New poll shows young adults lack practical healthcare management skills
Many young adults may be entering adulthood without the practical skills needed to manage their own healthcare, suggests…
Study links inherited genetics to cancer susceptibility and progression
Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our…
Semaglutide and tirzepatide linked to fewer alcohol-related hospital visits
A large US health-record study suggests newer GLP-1 drugs may reduce alcohol-related acute-care visits, but the findings remain…
Handheld breathalyzer enables precise monitoring of fat metabolism
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a portable measuring device that detects the metabolic marker acetone in breath…
Universal RSV vaccination programme could free up thousands of hospital beds
International evidence had shown immunisation programmes reduced hospitalisations from respiratory syncytial virus by up to 90%, easing winter…
Patient suffers spinal fracture amid Waitākere Hospital staffing shortages
Bethell believed the incident could have been avoided had her team been fully staffed and able to check…
Study: Why First Nations children still face health care inequalities
A new study finds that First Nations Children still face long-standing inequalities in health care access in Canada…
New study uses sleep monitoring and AI to detect Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa in Leganés, part of the…
Major League Baseball: Oakland Athletics rookie hospitalised after rupturing testicle
The club said he is resting comfortably after the operation at St Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. “Yep,…
Oral drug avatrombopag reduces chemotherapy treatment delays, trial finds
In a phase 2 trial of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, avatrombopag helped 70% of those receiving chemotherapy to…
Missing ancestry data in single-cell atlases threatens fair medicine
The single-cell “atlases” that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial…
Gentle electroacupuncture effectively promotes nerve repair in facial paralysis
Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) affects around 38 out of every 100,000 people in China, leaving 2% to 29%…