Racial, Sex-Linked Bias ID’d in Chest Radiography Foundation Models
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A chest radiography foundation model demonstrates racial and sex-related bias, which may lead to disparate performance across patient groups, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Radiology: Artific…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding in Infancy Tied to Healthier Weight Later for Kids
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What a baby eats, or how the baby eats, may have an impact on future weight and health, research has shown.A new study backs that up. It found that 9-year-olds who had been breast-fed for six months or more had…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding in Infancy Tied to Healthier Weight Later for Kids
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What a baby eats, or how the baby eats, may have an impact on future weight and health, research has shown.A new study backs that up. It found that 9-year-olds who had been breast-fed for six months or more had…
Learn MoreGerms Love Two Skin ‘Hot Spots’ on Your Body
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Grandma knew it all along: Certain places on the body are “hot spots” for unhealthy microbes.That notion — which the authors of a new study dubbed “the grandma hypothesis,” after grandma’s admonitions to clean …
Learn MoreMammograms: An Expert Overview on Why They’re So Important
SUNDAY, Oct. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms have long offered early detection of breast cancer, which is why getting them regularly is crucial to women’s health, one expert says. “There are several risk factors associated with breast cancer. A…
Learn MoreDrug Decriminalization Not Tied to Change in Fatal Drug Overdose Rates
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence of an association between legal changes that removed or substantially reduced criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon and Washington and subsequent fatal drug overdose rates, acc…
Learn MoreMost Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live.The Universi…
Learn MoreFDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools.Many Americans migh…
Learn MoreEl consumo excesivo de marihuana puede dañar el corazón
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Las personas que abusan de la marihuana podrían estar predisponiéndose a problemas cardíacos en el futuro, según informan investigadores canadienses.El nuevo estudio descubrió que las personas con l…
Learn MorePanel de la FDA rechaza medicamento experimental para Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Un panel asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) votó el miércoles de manera contundente en contra de recomendar un tratamiento experimenta…
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