Influencers promoting ‘overwhelmingly’ misleading information about medical tests on social media
Influencers are promoting “overwhelmingly” misleading information about medical tests on Instagram and TikTok, according to a global University of Sydney-led study published today in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analysed almost…
Researchers identify potential link between retinal changes, Alzheimer’s disease
A team of scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may…
Breast-conserving surgery improves sexual well-being compared to breast reconstruction
For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic…
COVID. EDCD, no evidence that the novel coronavirus identified in bats can be transmitted to humans
While the study provides valuable laboratory characterisation data on the virus’ ability to bind to human ACE2 receptors, it cannot be seen as evidence of an infection or transmission risk…
AIFA and the Malta Medicines Authority sign a memorandum of understanding
The President of the Italian Medicines Agency Robert Nisticò and the Director of the Malta Medicines Authority Anthony Serracino-Inglott have signed a strategic partnership agreement on pharmaceuticals, with the aim…
Adults don’t trust health care to use AI responsibly and without harm
A study finds that 65.8% of adults surveyed had low trust in their health care system to use artificial intelligence responsibly and 57.7% had low trust in their health care…
Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we’re not alone
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. The…
New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, the Tallaght Institute of Memory and Cognition and St James’s Hospital, Dublin are exploring the ability of a new blood test, plasma p-tau217, to detect…
A diabetes, heart failure and kidney disease medication (sotagliflozin) is the first of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes
Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly reduce heart attack and…
NIH study finds infection-related hospitalizations linked to increased risk of heart failure
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that adults who were hospitalized for a severe infection, such as respiratory infections or sepsis, were more than twice…