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Instrument Developed to Assess Quality of Life in Meniere Disease
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – A brief, valid instrument has been developed for assessing quality of life in Meniere disease, according to a study published online April 30 in The Laryngoscope. Alexandra E....
2020 Cancer Screening Rates Low at Federally Qualified Health Centers
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – In 2020, there were major gaps in screening clients at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for various types of cancer when compared with the general population,...
AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI’s Cha...
MRNA Vaccine Fights Deadly Brain Tumor in Small Trial
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, p...
Day Care Pick-Up Often Involves Sugary Snacks, Study Finds
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Giving your kid a drink, snack or small bag of fast food on the way home from day care might distract them during a busy commute, but it’s not doing their daily diet any f...
U.S. Maternal Deaths Declined in 2022
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – The number of American women who died at or soon after childbirth declined significantly in 2022, the latest government data shows, but the rate is still higher than...
Algorithm From EHR Can ID Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – A machine learning algorithm can identify patients with common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID) from their electronic health records, according to a study published...
Video-Only Noninferior to In-Person Therapy After Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – For upper-extremity function after thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthroplasty, video-only therapy (VOT) is noninferior to in-person therapy (IPT), according to a study...
Recombinant ADAMTS13 Effective, Safe in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Prophylaxis with recombinant ADAMTS13 in patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) leads to ADAMTS13 activity reaching approximately 100 percent of ...
GWAS Identifies 108 Independent Risk Loci for Kidney Cancer
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, published online April 26 in Nature Genetics, has identified 63 susceptibility regions containing 108 independent risk loci for...
CDC: Decrease in Maternal Mortality Rates Seen in 2022
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – In 2022, there was a decrease in maternal mortality rates, according to a report published in the May Health E-Stats, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Pediatric Resource Use Less Likely With Legalization of Recreational Cannabis
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – In cases of cannabis intoxication in children, resource utilization is less likely in states with recreational legalization of cannabis, according to a study published...
Biden Administration Could Reclassify Marijuana as Less Risky Drug
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – The Justice Department has recommended that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug, a move that signals a significant shift in U.S. drug policy. The proposal,...
Long-Term Smell, but Not Taste, Deficits Seen After COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Olfactory dysfunction, especially for smell, is more common in individuals with prior COVID-19 versus individuals with no history of infection, with deficits varying by...
AI May Boost Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – A random-forest, machine-learning classifier, artificial intelligence-Model organism Aggregated Resources for Rare Variant ExpLoration (AI-MARRVEL), achieves superior...
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