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Amazon Web Services is moving deeper into agent-based artificial intelligence for healthcare, targeting common administrative tasks such as scheduling, medical history, clinical documentation, and coding. Amazon Connect Health, an agent-based AI solution, is the first AWS solution specifically for healthcare providers, the company announced Thursday. Developed for healthcare providers and health technology companies, Amazon Connect Health provides five agent AI capabilities that use natural language voice technology to support administrative tasks such as patient identification and appointment scheduling for call center staff, while reducing manual work for clinicians by synthesizing patient medical histories and leveraging ambient technology to transcribe consultations.…

Young people who experience high levels of social anxiety show a distinct pattern of increased activity in the brain’s visual centers and changes in communication. Recognizing these early neurological changes may ultimately allow doctors to detect and treat severe social anxiety before it develops fully. These findings were recently published in the journal Psychiatric research: neuroimaging. Social anxiety disorder involves an intense and persistent fear of social situations in which you may be judged by others. This condition often begins in childhood or early adulthood and can have a serious impact on relationships, education, and quality of life. Many young…

Even after the virus disappears, some people continue to experience changes in taste. A new study suggests that subtle molecular changes in taste receptor cells, rather than visual damage, may explain why sweet, umami, and bitter tastes remain disrupted after infection with the coronavirus. Study: Taste disturbance in long-term COVID-19 infection. Image credit: DimaBerlin/Shutterstock.com Some long-term patients with COVID-19 report persistent taste changes, but the objective deficit and the underlying disease process remain unclear. Recent research published in journals chemical sense Investigate these areas. How SARS-CoV-2 infection disrupts taste sensation Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which caused…

“Current assessments of heat tolerance in insects such as moths, flies and beetles paint a different and at the same time alarming picture,” says study author Kim Holzmann, Ph.D., researcher and chair of the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU). This study suggests that insects do not simply adjust their heat tolerance to suit their environment. “While high-altitude species can increase their heat tolerance, at least in the short term, many lowland species have very little of this ability,” Holzman explains. Climate change threatens the key role of ecosystems The survey results are natureindicating…

Recent research published in Social psychology and personality science This suggests that people who are both politically active and also believe in conspiracy theories are most likely to justify political violence. The findings provide evidence that while conspiracy theories alone do not lead to violence, they can be dangerous when combined with active political engagement. This means that spreading unconfirmed narratives among already mobilized political groups tends to create a volatile environment. Political participation is generally considered a healthy part of a democratic society. Standard political engagement, known as normative political behavior, involves behavior that follows social rules and laws.…

Reflecting the “Make America Healthy Again” movement’s focus on diet, more than 50 medical schools have agreed to update their approaches to nutrition education at the request of the Trump administration. MAHA leaders said the agreement announced at Thursday’s event demonstrates their ability to find common ground with health care organizations to combat chronic diseases, even amid major conflicts over issues such as vaccine policy.In a conference call prior to the event, agency leaders said schools agreed to three specific actions: Conducted a “comprehensive curriculum evaluation” to understand the amount of nutrition education currently provided in schools Designate “teacher champions”…

Scientists have discovered a way to study original specimens from Charles Darwin’s famous Beagle voyage to the Galapagos Islands (1831-1836). What’s even more remarkable is that they were able to test the samples without opening the nearly 200-year-old jars in which they were stored. Study Darwin’s historical specimens The study focused on 46 historical specimens held at London’s Natural History Museum. These included mammals, reptiles, fish, jellyfish, and shrimp that Darwin and other naturalists collected during early scientific expeditions. The analysis revealed that preservation methods varied depending on both the type of organism and the length of time the specimen…

Hoosier National Forest mandates burning – yes or no?Hear from those for and against prescribed burning in the Hoosier National Forest.If environmentalists have their way, Indiana could soon see less water pollution, fewer data centers and more options for home solar power generation. But the 2026 Indiana General Assembly had other ideas and killed several laws proposed in the session that could make Indiana a greener state.And this is not the first time in recent history that environmental legislation has failed to achieve any success in state legislatures.”We’ve lost ground over the last few years,” said John Ketzenberger, director of…

WASHINGTON – President Trump hailed his signature drug discount platform TrumpRx as “one of the most innovative health care initiatives in history.” But a month after launch, few drugs are available, data on how much the site is being used remains unclear, and the private deals underlying TrumpRx are still under review. TrumpRx claims to offer the lowest prices. However, many drugs have cheaper generic versions. Drug market experts and patient advocates say the platform’s early reality stands in sharp contrast to the soaring expectations set by a president who envisioned unprecedented reductions in the amount people pay for drugs.…

Drugs designed to mimic GLP-1 and promote weight loss may also help limit further heart damage after a heart attack. A new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and University of London (UCL) has found that these drugs may reduce the risk of serious complications that occur in up to half of heart attack patients. The survey results are nature communicationssuggest that GLP-1 reduction drugs may provide a new strategy to improve recovery after heart attack. Previous studies have already shown that GLP-1 weight loss drugs may reduce the chance of serious heart disease. Remarkably, these benefits…