Category: 6. Health

Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the main culprits. Antibiotics are often taken when not needed, such as for viral illnesses like the common cold, or stopped midway through a treatment course. In some regions, antibiotics can even be…

• New research suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the risk of dementia.
• This isn’t the first study to link the vaccine with a lowered risk of the disease.
• Doctors say this underscores the importance of getting the vaccine.

There are a slew of

The world’s first blood test designed to help clinicians distinguish unipolar depression from bipolar disorder, myEDIT-B has demonstrated a high level of acceptability and clinical utility to psychiatrists and their…

MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hello Heart, the digital leader in preventive heart health, today announced the launch of Nia, the world’s first AI heart health assistant. Nia is an always-on, trusted companion designed to transform…

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems.

Study: The evolving burden of drug use disorders: a…

Cohort characteristics

Study enrollment was performed from January 2021 to February 2024. The study cohort comprised participants with a median age of 53 years (Table 1). The racial distribution was predominantly White (83.7%), followed by Black…

In this retrospective study, we found that the incidence of CA-AKI was 7.6%(13/171) in patients with hemoptysis treated with concomitant CTA and BAE within a short time (24 h). In addition, a proportion of those patients were known to have risk…