Your Doctor Is Most Likely Consulting This Free AI Chatbot, Report Says
How would you like it if, when stumped or just in need of some help with an unfamiliar…
Health panel approves coverage for iPS cell-derived Parkinson’s disease treatment
An advisory panel to the health minister on Wednesday approved Sumitomo Pharma’s Parkinson’s disease treatment Amchepry, which costs…
EFSA gives positive safety opinion on NMN
EFSA considers a daily intake of 300 mg of NMN to be safe for the general population, excluding…
Brain controlled hearing technology helps people isolate voices in crowds
Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology…
He Was Told His Insurance Wouldn’t Pay for His Medication, so He Found a Way to Force Coverage
Pexels A patient shares how his insurance company denied him basic medication but he found his way around…
Metformin targets the gut instead of the liver to lower glucose
For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly…
Diabetes Detection Needs Better Tools. They’re on the Way
For decades, a diabetes diagnosis has relied largely on measuring blood sugar and seeing whether it crosses a…
Antiviral nasal spray secures multimillion‑dollar boost
Key takeaways
A nasal spray developed by UCLA virologists works by disabling molecules on the surface of…
Largest blood protein genetics study reveals new precision medicine opportunities
Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London’s Precision…
Some 15% of hospitals in Japan report sexual abuse
Sexual abuse of patients has occurred at 15.5% of hospitals and other medical facilities in Japan, a government…
Dangerous water bead ingestions increase among young children
A new study reveals that ingestions of water beads by young children have surged in recent years. Researchers…
Maternal screening could help prevent deadly forms of leukemia
A deadly form of leukemia may be stopped before it ever develops by introducing targeted maternal screening in…