Category: 6. Health

Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim young…

A NEW medical study is raising questions about the reliability of artificial intelligence in breast cancer detection, revealing that nearly one in three cancers may be overlooked by current AI tools. But researchers say a specialised MRI…

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Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction — first to opioids, and then to the very medication meant to help him quit.

The man had stumbled on research by Grigson,…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday declared an end to the…

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Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has emerged as the gold standard for anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients since 2015.¹ Clinical trials demonstrated that EVT after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) was non-inferior…

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Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) represent a significant healthcare challenge, regardless of whether they occur from traumatic incidents, osteoporosis-induced bone weakening, or pathological etiologies. VCFs are associated…

A JOINT National Patient Safety Alert has been issued after healthcare providers across England reported cases in which patients’ penicillin allergies were incorrectly recorded as penicillamine allergies in electronic prescribing and…