AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk
When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the dark about…
NIH funding and local employment
Funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have come under scrutiny since President Trump took office…
Do you know what’s in your DNA? If not, that’s a problem | Columns
Genetic information can be life-saving in a medical emergency, yet it’s still rarely collected from adults — even…
Systematic review of cost effectiveness and budget impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare
This systematic review synthesized economic evidence from 19 diverse clinical AI interventions across multiple specialties, demonstrating consistent clinical…
Is Your Period Tracking App Violating Your Privacy?
Period-tracking apps promise simplicity: a colorful calendar that predicts when your next cycle begins, reminders about ovulation, and…
Pregabalin overdoses increase – ABC listen
Preeya Alexander: I know you love to talk about your ailments, Norman… Norman Swan: Yeah, well, let’s take…
Dr. Robot will see you now? — Harvard Gazette
The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway. Medical robots today are pretty…
Thailand to host Global Wellness Summit 2026, set to drive wellness economy
The department’s deputy director-general, Somsak Kreechai, said the event will take place in Phuket. He emphasised that this…
How Sierra Leone beat back mpox
Pictures of sore, blistered genitals have gone viral in Sierra Leone in recent months. The gruesome photos showing…
US drug pricing shake-up threatens access to medicines in Europe – POLITICO
For European drugmakers there are still many unknowns about how the MFN scheme — and overall tariffs on…
Doctors in Gaza struggle to fight rare paralytic illness under Israeli blockade – POLITICO
Before October 2023, acute flaccid paralysis was “something strange and very rare,” with one or two cases turning…
Dependence Is Normal – Matthew Loftus
Human beings don’t like to be dependent. If you’ve ever broken a bone or had some other temporary…