Housing insecurity is linked to an increased risk for death from any cause among patients with cancer, even after accounting for other social risks and…
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Artificial intelligence model outperforms clinicians in diagnosing pediatric ear infections
An artificial-intelligence (AI) model built at Mass Eye and Ear was shown to be significantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in…
How to manage your chronic illness at work
More than 15 million people have long-term conditions in the UK. These long-term or chronic illnesses are conditions that do not have a cure and…
Study finds significant increase in firearm assaults in states that relaxed conceal carry permit restrictions
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an…
Patients with chronic pain used less sick leave after spinal cord stimulation
People with long-term neuropathic pain took significantly fewer sick days from work after treatment with spinal cord stimulation, according to a study by researchers at…
What if some stress actually protects your body?
Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally…
Researchers discover how cancer cells can turn off the immune system to help tumors grow
When cancer arises in the body, it starts with tumor cells that rapidly grow and divide and eventually spread. But what enables these nascent tumor…
Returning to football after COVID-19 infection: New study shows Louisiana State University football players bounced back quickly from COVID
A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with LSU’s School of Kinesiology, LSU Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake researched how…
Study demonstrates for the first time that ticks weaken skin’s immune response
Until recently, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team led by Johanna Strobl and Georg Stary from…
Using machine learning to identify undiagnosable cancers
The first step in choosing the appropriate treatment for a cancer patient is to identify their specific type of cancer, including determining the primary site—the…