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Healthcare exists at the confluence of significant trust and heightened cyber vulnerability. Patient records, medical equipment, diagnostic systems, and associated networks contain very sensitive personal information; unfortunately, advanced hackers are targeting…
The Code As Witness Authored by Steven C. Quay
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No book about the Covid-19 pandemic has yet succeeded in detailing as impressively and provocatively as The Code as Witness has just done. Written by physician-scientist Steven C. Quay, the 430-page…
CANADA – 2025/08/31: In this photo illustration, the United States Medicare logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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On April 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
Photo Illustration of the new Wegovy semaglutide tablets with injectable prescription weight loss medicines, Ozempic, Victoza and Wegovy. Its a prescription medicine used with a reduced calorie diet and physical activity. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A new study suggests that eating more ultra-processed foods could make it harder to stay focused and may contribute to factors linked to dementia, even among people who otherwise follow healthy diets.
Researchers from Monash University, the University of São Paulo, and Deakin University…
Millions of people worldwide live with obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep. New research in mice suggests that gut microbes and the compounds they produce may play a surprising role in protecting against some of the condition’s most…
Early summer is a valuable time for parents and young people to prepare for the transition to college in the fall.
As first-year college students arrive on campus every fall, a predictable pattern unfolds. Rates of heavy drinking spike, social pressures intensify, and the risk of sexual…
The review confirms that tea, particularly green tea, plays a crucial role in preventing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), obesity, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Tea’s neuroprotective effects, ability to reduce muscle loss in seniors, and its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial…
Scientists have identified a previously unknown mechanism that may be helping cancers evade the immune system. The discovery centers on SLAMF6, a molecule found on the surface of immune cells that can prevent T cells from mounting a strong attack against tumors. In experiments involving mice,…
The largest review ever conducted on opioid pain medications has found that these commonly prescribed drugs often offer only limited, short term relief for acute pain, and in some cases provide no meaningful benefit at all.
Researchers from the University of Sydney led the investigation, which…