Extended reality improves the mental and physical health of children with disabilities: Here is how“Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are using extended reality to help improve the mental and physical health of children with disabilities. Byron...
World Lung Cancer Day – August 1, 2024“Every year on August 1st, people around the globe come together to observe World Lung Cancer Day. This important health awareness day serves as a reminder of the ongoing battle against one of the most prevalent and deadly forms...
World Hepatitis Day 2024 It’s time for action“World Hepatitis Day, observed on 28 July, raises awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and cancer. This year’s theme is: It’s time for action. With a person dying...
Cancer is the biggest health concern among the public, poll reveals“Two-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about being told they have the disease—higher than for any other medical condition, including dementia and having a heart...
Thousands of Patients Are at Risk of Exposure to Possible HIV, Hepatitis“More than 2400 patients are being cautioned about the potential exposure to bloodborne diseases hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, because of a physician who did not follow infection control...
Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy Linked to Hearing Loss in Cancer Survivors“Patients with cancer who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy for an average of 14 years experienced significant hearing difficulties in everyday listening, according to study authors from the...
For better brain function, have a healthy diet starting young. But don’t worry, it’s never too late to start.“Here’s some food for thought: How you eat is linked to better brain function. New research finds that people who eat healthily throughout their...
The Role of AI in Empowering Early Lung Cancer Detection & Transforming Patient Outcomes“Lung cancer remains the single most common etiology of cancer-related mortality globally, with most patients diagnosed at advanced stages when treatment efficacy is limited....
FDA Permits Marketing of First Point-of-Care Hepatitis C RNA Test“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to Cepheid for the Xpert HCV test and GeneXpert Xpress System, the first hepatitis C virus (HCV) test that can be used to...
What Americans want from food: Energy, muscle strength, better health and less stress “What’s for dinner? It’s a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it—from cost to...
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