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One ovarian cancer fix: Removing the fallopian tubes
The most effective step to battling ovarian cancer may have little to do with ovaries and more to do with surgical removal of the fallopian tubes.
Study identifies method for improving AI diagnoses of chest X-rays
New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has identified methods for improving artificial intelligence (AI) diagnosis of heart and lung conditions using X-ray.
Few studies include photos of patients with psoriasis, finds review
Very few patients with psoriasis are depicted in scientific articles—only a fraction of those included in the research are represented in images. This is revealed by a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, together with researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The lack of images complicates communication with patients, according to the researchers.
ZNPHI seeks partnership with media to end anthrax
By GIDEON NYENDWA
THE Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) has called for enhanced partnership with the media in the fight against the outbreak of Anthrax.
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Younger people are more vulnerable to the damaging effects of high blood cholesterol and hypertension, study shows
Young people may be more susceptible to the effects of the risk factors for developing atherosclerosis. According to a study carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), younger people are especially vulnerable to the damaging effects of elevated blood cholesterol and hypertension, two of the major modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.
How can you define a ‘drug’? Nobody really knows, argues researcher
What’s a medical drug? Ask someone on the street and they’re likely to tell you it’s the kind of thing you take when you’re unwell.
With COVID surging, should I wear a mask?
COVID is on the rise again, with a peak likely over the holiday season.
Study forecasts as many as 1.06 billion people with ‘other’ musculoskeletal disorders by 2050
A category of musculoskeletal disorders of our joints, muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and spine are on the rise, and a new forecast is as many as 1.06 billion people—up from 464 million—will be living with related disabilities by 2050, placing even greater pressure on stretched health care systems.
Study finds possible early predictor of successful transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for major depression
A new study from UCLA Health researchers demonstrates that a novel treatment is effective in most patients with major depressive symptoms even after multiple failed courses of antidepressant medication. The treatment, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), may work even more rapidly than past findings have suggested, starting to alleviate symptoms as quickly as one week.