AI-Assisted Mammograms Could Be a Big Advance: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can safely be used to help radiologists review mammogram images and detect breast cancers, early results from an ongoing clinical trial show.A single radiologist aided b…
Learn MoreLong Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that’s long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department. The m…
Learn MoreSome Lots of Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Due to ‘Reduced Effectiveness’
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an active ingredie…
Learn MoreFitness Routine Helps First Lady Jill Biden Build ‘Inner Strength’
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden gains at least some of her inner strength by working on her physical strength.Featured in the September issue of Women’s Health magazine, Biden, 72, talks about waking at 5:45 a.m. most…
Learn MoreDoes Aspartame Cause Cancer? Here’s What an Expert Wants You to Know
Following the recent decision of a World Health Organization (WHO) agency to classify aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” many may be left wondering whether it is safe to use the popular artificial sweetener.What exactly does this mean, an…
Learn MoreCould Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being exposed to lead while in the womb or during early childhood may increase a person’s chance of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult, a new review claims.To arrive at this conclusion, the review aut…
Learn MoreMaternity Care ‘Deserts’ Common Throughout America, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4% drop in birthin…
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