Citing a lack of available data, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced Tuesday that it is unable to make a recommendation on whether clinicians should screen children and adolescents for lipid disorders. The task force said in a statement posted on its website that doctors should not view its not making a recommendation […]

(Reuters) – The European Union on Monday launched a project to collect and aggregate cancer imaging data in an effort to speed up innovation and early cancer diagnosis using artificial intelligence. The new European Cancer Imaging Initiative will give clinicians, researchers and innovators “easy access to large amounts of cancer imaging data”, the European Commission […]

It has been shown that the percentage of ankle fractures that undergo surgery could be substantially reduced, from more than 30 per cent to 10 in the most common type of fracture. The key is a clear-cut treatment routine that benefits both patients and caregivers, according to a doctoral dissertation at the University of Gothenburg. […]

You’ve heard of overnight oats, but have you also heard of overnight bagels? TikTok user Kate (@KateDavidsun) preps her breakfast bagels the night before — and no, she doesn’t just defrost frozen bagels she bought ahead of time at the store. She actually makes a single bagel from scratch using just four ingredients. “It’s late […]

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers evaluated the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC) infections during pregnancy on the health of mothers and their fetuses. They also assessed vaccine effectiveness during the Omicron wave. Study: Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of […]

Heavy metals such as lead and cadmium are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life. They are toxic when they accumulate in the human organism, potentially causing several health problems, but detecting them in body fluids requires expensive equipment and a controlled laboratory environment. Researchers at the University […]

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Urinary tract infections (UTI) are commonly diagnosed and treated in primary care. The gold standard for diagnosing a UTI is a urine culture. However, waiting for culture results delays treatment, so doctors often prescribe antibiotics while awaiting those results. Researchers modified a UTI detection algorithm developed and validated in an emergency room population to be […]

Women are being let down by the Government’s ‘glacial’ progress on making workplaces menopause-friendly, MPs warn A report called for urgent action to prevent menopausal women quitting jobs But ministers sparked fury by rejecting five of its recommendations outright Government has been accused of ignoring evidence for equality law reform Women are being let down […]

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law this past August, will make guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction more affordable for patients on Medicare, who currently face high out-of-pocket costs. These high costs are due to the inclusion of brand-name drugs in the regimens, including angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI) and […]