Masks Off! The Best Prime Day Deals That’ll Brighten Your Teeth And Smile
If you’ve been fully vaccinated and you’re ready to let your face mask fly, it’s entirely possible you haven’t given your teeth a good look since before your days of social distancing. If your smile could use a little brightening up, now’s the time to score some major deals on white strips, electric toothbrushes, whitening […]
Opinion | ‘They Do Not Have the Right Tools to Do This Job’: What We Heard This Week
“They are fully aware they do not have the right tools to do this job.” — Sebastian Palmqvist, MD, PhD, of Lund University in Sweden, discussing why primary care physicians need blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more effectively. “There was just such resistance.” — Steven Green, PhD, of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, […]
Clinical Note Writing App Powered by GPT-4 Set to Debut This Year
The first fully automatic clinical documentation application powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 is scheduled to be widely released later this year, Nuance and Microsoft announced. This latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered application, known as Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, will be able to create an automatic clinical note based on recordings of patient visits, said Diana Nole, […]
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Can Also Benefit From Fully Closed-Loop System
Even patients with type 2 diabetes can benefit from using a fully closed-loop insulin delivery system, also known as an artificial pancreas, according to an open-label crossover trial. In the randomized trial of 28 adults, patients spent a greater average proportion of time in target glucose range — 70 to 180 mg/dL (3.9 to 10.0 […]
Robotic Surgery Proves Its Mettle for Liver Cancer
Fully robotic liver resection was safe and effective for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared with open liver resection, a cohort study found. Propensity score-matched analysis showed “better perioperative tolerability … based on clinical, oncologic, and technical criteria” compared with open resection, reported Fabrizio Di Benedetto, MD, PhD, of the University of Modena and Reggio […]
Women’s heart attacks are often missed: This gene may help explain why
When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes. According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor Jennifer Dungan, many of the current symptom profiles and lab tests for heart disease do not accurately […]
Patients With HIV at Higher Risk for COVID Breakthrough Infections
Patients with HIV who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were more likely to develop a breakthrough infection, according to a study of the Corona-Infectious-Virus Epidemiology Team (CIVET)-II cohort. Among nearly 114,000 fully vaccinated patients, those with HIV had a 28% higher risk of breakthrough infection compared with those without HIV (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.28, […]
Automated nutrition app can help people follow healthier diet
People could benefit from fully automated personal nutritional advice, as a new research paper shows that an app improved healthy diet in clinical trials. A paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research today (Mon 25 April 22) shows how the eNutri app developed by researchers in human nutrition and biomedical engineering at the […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope reaches major milestone as mirror unfolds
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations. A joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history — from within our […]
More Than 234,000 Pounds of Meat Products Recalled Due to Listeria – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 Nearly 235,000 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products were recalled by Michigan-based Alexander & Hornung on Sunday due to possible listeria contamination. There are no confirmed reports of illness associated with the products that were sold across the United States, according to the […]