Category: 5. Health

A leader of the “AI Rights for Patients” effort spoke at a medical journal-sponsored webinar, but … [+] the overall message to attendees was far from clear. The Light Collective A webinar on artificial intelligence and the role of patients that was sponsored by one of the world’s most… Continue Reading

Amazon Pharmacy. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It all started with books, when Jeff Bezos dreamed of modernizing the marketplace and wanted to shift away from the age-old concept of brick-and-mortar bookstores. The idea was rapidly successful, and stores suddenly had to begrudgingly… Continue Reading

SWEDEN – NOVEMBER 11: Medal for the Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to British physicist George … [+] Paget Thomson (1892-1975) in 1937. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) SSPL via Getty Images The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world. In his will, Alfred Nobel, a… Continue Reading

Over a third of people with cancer fundraising on GoFundMe experience financial hardships due to … [+] medical expenses or factors such as lack of income or sick leave. getty One third of cancer-related fundraising pages on the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in the U.S. describe significant… Continue Reading

Fertility startups are struggling to reach women in need of reproductive health services on TikTok. Getty U.K.-based startup Hertility provides at-home hormone tests to help women assess their risk of fertility decline and make informed decisions about whether to consider treatment like IVF or… Continue Reading

China and the United States trade friction diagram getty The United States’s dominance in biotech innovation is crucial to our national interests and global security. In recent years, China has quickly become a powerhouse, bolstered by its biotech-friendly regulatory reforms and poised to soon… Continue Reading

If we want better outcomes, we need to change the way we pay for medical care. getty The latest Mirror, Mirror 2024 report from the Commonwealth Fund—a nonprofit organization that conducts independent research on global healthcare issues— delivers a grim diagnosis for American… Continue Reading

Mental health counselors and other experts encourage social media users to set boundaries that may … [+] help them steer clear of the most provocative posts and unchecked rumors. (Tim Lee/Raleigh News and Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Tribune News Service via Getty Images The… Continue Reading

A Black woman waits for a medical procedure or test. getty People from certain ethnic groups and those living in deprived areas are waiting longer for public healthcare in England, an analysis has shown. Researchers found Black children and young people wait longer in emergency departments than… Continue Reading

Precision nutrition entails understanding how the complex system of biological, behavioral, social, … [+] environmental, economic and other factors interact to affect what you eat and what happens to your health. Artificial intelligence (AI) can help figure out and integrate these… Continue Reading