COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children. Adults are skipping shots as well, even for vaccines with a long safety record. Jul 4, 2022 3 40
Probiotics don't improve poor vaginal health Pregnancy chances in IVF can be affected by many factors including the type of bacteria which naturally colonize the reproductive tract. 'Good' bacteria in the form of probiotics are of increasing interest in treating women ... Jul 4, 2022 0 4
1.7 million locked down in China's Anhui province China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19. Jul 4, 2022 0 33
Reducing the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF The world's first IVF baby, Louise Brown born in England in 1978, was conceived from a naturally developing follicle in her mother's ovary. However, as other groups around the world would quickly discover, the "natural cycle" ... Jul 4, 2022 0 2
Frozen sperm just as effective as fresh for insemination treatments Patients having intrauterine insemination for fertility treatment can be reassured that the use of cryopreserved sperm instead of fresh is not associated with inferior outcomes. The largest study of its kind, whose results ... Jul 4, 2022 0 2
Atezolizumab translates into survival benefit for bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity Researchers who treated a group of post-surgery bladder cancer patients with the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab have found that patients whose blood contained circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), responded very well to the treatment. Jul 4, 2022 0 7
New imaging technology less accurate than MRI at detecting prostate cancer, trial shows A team of researchers in Australia and New Zealand has found that MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than the newer, prostate-specific -PSMA PET/CT scanning technique. Jul 4, 2022 0 14
Only through international cooperation can AI improve patient lives The largest prostate cancer biopsy dataset—involving over 95,000 images—has been created by researchers in Sweden to ensure AI can be trained to diagnose and grade prostate cancer for real world clinical applications. Jul 4, 2022 0 3
Machine learning goes with the flow An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained to listen to patients pass urine is able to identify abnormal flows and could be a useful and cost-effective means of monitoring and managing urology patients at home. It ... Jul 4, 2022 0 15
Asthmatics may soon breathe easier thanks to new breakthrough New research led by Edith Cowan University has made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for the world's 262 million asthma sufferers. Jul 4, 2022 0 65