Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Huge rise in Mpox cases in DR Congo: govt
The Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an "exponential rise" in the number of monkeypox cases, the government said Saturday.
Jul 21, 2024
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Health
Heart experts have tips on staying safe in the summer heat
As Americans brace themselves for another summer of brutal heat and humidity, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns that heart patients need to take extra precautions to protect themselves.
Jul 6, 2024
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Health
Taking Ozempic or other weight-loss meds? Watch your diet to avoid 'exchanging one problem for another,' says dietitian
GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro have emerged as a game-changer for weight loss, slowing digestion and increasing how satiated you feel after eating. But South Florida dietitians caution that taking weight-loss ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here's what to know
Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way—by amplifying the side effects of many common medications.
Jul 12, 2024
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Diabetes
Sitting time linked to mortality in adults with diabetes
Adults with diabetes who meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity may offset the risk of mortality that is associated with excessive sitting time, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Highly accurate AI model can estimate lung function just by using chest X-rays
If there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest X-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they can't use them to tell if ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Study identifies 18 proteins linked to heart failure, frailty
An analysis of blood samples from thousands of study participants, led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, revealed 18 proteins associated with both heart failure and frailty, conditions that commonly develop ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Health informatics
ChatGPT still not very good at diagnosing human ailments
A team of medical researchers at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that despite being trained on terabytes of data, the LLM ChatGPT is still not good at diagnosing human ailments. In ...
Medical research
AI brain images create realistic synthetic data to use in medical research
An AI model developed by scientists at King's College London, in close collaboration with University College London, has produced three-dimensional, synthetic images of the human brain that are realistic and accurate enough ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds
Long COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%, say researchers at Washington University.
Jul 31, 2024
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