A new study found the FDA’s abortion pill decisions followed scientific evidence, as misleading claims about the drug’s safety continue to shape public understanding. And Google removed some health AI summaries after a Guardian investigation reported that AI-generated summaries contained false and potentially dangerous health information.
Todo comenzó con un curso de mecanografía en la escuela secundaria. Wanda Woods se matriculó porque su padre le dijo que dominar la mecanografía le ayudaría a encontrar trabajo. Y así fue, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) federal la contrató como trabajadora extraescolar cuando estaba cursando el onceavo grado. El supervisor “me sentó delante…
“El futuro está aquí”, anunciaba el correo electrónico. Hilda Jaffe, que entonces tenía 88 años, les estaba diciendo a sus hijos que pensaba vender la casa familiar de Verona, Nueva Jersey. Había decidido empezar una nueva vida, por su cuenta, en un apartamento de una habitación en Hell’s Kitchen, en Manhattan. Catorce años después, Jaffe,…
Mental healthcare has the highest telehealth usage rate and the highest no-show odds, researchers report
State officials remain uncertain on how to enforce a requirement that many adult Medicaid enrollees show they’re working — even as one state launches its program this week — and they’re taking a variety of approaches to the job, including, in a handful of states, using artificial intelligence. A KFF survey of Medicaid officials from…
[Sponsored] Scheduled for May 8 at 1 pm ET, the conversation will include Morgan Cheatham, head of healthcare and life sciences at Breyer Capital, Gurdane Bhutani, founder and managing partner of MBX Capital, and will be moderated by Mercury Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences Ben Kromnick. The post What Do Early Stage Life Science…
Aldeyra said the FDA did not ask for another clinical trial for reproxalap in dry eye disease, but the drug’s mixed record in clinical testing warrants exploration about the reasons for failure, which could identify the appropriate patients for the eye drop. AbbVie holds an option to collaborate on commercialization of reproxalap. The post ‘Lack…
The cancer diagnosis came as a shock, disrupting Morgan Newman’s plans for launching her life. It was 2015, and she was working as a dental assistant in Des Moines, Iowa, while studying to become a social worker. After an abnormal result on her Pap smear, her doctor brought her back in to check the tissue…
Machine perfusion extends the viability of organs outside the body by circulating oxygen and nutrients through a specialized solution. This means organs can travel greater distances, medical teams have more time to make thoughtful decisions and patients have a better chance of getting a match. The post From Scarcity to Possibility: What Perfusion Technologies Mean…
These recommendations on how to care for babies who fail newborn screenings offer valuable lessons for public health officials, clinicians, and families. The post Beyond Newborn Screening: Four Essential Factors in Congenital Disease Care appeared first on MedCity News.
