Mothers who smoke are putting more than their own health at risk, suggests a study published today in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). Young men whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had ...
Dec 9, 2015
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The promise of genetic testing is charming doctors and patients who are eager to finally make a dent in rising obesity rates. After all, weighing too much is a risk factor for lots of chronic diseases and greatly affects ...
Jan 8, 2020
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A team of Australian and United States mental health researchers has found that combining new brain scan techniques with patient information about any early life trauma can predict with unprecedentedly high (80%) accuracy ...
Oct 11, 2016
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According to two new clinical guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP), uncomplicated diverticulitis can be treated in an outpatient setting without antibiotics. Patients with complicated disease should be ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have used a unique precision medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) tool called the Molecular Twin Precision Oncology Platform to identify biomarkers that outperform the standard test ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Q: Why is it important for my 10-year-old to get the HPV vaccine?
Apr 25, 2022
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More than 90 per cent of educational materials written for kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new study published in the June issue of the National Kidney Foundation's American ...
Jun 1, 2015
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A virtual patient named Denise may help future physicians feel more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk.
Jan 4, 2013
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A study in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute Cancer Spectrum looked at chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI), as they become popular resources for cancer information. They found these resources give accurate ...
Mar 18, 2023
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Kids are back in school and it's time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them.
Sep 17, 2023
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