Embarking on a fitness journey is always going to feel daunting. Deciding to sign up to a gym, especially, can be a huge first step for some. In a survey by sports and fitness equipment specialists, sweatband.com, 52% of respondents said they prefer to work out from home rather than in a gym. While the lockdowns proved just how great […]

Photo: Queen's Health Systems Because of Hawaii’s island geography and relative isolation, it faces unique challenges for delivery of healthcare services – a fact that staff members at Queen’s Health Systems in Honolulu, Hawaii, know all too well. This was true even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the main focus was provision of tertiary specialty services to patients living in […]

Female patients are more likely to experience adverse outcomes following common surgical procedures when treated by a male rather than a female surgeon, according to a new analysis of over 1.3 million surgery patients. The study found no difference in adverse outcomes in male patients treated by surgeons of either sex. Dr Christopher Wallis While the effect of patient and […]

Grief over the death of a beloved pet needs to be more recognized and respected, new University of Alberta research suggests. A study of women 55 and older living alone revealed intense feelings of sorrow after losing a companion animal, but they were careful about who they shared their feelings with, fearing a dismissive response, said Cary Brown, an occupational […]

New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body’s fat stores to fight infection. Image Credit: University of East Anglia The research, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop new approaches to treating people with bacterial infections. The research team say their work could one day help […]

A home-based tunneled peritoneal catheter (PeCa) drainage system provided significant relief for patients with refractory ascites who were not candidates for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). For these patients, the current standard of care is repeated large volume paracentesis, but this can require frequent hospital trips that can be costly and onerous. The PeCa system consists of one part that […]

Coparenting is hard under the best of circumstances, but it can be even more difficult during moments of grief and tragedy. Exes Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon seem to be above all the drama, though, as Carey reportedly reached out to her ex-husband following the death of his 5-month-old son Zen with Alyssa Scott. Zen died of brain cancer and […]

Liz Hurley says two friends found breast cancer after her campaign We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Recent coronavirus disruptions have thrown cancer services into chaos, […]

insights from industryJason Otterstrom PhD and Alexandra Lubin PhDApplication Scientist and Research AssociateIDEA Bio-Medical and UCL Cancer Institute In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Alex Lubin and Dr. Jason Otterstrom, about the use of deep learning powered automated microscopy and image analysis for in vivo Zebrafish screening. Hermes for Zebrafish Intro MoviePlay Video credit: IDEA Bio-Medical What is the […]

A study published in Nature Communications this week aimed to investigate whether adversarial images could fool an artificial intelligence model developed to diagnose breast cancer. University of Pittsburgh researchers were able to simulate an attack that falsified mammogram images, leading the model – and human experts – to draw incorrect conclusions.   “What we want to show with this study […]