Treatments tailored to you: How AI will change NZ health care, and what we have to get right first

by Arindam Basu,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates

Updated on: March 27,2024

Treatments tailored to you: How AI will change NZ health care, and what we have to get right first

by Arindam Basu,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates

Updated on:March 27,2024

Study demonstrates how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate readings in people with darker skin tones

by University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPulse oximeters—one of the most common medical devices used in global health care—can provide significantly overestimated oxygen saturat

Updated on: March 23,2024

Study demonstrates how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate readings in people with darker skin tones

by University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPulse oximeters—one of the most common medical devices used in global health care—can provide significantly overestimated oxygen saturat

Updated on:March 23,2024

Czechs see record spread of whooping cough

Credit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.Doctors ha

Updated on: March 19,2024

Czechs see record spread of whooping cough

Credit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 3,000 Czechs have caught whooping cough so far this year, the highest figure since the 1960s, with teenagers the worst hit, health authorities said Friday.Doctors ha

Updated on:March 19,2024

UK unveils plan to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday."You talk

Updated on: March 27,2024

UK unveils plan to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday."You talk

Updated on:March 27,2024

Even a little less carb intake can help folks with type 1 diabetes

by Carole Tanzer MillerIt may not take as strict a diet as thought to keep type 1 diabetes under control: New Swedish research shows that a moderate low-carb diet still helped people with type 1 diabe

Updated on: March 16,2024

Even a little less carb intake can help folks with type 1 diabetes

by Carole Tanzer MillerIt may not take as strict a diet as thought to keep type 1 diabetes under control: New Swedish research shows that a moderate low-carb diet still helped people with type 1 diabe

Updated on:March 16,2024

Research shows irregular sleep rhythm challenges the health of middle-aged people

by University of OuluSleep regularity quartiles showing the increasing standard deviations (increasing irregularities) of bedtime, wake-up time, and time in bed. Credit:Journal of Act

Updated on: March 23,2024

Research shows irregular sleep rhythm challenges the health of middle-aged people

by University of OuluSleep regularity quartiles showing the increasing standard deviations (increasing irregularities) of bedtime, wake-up time, and time in bed. Credit:Journal of Act

Updated on:March 23,2024

How stigma hurts trans health

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay from PexelsFor transgender and nonbinary people, feeling connected to one's community may alleviate the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to

Updated on: March 21,2024

How stigma hurts trans health

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay from PexelsFor transgender and nonbinary people, feeling connected to one's community may alleviate the adverse health effects of chronic exposure to

Updated on:March 21,2024

Many type 2 diabetes patients lack potentially lifesaving knowledge about their disease, researchers find

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of milli

Updated on: March 19,2024

Many type 2 diabetes patients lack potentially lifesaving knowledge about their disease, researchers find

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of milli

Updated on:March 19,2024

Wristband monitors provide detailed account of air pollution exposure

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthHeat map of the statistical significance of Spearman correlations between PAH compounds and questionnaire variables. Questionnaire desc

Updated on: March 21,2024

Wristband monitors provide detailed account of air pollution exposure

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthHeat map of the statistical significance of Spearman correlations between PAH compounds and questionnaire variables. Questionnaire desc

Updated on:March 21,2024

A social worker explains how to improve quality of life for the growing population of family caregivers

by Kathy L. Lee,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationMillions of Americans havebecome informal family caregivers: people who provide family members or friends with unpaid assistance in

Updated on: March 26,2024

A social worker explains how to improve quality of life for the growing population of family caregivers

by Kathy L. Lee,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationMillions of Americans havebecome informal family caregivers: people who provide family members or friends with unpaid assistance in

Updated on:March 26,2024

Bowel Habits and Brain Power: Unveiling the Hidden Connection

Updated on: July 15,2024

Bowel Habits and Brain Power: Unveiling the Hidden Connection

Updated on:July 15,2024

More 'navigators' are helping women travel to have abortions

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an ab

Updated on: March 27,2024

More 'navigators' are helping women travel to have abortions

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an ab

Updated on:March 27,2024