The American Heart Association (AHA) has now formally voted to join several other cardiovascular societies to form a new professional certification board for cardiovascular medicine, to be known as the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCVM). The ABCVM would be independent of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM),…
Innovative AI model uses YouTube vlogs to identify depression signs early
In a recent study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, a group of researchers developed an innovative depression detection model that leverages audiovisual features from YouTube vlogs, offering early identification of depressive symptoms in social media users to facilitate timely intervention and support. Study: Detecting depression on video logs using…
Harman the latest to launch LLM for healthcare
Harman announced this week that it has developed a private large language model trained on a variety of healthcare data sets. WHY IT MATTERS The Samsung Electronics subsidiary’s advanced deployment techniques using quantization to reduce model size and processing costs by up to one-tenth, according to Harman. The artificial intelligence…
An action plan for better data on migration and health
Despite rising global mobility, the state of migrant and refugee health data in European health systems is a concern, a new study shows. The analysis by an international coalition of universities, UN organizations, government representatives, and European institutions published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health Europe reveals that coverage…
Study investigates type 2 diabetes remission diet impacts on metabolic health
People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a diet-assisted weight loss trial showed differences across a wide range of potential biomarkers of metabolic health one year later, according to the results of a new study. The research used data from the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) and represents…
First in human trial of new drug raises hopes for patients with relapsed blood cancer
A new targeted drug, studied by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James), may offer a new treatment option for patients with blood cancers, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) whose disease has stopped…
Common winter symptom could actually be a sign of deadly cancer, GP warns
Lung cancer: Dr Amir describes the symptoms in February During the winter months we are more vulnerable to passing illnesses such as colds and flu. Therefore, many symptoms of these do not typically set alarm bells ringing. But in some cases what you are experiencing could be a sign of…
How the gut microbiome contributes to schizoprhrenia
In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers explore potential relationships between schizophrenia, the gut microbiome, the gut-brain axis, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Study: The Gut-Brain Axis in Schizophrenia: The Implications of the Gut Microbiome and SCFA Production. Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Background The gut microbiome is crucial…
Study finds increased risk of Guillain-Barré after COVID-19 infection
Having a COVID-19 infection is associated with an increased risk of developing the rare disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome within the next six weeks, according to a study published in the October 18, 2023, online issue of Neurology. The study also found that people who received the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech…
Cervical cancer: Induction chemotherapy could improve survival by 39%
Recent improvements in cancer survival rates are partly due to improvements in treatments, as well as screening and prevention. Efforts to improve cervical cancer survival have focused on screening for early detection and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for prevention. However, some people do still receive diagnoses of advanced cancer requiring…