Artificial intelligence, or “supervised machine learning,” could help identify which well-appearing infants with fever, who are 60 days old or younger, are at low risk for a serious bacterial infection, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Accurate risk determination could reduce unnecessary lumbar puncture, antibiotics and hospitalizations for these infants, as well as decreasing […]
Once you’ve discovered the reason behind your bloated belly, you can take steps to ease the discomfort. Here is all you need to know about indigestion. Also known as dyspepsia, indigestion is a chronic condition that can flare-up intermittently, concurrently or every few years. Symptoms of the illness – as outlined by MedicineNet – are […]
Hair loss is caused by complex processes within the body and this is particularly evident within male pattern baldness. This form of hair loss, which is permanent and usually runs in the family, is believed to be caused by dihydrotestosterone, otherwise known as DHT. DHT is a male sex hormone that causes hair follicles to […]
More than 90,000 people in the United States are awaiting kidney transplants, with wait-times that can be five, seven, even 10 or more years, but new research from a team in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital and other centers, show more options for cutting […]
A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that this approach was superior to virus detection alone for diagnosing COVID-19 disease. Point-of-care testing—in other words, testing patients as soon as they arrive at the hospital—is essential […]
Endo warriors! Olivia Culpo, Julianne Hough and more stars have become fierce advocates for women’s health — especially when it comes to endometriosis. Endometriosis causes abnormal tissue growth in and around the uterus, and is one of the leading causes of infertility in women. The condition occurs in as many as 1 in 10 women, […]
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on the track of a gene that might play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The research team is studying a gene called BIN1, which was first linked to Alzheimer’s disease in 2009. In a paper recently published online in eLife, the team shows […]
“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman died last week 4 years after being diagnosed with colon cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Findings suggest that colorectal cancer rates are roughly 20 percent higher in African Americans than non-Hispanic whites, […]
The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election. The head of the Food and Drug […]
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have different ideas about how to raise kids. But the former couple prioritize coparenting for the sake of their children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. “You have to be on the same page. You have to cooperate,” the Batman actor explained to Today.com in November 2017. “If you recognize that you […]
