Cart is empty Most antidepressants used for chronic pain are being prescribed with “insufficient” evidence of their effectiveness, scientists have warned.
Fighting racial bias in next-gen breast cancer screening
Breast cancer is one of the most common and deadly types of cancer, and the best outcomes stem from early detection. But some screening techniques may be less effective for people with darker skin.
Doctors and public health experts join calls for halt to AI R&D until it’s regulated
An international group of doctors and public health experts have joined the clamor for a moratorium on AI research until the development and use of the technology are properly regulated.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons strongly linked to raised rheumatoid arthritis risk
The amount of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH for short, is strongly linked to a person’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Sports medicine must up its game to break cycle of gender bias, urge doctors
Sports and exercise medicine must up its game to break the cycle of gender bias in the specialty, urge an international group of doctors in an editorial in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Systematic racism in health care boosted COVID-19 vaccine mistrust in Black communities, says study
The University of Ottawa’s Interdisciplinary Center for Black Health survey reveals the scope of coronavirus vaccine hesitancy in Black communities in relation to health care.
Why high blood pressure is known as the silent killer
Medical professionals call high blood pressure—also known as hypertension—the silent killer because it can go undetected for a long period of time and leads to death. Most people who have high blood pressure do not have any symptoms; testing is the only way to determine if someone has it.
Study discovers long COVID risk and symptoms vary in different populations
While the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have passed, the effects of post-COVID conditions on public health remain. A new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators has found that the risk of long COVID and its symptoms present very differently across diverse populations and suggests that further investigation is needed to accurately define the disease and improve diagnosis and treatment.
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis uncovers diverse and dynamic senescent cell populations
A new research paper titled “Single-cell transcriptomic analysis uncovers diverse and dynamic senescent cell populations” has been published in Aging.
New immunotherapy treatment targets respiratory viral infections
A University of Central Florida College of Medicine researcher has developed a new, more precise treatment for a major cause of illness around the world each year—acute respiratory viral infections.