At school dismissal one sunny October day in Pineville, Louisiana, then-9-year-old Anniston Fairbanks was headed toward her ride home when she realized she’d left her hoodie in her classroom. She ran back inside to retrieve it.
Cancer patient navigators can improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs
Roles for cancer patient programs, including navigators and associated digital tools should be funded in the health system, with new global research at Flinders University demonstrating that such programs can improve medical outcomes by increasing screening rates and reducing waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Adaptation to pharmacotherapy does not up smoking cessation in Black adults
For Black adults who smoke, adaptation to varenicline and/or bupropion plus nicotine patch (NP) does not improve abstinence rates compared with NP monotherapy, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open.
AI model for interpretation of EEGs similar to human experts
An artificial intelligence (AI) model for interpretation of routine clinical electroencephalograms (EEGs) demonstrates similar performance to human experts, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Neurology.
Fasting diets vs. cutting calories: Which works best?
A trendy form of intermittent fasting does seem to help people lose some weight—though it may be no better than old-fashioned calorie counting, a new clinical trial suggests.
FAZ keeps faith
…Kamanga says Copper Queens will come good after Euro camp
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup-bound team will recover to perform well at the global showpiece after the European camp which started with a 3-2 defeat to Ireland in an international friendly match played on Thursday at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.
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FDA approves Talzenna for metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Talzenna (talazoparib) with enzalutamide for homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Parents, caregivers generally support mental health screening
Most parents and caregivers support mental health screening for their child, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Deaf mice have nearly normal inner ear function until ear canal opens
For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists. Their previous studies indicate that this early auditory activity—before the onset of hearing—provides a kind of training to prepare the brain to process sound when hearing begins. The findings are published June 27 in PLOS Biology.
High-accuracy AI improves lung cancer detection
Assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.