When Claudia Salazar and her family migrated to San Elizario, Texas, a small city in El Paso county, they settled into a colonia – informal, low-income housing often found in rural parts along the US-Mexico border. Their house was small, but had enough room for her four kids, and before long, it felt like home.…
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A study of around 500,000 medical records has suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Researchers found 22 connections between viral infections and neurodegenerative conditions in the study of around 450,000 people. People treated for a type of inflammation of the brain called…
If you enjoy some good toilet technology, then I think “urine” for a treat. Starling Medical is poised to launch its at-home urine diagnostic patient-monitoring platform, dubbed “StarStream,” that doesn’t rely on the traditional catching containers or dipsticks. Now, if you’re thinking this technology sounds familiar, you would be correct: My colleague Haje Jan Kamps…
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alleviant Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a no-implant interatrial shunt for heart failure, today announced the closing of a $75 million equity financing co-led by S3 Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners. This financing will fund the company’s global pivotal trial, ALLAY-HF (Safety and Efficacy of the Alleviant System for No-Implant…
Axios on facebook Axios on twitter Axios on linkedin Axios on email Data: Arkansas Department of Health; Chart: Axios Visuals At the end of 2022, Arkansas had 89,855 medical marijuana cardholders — roughly 3% of the state’s population. By the numbers: Those patients spent a record $276.3 million to buy 50,600 pounds. Card carriers grew…
New York, NY (January 24, 2023) We are writing to let you know that the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has chosen to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report medical school rankings, effective immediately. The leadership of Icahn Mount Sinai has long believed that the U.S. News medical school rankings have…
Google has built an AI that can answer medical questions. However, it’s not as good as a human doctor and the company says it cannot yet perform safely in the real world Technology 20 January 2023 By Jeremy Hsu Google’s medical AI can answer common medical questions entered in search engines. Africa Studio/Shutterstock Google has…
Two artificial intelligence (AI) programs — including ChatGPT — have passed the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), according to two recent papers. The papers highlighted different approaches to using large language models to take the USMLE, which is comprised of three exams: Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence…
If you find yourself or a loved one in a medical emergency, your instincts and adrenaline take over quickly. But there are some mistakes people make frequently in these situations that can actually delay care, according to Dr. John Torres, NBC News senior medical contributor. In fact, there are five things Torres would never do…