The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act was just introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Buchanan (R-FL) and Schakowsky (D-IL), demonstrating bipartisan support and resolve to drive this bill over the finish line this year. The SAFE Act of 2023 would simply add equines (horses, donkeys, mules, ponies) to an existing, uncontroversial […]
The mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by excessive electrical activity in the brain, remain unknown. Now, using a novel radiotracer ([11C]K-2, the first technology to visualize and quantify α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor (AMPAR) in the living human brain), researchers from Japan have been able to offer insight into the role […]
In a recent study published in the Nutrition Journal, researchers investigated whether the protective effects of consuming tea against hypertension and mortality interact with alcohol intake among Chinese individuals. Study: Alcohol intake masked the protective effects of tea consumption against all-cause mortality and blood pressure progression: Findings from CHNS cohort, 1993–2011. Image Credit: iroKlyngz/Shutterstock.com Background Tea is […]
In a recent study published in the Radiology Journal, researchers performed a prospective exploratory analysis to assess the performance of artificial intelligence (AI)-based ChatGPT on radiology board–style examination questions between February 25 and March 3, 2023. Study: Performance of ChatGPT on a Radiology Board-style Examination: Insights into Current Strengths and Limitations. Image Credit: MMDCreative/Shutterstock.com Background ChatGPT, based […]
Human milk (HM) contains a wide range of biologically active components that include estrogens and progesterone. Although maternal estrogens and progesterone levels drop rapidly after birth, they remain detectable in HM across lactation. Not many studies have explored the impact of HM estrogens and progesterone on the growth and health of breastfed infants. Therefore, it […]
A new secondary analysis of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2023, Dublin May 17-20) and published in the journal Obesity shows that almost half (45%) of the adolescents assigned to semaglutide in the trial managed to lose enough weight to drop below the clinical cutoff for obesity. […]
AURORA, Colorado — Do you ask your patients about their sexual health? Many providers do not broach the topic — whether because they lack the time, feel awkward, or their patients have other, more pressing concerns to discuss. Yet nearly half of women experience some form of sexual dysfunction, such as low sex drive, pain […]
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Photo: VA.gov The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has arrived at a new electronic health record deal with Oracle, following five years marked by rollout challenges and performance problems that have impacted veterans’ care – resulting in reported harm to at least 149 patients – and recently to the temporary halt of the VA EHR modernization program. WHY IT MATTERS The […]
Vigorous exercise does not appear to increase the risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. HCM is a rare, inherited disorder that causes the heart muscle to become thick and enlarged and affects 1 in 500 people worldwide. It […]
