Living near a dry cleaner may come with an unexpected Parkinson’s disease link
A nationwide Medicare study found a clear distance-response pattern between residential proximity to dry cleaners and Parkinson’s disease,…
Drug development has a $2 billion problem. AI is finally solving it
Developing a new drug now costs pharmaceutical companies more than $2 billion on average, and takes upward of…
Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people’s data at risk
security Unlimited Technology Systems says names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and insurance details may have been swiped A…
Trump is laying waste to the agency that keeps hospital patients safe | Robert B Shpiner
When I started my training in 1980, we accepted an arithmetic that would now be indefensible. Central lines,…
AI finds previously undetected health risks during sleep studies
By Nancy Lapid Aug 5 (Reuters) – We also report on another promising experimental non-opioid pain drug for…
Viagra could do more than advertised as study reveals surprising health superpower
Viagra could do more than give men a boost in the bedroom, as new research suggests it may…
Teenage orthopaedic implant silently migrated into a young woman’s pelvis years later; robotic surgery prevented a potentially catastrophic injury |
Metal implant from teenage orthopaedic surgery travelled into the pelvis years later; Kolkata doctors performed a high-risk robotic…
The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial
The rise in children and young people with mental health problems makes this week’s announcement of a new…
US sees jump in nausea cases among marijuana users in hospitals
In the past year, the US has seen a jump in frequent marijuana users going to the hospital…
Philips expands patient monitoring ecosystem
Building a connected monitoring ecosystem to support transitional care The partnerships expand the range of continuous patient…
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk earnings show widening divide in GLP-1 market
The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos. Mike Blake | Tom Little | Reuters The diverging paths of…
Health regulator AHPRA apologises for breaching doctor privacy in bulk email
The national healthcare watchdog has inadvertently identified more than 100 doctors, nurses and other practitioners who were offered…