Health informatics
South African men are much more likely to die from TB than women—here's why
Around the world, men are more likely to get TB and to die from it than women.
Sep 29, 2023
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Medications
Contaminated drug causes vision loss for dozens of Pakistan diabetics
Dozens of diabetes patients in Pakistan suffered vision loss after being given a contaminated drug, a provincial health official said Tuesday.
Sep 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Patient communication preferences for prostate cancer screening discussions: A scoping review
In a study published in Annals of Family Medicine, members of the University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine conducted a scoping review to understand men's communication preferences when they discuss prostate cancer ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Video: What Black men need to know about prostate cancer
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It's one of the leading causes of cancer death among all men. However, Black men are disproportionately hit hard by the disease. One in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rates of sexual dysfunction high in patients with schizophrenia
There is a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Sep 18, 2023
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Health
Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research
Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday.
Sep 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury
High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services. In the face of firearm injury, urban Black men ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
AI confirms tracheal tube position on chest radiography
According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Lunit (Seoul, Korea) identified improperly positioned endotracheal tube (ETTs) on ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Health
One in three female surgeons in UK have been sexually assaulted: survey
Nearly a third of female surgeons in Britain have been sexually assaulted by a colleague in the past five years, according to a study published Tuesday and described as a "MeToo moment" for surgery.
Sep 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For older men, treating urinary symptoms may lead to lower mortality risk
Effective treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men aged 50 or older is associated with a lower risk of death over the next few years reports a study in the October issue of The Journal of Urology.
Sep 11, 2023
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