Adults tend to need more medical care as they age, but coordinating that care can be stressful and strenuous for seniors. Getting in-person care and treatment can require “substantial time, effort and cost” for older adults and their partners or caregivers, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Led by Ishani Ganguli, an associate professor …
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Dr. AI will see you now. It might not be that far from the truth, as more and more physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to ease their busy workloads. Studies have shown that up to 10% of doctors are now using ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) made by OpenAI — but just how accurate are its responses? WHAT …
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Since 2020, the prevalence of medication abortions — triggered by what’s known as the abortion pill — has risen 10%. Medication abortions made up 63% of all abortions performed in the U.S. in 2023, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization headquartered in New York. Some 642,700 medication abortions were performed last year. IN ABORTION …
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It sounds like the stuff of horror films — but for people who are afflicted with a rare disorder, it’s a terrifying reality. A condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) causes facial features to appear distorted, according to researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. A study published in The Lancet revealed that a 58-year-old man reported seeing faces as distorted …
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As marijuana legalization heats up the competition among vendors nationwide, some experts are warning about the sneaky side effects of smoking it. Daily weed smoking could cause complications for heart health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) analyzed CDC data from 434,104 respondents …
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A simple blood test could detect colorectal cancer (CRC) with more than 80% accuracy, according to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, included nearly 8,000 people between the ages of 45 and 84, a press release stated. The results from the SHIELD blood test …
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Could artificial intelligence predict when your aging loved one will need long-term care? Approximately 70% of adults aged 65 years and older will require long-term care at some point in their lifetime, statistics show — and the time leading up to that can be fraught with uncertainty. One California company is looking to change that with its new AI platform …
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Retinoids are a very confusing topic, even for some dermatologists and skin care experts. Retinoid is the catch-all term used by professionals for skin care products that fall under this category. Retinol is most commonly found in an over-the-counter product, and Retin-A is the branded retinoid. ASK A DOC: ‘DO I NEED TO WASH MY FACE EVERY NIGHT?’ Tretinoin is …
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The future of cancer research is in good hands. Six high-school students in the U.S. are dedicated to making progress toward improving the diagnostics and treatment of the disease. The students were finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition hosted by the Society for Science in Washington, …
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Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that targets the lymphatic system. This type of cancer impacts the cells that are a part of one’s immune system, according to the American Cancer Society. There are several different kinds of lymphoma, including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin. BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS: COMMON TYPES, SIGNS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS Non-Hodgkin lymphoma specifically is one of the …
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