Salud y cuidados: hospitales y pacientes, brotes de enfermedades y vacunas, tratamientos y aprobación de medicamentos, salud mental y los sistemas que mantienen sana a la gente.
Los centros de transfusión desechan aproximadamente una de cada mil donaciones por infecciones como sífilis, malaria, hepatitis y VIH. En la última década solo hubo un contagio del virus del Nilo, sin consecuencias para el paciente.
Raúl relata sus dos meses en la UCI por un aspergiloma pulmonar complicado con empiema y sepsis, y las secuelas que arrastra tras su diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2.
A 63-year-old man died after a car drove through the front of a North Bundaberg medical centre, striking patients in the waiting room. Police are investigating the cause.
A four-year UT Southwestern-co-led trial in Colombia and Jamaica found a single-pill combination lowered blood pressure more effectively than stepped usual care over the long term.
Un estudio observacional de 38,8 millones de consultas en OpenEvidence muestra que médicos y enfermeras usan la IA sobre todo para decisiones farmacoterapéuticas (33,1%) más que para diagnóstico (13,9%).
A Health and Disability Commissioner finding says Wellington Hospital staff failed to diagnose a 2-year-old's appendicitis, discharging her without proper review. She has needed multiple surgeries since.
A Royal Caribbean pianist who fell overboard was found treading water about 20 miles off the California coast and taken to hospital in stable condition. The US Coast Guard is investigating.
A Royal Caribbean pianist was found conscious in the Pacific about 20 miles off California after falling overboard, and was taken to hospital in stable condition.
A randomized NYU Langone study found that bedroom HEPA air filters cut fine particulate pollution and were linked to smaller blood sugar swings and breakfast spikes in adults with prediabetes.
Nigerian doctors warn that hypertension is increasingly diagnosed in young people, linked to diet, obesity, inactivity, sleep loss and economic stress.
A Cloud-Clone press release promotes a competitive ELISA kit series for quantifying small-molecule cardiovascular biomarkers in pre-clinical animal research, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative to mass spectrometry.
A decade-long follow-up of the ISCHEMIA trial finds early invasive heart procedures do not extend survival in stable coronary disease compared with medication and lifestyle care alone.
Victoria has removed the S8 permit requirement for GPs prescribing dexamphetamine, lisdexamfetamine and methylphenidate, replacing it with an 'ADHD treatment instruction' from a qualified prescriber.
A hospital-based case-control study of 495 adults in Kermanshah, Iran, found better lifestyle scores were associated with lower odds of cardiovascular disease, with physical activity showing the strongest link.
A systematic review of 61 studies covering about 2.8 million people, led by Curtin University, links current smoking to higher dementia, Alzheimer's and vascular dementia risk.
Watsons promotes its six-month Diabetes Educator Program, which trains pharmacists in diabetes management, as Filipino adults with the condition are largely undiagnosed. The piece is company-sponsored.
El jurista René Fidel González García denunció en Facebook un «círculo vicioso de desigualdad» en Cuba, en el que poder económico y político se refuerzan mutuamente en beneficio de una élite.
A Queen Mary University of London-led study found a 6-12 month course of aldosterone synthase inhibitors may durably reverse a hormonal cause of high blood pressure, with benefits lasting up to two years.
Adolescente de 16 anos morreu após passar mal durante o primeiro dia de provas do Enem em Cansanção, no norte da Bahia. O Inep lamentou o caso e manifestou solidariedade.
The phase 3 ZEUS trial found ziltivekimab lowered IL-6 but did not reduce cardiovascular events versus placebo, challenging assumptions about targeting inflammation in heart disease.
An explainer reviews theories on pubic hair's function and evidence linking grooming to infection risk, concluding removal is a personal choice with no general medical need.
Researchers found that excess Miro1 protein in muscle impairs insulin response in Type 2 diabetes, and that exercise lowers Miro1 levels in people with the disease, pointing to a possible new treatment target.
PAHO's Regional Verification Commission will review whether the US and Mexico have lost measles elimination status after sustained outbreaks and more than 5,000 US cases in 2026.
A cardiac surgeon at EHCC Hospital warns that everyday morning habits, such as smoking with tea, high-salt processed breakfasts, prolonged sitting and skipping medication, can strain the heart over time.
