The ‘postcode lottery’ for hip and knee replacements is still strongly in force
Lynette Wall is waiting to find out if she will get a knee replacement. Photo: RNZ / Cole…
Health minister visits Bristol GP surgery using AI for notes
A GP surgery was commended by the health minister for using artificial intelligence (AI) to try to make…
Endometriosis can take years to diagnose. A ‘smart’ sanitary pad could speed up the process.
Imagine spending years with painful cramps, heavy bleeding, fatigue and fertility struggles, all while bouncing from doctor to…
Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeons used torches in power cut
Surgeons at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) were forced to halt a spinal operation and close the wound…
Noom Launches Microdose GLP-1 Program, Enabling Weight Loss
70% of Noom members receiving microdoses of GLP-1 with lifestyle support report no side effects, while experiencing significant…
UnitedHealth’s Meta Moment? Bleeding Out Or Just A Bad X-Ray? – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH)
UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH is enduring one of the most brutal drawdowns in its history—down 22% in a…
Patients trial blood test for detecting early-stage cancers
Hundreds of patients in Hampshire and Dorset are taking part in a trial for a blood test aimed…
Millions of women get UTIs each year. An antibiotic 30 years in the making is finally offering hope.
Most UTIs, or urinary tract infections, are anything but subtle. When you’ve got one, you constantly feel like…
Medical team in Türkiye saves baby born with organs outside body
At just 34 weeks, little Deniz Kaan came into the world fighting the most brutal battle imaginable. Born…
Most US adults have hearts older than their actual age. How old is yours?
Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Most U.S. adults have a “heart age” several years older than their chronological…
Germ-killing UV lights modestly cut overall rates of respiratory infection in nursing homes
Dr_Microbe / iStock An analysis of data from a large US healthcare system reveals some of the geographic…
Efforts underway to end race-based assessments of lung function
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A multi-institutional team, including physicians and researchers who successfully proposed updates to national guidelines,…