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Diabetic patients who contract COVID-19 tend to recover more slowly, experience complications of COVID-19 for longer, have a lower quality of life, and require closer and longer-term monitoring by their medical team. This was demonstrated in a University of São Paulo study that followed 870 people for up to seven months after hospitalization. The study was published in the journal scientific report. Diabetes is not only a risk factor for the acute phase of COVID-19 infection. It has also been shown to prolong recovery time and impair quality of life in the long term. This study makes it abundantly…
Some U.S. lawmakers are rushing to introduce legislation that would reverse the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down last week that overturned longstanding precedent restricting consumer lawsuits against pesticide companies. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky on Monday introduced amendments to the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the key law regulating pesticides. The FIFRA amendments would allow people exposed to pesticides known to cause health problems to once again sue companies for failing to warn them about the health risks. The Supreme Court’s decision most directly benefited Bayer…
Researchers have created a powerful new cell model to study rare tumors that are resistant to immunotherapy. This tool could change the way treatments are developed for melanoma, for which there are currently few effective treatment options. A research team at the University of Turku in Finland has developed a reliable laboratory model to study BAP1-deficient melanoma. BAP1-deficient melanoma is a rare type of melanoma that evades the immune system once it metastasizes and is universally resistant to current state-of-the-art immunotherapies.Metastatic BAP1-deficient melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults, but it remains rare and extremely difficult to treat…
New research published in 2006 shows that older adults discharged from the hospital with new prescriptions for sedatives, especially benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, are at increased risk of falls and other negative outcomes. CMJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251965. ”Our results showed that discharging older adults after admission to an acute hospital with a new prescription for these drugs is associated with an increased risk of falls requiring medical attention, need for further acute hospital treatment, and death in the 30 days after discharge, whereas previously exposed individuals did not see a similar increased risk.,” wrote Dr. Lisa Barry, a clinical…
A new study commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds that young people are missing out on the health benefits of having a primary care physician. A national poll of 1,006 adults found that only 71% of adults aged 18 to 29 have a family doctor, compared to 97% of adults aged 65 and older. Only 47% of young people who see a doctor have had a health check in the past year. Having a primary care physician is especially important when you are young. We’re looking five, 10, 20 years out. That’s because it’s the…
Canada recently approved lecanemab for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, but the clinical benefit is modest, there is a risk of serious side effects, and the treatment is complex. article CMJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260193 Provides an overview of medications and advises healthcare professionals to share decisions with patients and caregivers so they understand potential risks and benefits. ”Interpretation of the benefits of lecanemab may be influenced by the limited availability of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and the personal and societal burden of Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical benefits are modest at best, and effects on quality of life, independence,…
Artificial intelligence programs designed to process and generate text exhibit very high linguistic reasoning abilities, but struggle with visual and numerical puzzles. A new study evaluating a variety of commercial and open-source models of traditional intelligence tests reveals significant differences in performance depending on question format. The research results were published in Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. Large-scale language models are computer algorithms trained on vast amounts of text data collected from the Internet. Calculates the statistical probability of which word logically follows the previous word. Because they are essentially designed as advanced text prediction engines, scientists debate whether…
According to a recent KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, approximately 3 in 10 adults self-report that they use social media (31%) or AI chatbots (29%) at least monthly for health information and advice. KFF’s 2026 AI and Social Media Use Poll is part of the organization’s broader goal to track misinformation in the U.S. health care system and analyze its impact on patients. These polls were conducted in March 2026 and May 2026, respectively, and show individuals’ desire for quick information that can lead to inaccurate clinical care, KFF researchers noted. Among those who used social media…
A simple fasting blood test that measures two important incretin hormones could help match the most likely effective weight-loss drugs to severely obese patients, but researchers say the results are preliminary and need to be confirmed in larger clinical trials. Fasting blood concentrations of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) may help predict treatment response to semaglutide and tirzepatide in severely obese patients, according to a new hypothesis-generating pilot study published in the same journal. diagnosis. Why patients respond differently to different obesity drugs Obesity, characterized by excess fat accumulation in the body, is a global epidemic, affecting…
Recent updates to the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines have sparked confusion among dietitians and researchers regarding saturated fat recommendations, protein intake levels, and guidance on processed foods.