankmeyer … Read More
November 15, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – Women are also often subjected to medical advice designed to protect a potential fetus, whether they are pregnant or not. Official guidelines on how much mercury-containing fish it is safe to eat can be different for … Read More
November 15, 2024
(Wired) – It’s been a year since the gene-editing treatment Casgevy was approved for sickle cell disease and a related blood disorder. It’s finally being infused into patients. When WIRED followed up with Vertex via email, spokesperson Eleanor Celeste declined … Read More
November 15, 2024
(CBS News) – A grad student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, Google’s Gemini responded with this threatening message: “This … Read More
November 15, 2024
(Military.com) – Suicides increased among U.S. military personnel last year, an ongoing trend Pentagon officials say they plan to address with a $125 million investment in prevention and mental health programs next year. The rate for active-duty personnel rose to … Read More
November 15, 2024
(New Scientist) – Popular semaglutide-based drugs used for weight loss may reduce chronic and acute pain, which could make them a promising alternative to opioids Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may be able to reduce both chronic and acute pain. … Read More
November 14, 2024
(Nature) – Deleting just two genes that control sugar production makes a more succulent fruit. Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing just two of the fruit’s genes. Deleting the genes increased the engineered fruits’ glucose … Read More
November 14, 2024
(MedPage Today) – The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look, as new rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications’ … Read More
November 14, 2024
(NPR) – Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preliminary data shows roughly 97,000 fatal overdoses over … Read More
November 14, 2024
(Gizmodo) – Doctors say that Richard Slayman’s body did not reject a pig kidney modified to become more compatible with human biology. A historic medical accomplishment that ended in tragedy may yet have a silver lining. Doctors say that Richard … Read More
November 14, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Intermittent fasting probably isn’t the health hack you hoped it would be. More studies suggest the tactic can help you lose weight, but likely isn’t a silver bullet for other health improvements like lowering your inflammation … Read More
November 14, 2024
(Axios) – Life sciences companies are quickly integrating artificial intelligence into their work, but guardrails for using the technology are lagging, according to a survey from law firm Arnold & Porter. The big picture: 75% of the 100 senior life … Read More
November 14, 2024
(People) – The ‘Full House’ actor opens up to PEOPLE exclusively about his cancer diagnosis Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Full House actor, 65, tells PEOPLE exclusively he was diagnosed in October after an … Read More
