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Category: 5. Health
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Basic Statistics in Laboratory Quality Control
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SIGN INAchieving quality in the medical laboratory requires the use of many tools. This…
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Most of the world isn’t getting enough omega-3
More than three-quarters of the global population aren’t getting enough Omega-3, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett.
The collaborative review highlights that 76…
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8 Ways AI Is Quietly Transforming Healthcare For Consumers
Explore how AI in healthcare is already improving access and outcomes for millions through everyday consumer tools and evidence-based innovations.
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Single enzyme mutation reveals a hidden trigger in dementia
Why do neurons die in dementia, and can this process be slowed down? A research group led by Prof. Marcus Conrad, Director of the Institute of Metabolism and Cell Death at Helmholtz Munich and Chair of Translational Redox Biology at the Technical…
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Here’s How Much Medline’s Founding Family Is Worth, Per Pending IPO
Medline’s founding family (from left to right): Jim Abrams, Charlie Mills and Andy Mills.
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The Mills family cashed out a majority stake in the family’s medical supplies firm to private equity in 2021. But the coming $50…
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PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds
When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” the risks to their babies’ health substantially increase, a new study found. These risks include the chance…
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Forget The Perfect AI Model
HHS has released an AI strategy outlining how the agency plans to use AI to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and strengthen national health outcomes. Healthcare CIOs share similar goals, and the HHS plan provides a practical model for…
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Under RFK Jr., Vaccine Development Is Facing Unprecedented Challenges
While the media’s attention has focused on unproven links between autism and certain vaccines, as well as changes to the childhood vaccine scheduling and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, the entire vaccine enterprise appears to be under threat….
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Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back
A unique opportunity to observe deep brain activity in a person with obesity and loss of control eating provided new insight into how tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, interacts with the brain. Recordings showed that the medication…
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