IMAGE: Social media as a bioethics issue: several articles examine concerns raised by integrating social media platforms and artificial intelligence into medical practice, research, and public health. view more Credit: Courtesy of the artist, www.johnstuartstudio.com Social Media, E-Health, and Medical Ethics Mélanie Terrasse, Moti Gorin, and Dominic Sisti Given the profound influence of social media and…
IMAGE: New research from the WVU School of Medicine explores a parallel between how cancer grows and how a healthy eye renews its photoreceptors. Assistant professor Jianhai Du is studying the… view more Credit: Stock photo MORGANTOWN, W.Va.–How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction to churn out…
IMAGE: Evans, assistant professor in the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Science, says opioid addition ‘is probably the issue of the 21st century in terms of public health.’ view more Credit: UMass Amherst In what could serve as a model for tackling one of the nation’s top public health crises, a University of…
IMAGE: Michael Wiener, PhD, has developed what he believes will be a faster, easier way to explore the submicroscopic world. The Keck Foundation has backed his work with a $1 million… view more Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1…
HOUSTON — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $19.6 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support research, recruitment and prevention efforts. In total, MD Anderson and its projects received 20 percent of the $96 million in awards announced by CPRIT. MD Anderson awards included…
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – In recent years, kratom has become popular as a treatment for chronic or acute pain as well as mood conditions such as depression and anxiety. It is also often used to help with opioid withdrawal. While there is a perception that kratom is safe because it is classified as an herbal supplement,…
1,000 new PhDs created to drive AI transformation across industry, healthcare and climate change 16 new centres will work with 300 partners including Google, Rolls-Royce and AstraZeneca Future leaders will ensure ethical questions are a key component of developing new technologies One thousand new research and business leaders will be created to ensure the UK…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Leprosy has a history that has spanned centuries and societies across the globe. Yet, it continues to be a problem — even in the modern era. Sufferers from the chronic and infectious skin disease still face the social stigma and lack of medical care that people have endured since the origins of…
Bottom Line: An analysis of cervical precancers over a period of seven years showed that two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that have been targeted by vaccination since 2006 have declined, accounting for a smaller proportion of cervical disease. The study offers evidence that HPV vaccination reduced the incidence of infections that can lead to…
In the most comprehensive international comparison of its kind, a USC study found that the United States has the highest drug overdose death rates among a set of high-income countries. Drug overdose mortality has reached unprecedented levels in the United States, more than tripling over the past two decades. But is this a uniquely American…