Medications
FDA approves first test to spot folks at high risk of opioid use disorder
A newly approved test can determine whether a person has a genetically driven risk of becoming addicted to opioids.
Dec 21, 2023
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Health
Research finds animated short videos are effective in sharing environmental health information
Air pollution is a major health risk that is only getting worse due to climate change. However, many health professionals feel they are not equipped to sufficiently address these impacts.
Dec 19, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How much does a shrunken blastocyst adversely affect implantation and pregnancy?
Obstetricians and gynecologists at Toho University, Japan examined 1,331 cases of frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles and found that blastocysts showing shrinkage at the time of transfer had a low success rate in terms of ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Health informatics
Revealing the landscape of software as a medical device industry
There has been a surge in academic and business interest in software as a medical device (SaMD). It enables medical professionals to streamline existing medical practices and make innovative medical processes such as digital ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Medical research
Report: Nazi doctors weren't just 'a few bad apples.' Simplistic stories won't help guard against future medical abuses
Extraordinary evil involves a total moral collapse across society caused by failure of individual humanity and ethical judgment. This was the conclusion of the philosopher Hannah Arendt after witnessing the trial of Adolf ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Medications
New doctors should pass a prescribing skills test before they qualify to improve safety for patients, says study
The UK Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is a medical exam with strong stakeholder support and is associated with increased confidence in prescribing and decreased reporting of medication-related patient harm. The PSA is ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Study reveals untapped potential to increase eye donations needed for sight-restoring surgeries
A new study has found there is significant scope to increase the number of eye donations from patients cared for in hospice and palliative care settings—donations which are desperately needed for sight-restoring surgeries.
Nov 2, 2023
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Health
TV shows depicting inaccurate childbirths need safety warnings, say researchers
U.K. television programs showing inaccurate birthing practices should require safety recommendations for viewers to avoid misinterpretations by the public.
Oct 19, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Race matters when prescribing hormone therapy for menopausal women
Michael Jackson may have sung "it don't matter if you're black or white," but when it comes to prescribing hormone therapy, it appears that race may definitely matter. That is according to a new study, presented at the 2023 ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medical gaslighting: When conditions turn out not to be 'all in the mind'
Gaslight, a psychological thriller starring Ingrid Bergman, was a box-office hit when it was released in 1944, but its time in the limelight could have ended there. However, the ruse employed by its villain gave the work ...
Sep 19, 2023
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