Piezo1-dependent activation of stromal cells ignites muscle inflammation in exercise and injury and is associated with inflammaging
Furman, D. et al. Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span. Nat. Med. 25,…
Most flu deaths this century were recorded in 2025, ABS finds
There were more deaths associated with influenza last year than any other year this century, according to the…
Tuberculosis bacteria stiffen cell membranes to evade immune destruction
Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery…
Whooping cough cases hit record high after ‘potentially catastrophic’ vaccine rate drop, experts say
A “potentially catastrophic” decline in Australia’s childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of…
Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study
The study employed a between-subjects design with three treatment groups and a control. Before the treatment phase, participants…
Climate change accelerates AMR in western pacific region
As temperatures rise and weather extremes intensify, new evidence reveals how climate stress and weak health systems are…
Scaling medical AI across clinical contexts
Jiang, L. Y. et al. Health system-scale language models are all-purpose prediction engines. Nature 619, 357–362 (2023). Article …
A common diabetes drug may prevent long COVID when taken early
Large clinical trials and real-world data point to a familiar diabetes drug as a simple, safe way to…
Nearly Half of CDC Surveillance Databases Halted Updates
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Widespread data interruptions: Nearly half (46%) of frequently updated CDC health surveillance databases had…
Why humans can’t make vitamin C in our bodies
Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost the ability to make vitamin C. It’s long been unclear why,…
Holistic evaluation of large language models for medical tasks with MedHELM
Papers with Code. Question answering on MedQA (USMLE). https://paperswithcode.com/sota/question-answering-on-medqa-usmle (2024). Khosravi, M., Zare, Z., Mojtabaeian, S. M. &…
An LLM chatbot to facilitate primary-to-specialist care transitions: a randomized controlled trial
Ethics approval The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College and the local medical ethics…