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Marietta, Georgia-based Wellstar Health System has partnered with medical technology company Becton Dickinson & Company (BD) to integrate an artificial intelligence-powered medication management system. The partnership will give facilities within the Wellstar system access to the BD Pyxis Pro and BD Alaris platforms, two drug dispensing technologies. The companies said the collaboration “reflects a shared vision to enhance safety, efficiency and patient outcomes across the care continuum.” The BD Pyxis Pro tool allows users to view system-wide drug inventory, reduce waste and optimize labor efficiency, the companies said. Meanwhile, the BD Alaris tool allows clinicians to submit infusion orders directly…

A group of professional and amateur astronomers in Japan has discovered evidence that small, distant objects in the outer reaches of our solar system are surrounded by a thin atmosphere. The discovery is surprising because the object is too small to retain gas for long, and raises new questions about how and when its atmosphere formed. Future observations will be needed to better understand its composition and origin. Far beyond Neptune’s orbit, thousands of icy objects known as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) orbit the sun. Pluto is the best-known example and one of the few known to have a thin atmosphere.…

Artificial intelligence could be used to generate deceptive videos that damage politicians’ reputations, even if viewers suspect the footage is fake. A new study published in Communication Research found that these manipulated clips reduced support for the targeted candidates. Standard fact-checking efforts reportedly cannot fully undo the reputational damage. Disinformation created using artificial intelligence is often seen as a major threat to global elections. Technology has made it possible for malicious attackers to seamlessly replace a person’s face or clone their voice. These creations are commonly referred to as deepfakes. Political operatives can use these tools to make it appear…

Shimmering crystals get their colorful appearance from the precise placement of atoms in space. In 2012, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek proposed that a similar order might exist in time rather than space. He suggested that certain quantum systems could be organized into infinitely repeating patterns without the need for external energy. He called these systems time crystals. They exist in the lowest energy state while still exhibiting constant repetitive motion. Scientists experimentally confirmed its existence in 2016. Researchers from Aalto University’s Department of Applied Physics have achieved a major milestone by linking a time crystal to an external system…

Understanding the influence of media representations is a major focus of modern psychology, especially regarding how women view their bodies. Embracing feminist ideals helps people recognize and push back against unrealistic beauty standards. Taking a feminist stance does not automatically eliminate insecurities about your appearance. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology reveals that while women who identify as feminists are more likely to criticize idealized body types, they remain vulnerable to the negative psychological effects of those standards. Through traditional advertising and social media platforms, people are constantly exposed to images that emphasize thinness, youth,…

People who self-report poorer mental health also report poorer quality of care and lower trust in the health care system, according to a study published May 5 in an open access journal. PLOS medicine By Margaret E. Crook and colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have increased around the world, resulting in more people seeking mental health treatment. However, current data describing how these people seek and receive care are limited. Detailed population-level information can help health systems meet the needs of this growing population. To begin collecting this…

Phase 2 human clinical trials of an antigen against parasitic infections caused by hookworms have shown it to be effective in limiting the intensity of infection, paving the way for vaccine development. An international team of scientists from George Washington University, the University of Nottingham, and Baylor College of Medicine has been collaborating for years to find treatments for diseases caused by hookworms. they identified american assassin Glutathione S-transferase-1 (already-GST-1) is used as a key enzymatic step in hookworm blood feeding and as a primary target for vaccine development. using alreadyThe research team utilized the GST-1 antigen to develop a…

Breast cancer affects more than 2 million women worldwide each year. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy followed by breast-conserving surgery is the first choice of intervention for early-stage breast cancer. This surgery aims to remove the tumor while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible, but accurate tumor mapping during surgery is difficult, so the tumor may not be completely extracted. Without proper removal, patients face future surgeries, delays in follow-up treatment, and decreased quality of life. in APL bioengineeringResearchers from the University of Western Australia, the University of Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun designed…

As the Green River flows out of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, concerns are rising in Manila, a small town in Utah where outdoor enthusiasts flock to fish, camp and relax on boats. To shore up Lake Powell, which is dwindling hundreds of miles downstream, and maintain the dam’s power generation that powers more than 350,000 homes, federal officials plan to: Over the next year, one-third of Flaming Gorge’s water will be released. “When you pump out that much water, people say, ‘Well, that’s enough. It’s going to be okay,'” Manila’s mayor said. Kathy Knight said of the 91 Mile Reservoir. “Huh,…

For more than a century, the National Museum has preserved an amazing collection of clay tablets from some of the earliest civilizations of the Middle East. Many of these artifacts are over 4,000 years old and written in long-lost languages. For decades they remained largely untouched, but researchers have now deciphered them and discovered documents ranging from magical rituals to royal records and daily administrative notes. About 5,200 years ago, the people of what is now Iraq and Syria began stamping symbols into clay to record information. This early writing system, known as cuneiform, supported the rise of complex cities…