Disney princesses face hidden health risks, warn experts Although Disney princesses seem to live happily ever after, they face serious real world health hazards, warn experts in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Dec 16, 2024 1 39
Coaching trainees just before a procedure could improve patient safety, say researchers Giving inexperienced clinicians a quick coaching session with an expert just before they carry out a procedure boosts their success rate and could improve patient safety, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Dec 16, 2024 1 0
Study finds lower rates of death from Alzheimer's disease among taxi and ambulance drivers A new study raises the possibility that jobs that require frequent spatial processing—such as figuring out a taxi route or the best way to navigate to a hospital—could lead to lower rates of death from Alzheimer's disease. ... Dec 16, 2024 1 93
Researchers examine the legal and ethical aspects of AI in radiology Bart Custers and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from eLaw–Center for Law and Digital Technologies have contributed a chapter to the volume "AI Implementation in Radiology: Challenges and Opportunities in Clinical Practice." Dec 16, 2024 0 10
Paper-based biosensor offers pain-free diabetes monitoring via sweat Millions of people with diabetes track their glucose levels daily using finger-stick devices that draw and analyze their blood. But what if they could monitor it with just a sweat sensor? Dec 16, 2024 0 49
Diabetes drug linked to increased risk of severe eye condition Two independent studies from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) show that patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with the drug Ozempic have an increased risk of developing damage to the optic nerve of the eye, ... Dec 16, 2024 0 91
Health and economic costs from three toxic chemicals used in plastics estimated at $1.5 trillion for a single year A new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist estimates that the adverse health effects related to three toxic chemicals commonly found in plastics reached $1.5 trillion in a single year, in the ... Dec 16, 2024 2 41
Exploring the heterogeneity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease About 70% of obese people have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, MASLD is also found in lean people. Paradoxically, some effective pharmacological approaches to improve liver health ... Dec 16, 2024 0 0
Q&A: Researcher discusses studying ovaries to understand how we all age Ovaries are the fastest aging organ in the body, but the least studied organ in aging research. Dec 16, 2024 0 0
High-flow nasal oxygen noninferior to noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) is noninferior to noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for endotracheal intubation or death within seven days for most patients with acute respiratory failure, according to a study published online ... Dec 16, 2024 0 0
