Infections pose major but overlooked risks in people with diabetes
Infections should be considered a “health hazard” in people living with diabetes, with experts warning that current clinical…
Consumer wearables become the new gatekeepers of clinical health care
JMIR Publications today released a News and Perspectives expert analysis on consumer wearable platforms’ forays into the clinical…
Why frailty threatens the health of older adults, and what to do about it
Frailty is a medical syndrome that reduces the body’s reserves and makes it harder to fight illnesses and…
New molecule weakens glioblastoma and enhances immune response
A team of researchers from Brown University Health and Brown University has uncovered an important clue in the…
Older adults show high willingness for Alzheimer’s blood tests
Northwestern University psychologist Andrea Russell sees older adults with early cognitive impairment riddled with anxiety. Some worry a missed word or…
Hopes nurse practitioners will ease burden on regional GPs amid health care crisis
Nurse practitioners are helping ease some of the burden on doctors in rural areas as services look for…
AI eye exams accurately identify heart disease risk during routine visits
A new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular risk based on images of the eye…
Nepal and Afghanistan show how abrupt aid cuts can unravel essential care
Nepal and Afghanistan show how sudden donor withdrawal can disrupt contraception, nutrition, vaccination, primary care, and outbreak control,…
Psychiatrists’ use of biomarkers could open a new window into mental health diagnoses
Amanda Miller was 30 and pregnant with her second child in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when she developed depression. After…
Study on inhaler overuse highlights urgent need for better objective asthma monitoring
Bedfont® Scientific Limited, an innovative med-tech company specializing in medical breath analysis devices, welcomes the new study at…
New research on two million people quantifies how genetic risks overlap across diagnoses
A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists…
New Research Suggests Mammograms Could Offer Heart Health Insight
4 min readRecent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict…