Medications
FDA warns of dangerous counterfeit eyedrops
Certain copycat eyedrops may be contaminated and could give users an antibiotic-resistant eye infection, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Feb 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Despite US suicide epidemic, medical students still don't receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
Suicide in the U.S. is a societal epidemic and a staggering public health crisis that demands attention from medical experts.
Feb 1, 2024
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Health
A prescription for improving medical communication
As we approach the four-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, health misinformation continues to be pervasive and negatively impact public health. The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that, in ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds BIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID burdens
A study appearing in Frontiers in Public Health reports that BIPOC individuals who were infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health and work loss than did similarly infected white participants.
Jan 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals the economic burden for patients with vitiligo in the US is significant
A novel study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, shows that patients with vitiligo incur significantly higher health care costs than people without this skin condition. The findings reveal an unmet need for cost-effective ...
Jan 31, 2024
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As Tunisia's economy falters, medical tourism flourishes
At a fertility clinic in Tunis, Bintou Yunoussa hopes doctors can finally help her conceive—one of more than two million foreigners who travel to Tunisia annually for medical procedures.
Jan 31, 2024
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Health
Powerful video amplifies end-of-life patient voices
The End-of-Life Essentials team at Flinders University—part of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences—created The Patient's Perspective video to emphasize that patient input is needed to improve health care, patient ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Health informatics
Review reveals potential uses and pitfalls for generative AI in the medical setting
A narrative review from authors at Stanford University provides important insights for clinicians considering using large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in their routine practice, including suggestions for usage and ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Health informatics
Q&A: How AI will, and won't, change health care in 2024
Muhammad Mamdani understands why people are wary of artificial intelligence having a say in their health care—but he's even more concerned about the patients who are waiting to benefit from the potentially life-saving benefits ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Health
Preterm birth may later impact cardiovascular and muscular health
Adults born very preterm have poorer cardiorespiratory health than those born at term, suggests a new study led by Université de Montréal professors Thuy Mai Luu and Anne-Monique Nuyt, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine.
Jan 24, 2024
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