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Anchor lead: A molecule called leptin has multiple effects in obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity is linked to high blood pressure, which may be difficult to treat in spite of multiple medicines. Now research by Seva Polotsky and colleagues at …
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Anchor lead: Improved understanding of heart pathology may help young people avoid sudden cardiac death, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’ve all heard the stories: a young athlete collapses on the playing field and dies. Pathology reveals a heart problem called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, …
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Anchor lead: Can texting and home visits help young women manage pelvic inflammatory disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is an infection in women that can result in infertility if not treated. Now research by Maria Trent, …
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Anchor lead: Rising rates of STDs are a concern for everyone, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re sexually active or know someone who is, recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics should be concerning, as they show a huge increase …
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October 25, 2019 Anchor lead: STDs are rising alarmingly, Elizabeth Tracey reports Syphilis is infecting more newborns than ever, new CDC data show, with other kinds of sexually transmitted infections, or STDs, also rising dramatically. Maria Trent, an adolescent medicine …
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October 24, 2019 Anchor lead: Clinicians must be on the lookout for bias as they’re developing artificial intelligence systems in medicine, Elizabeth Tracey reports Bias may be described as an individual’s unique way of looking at things, that may lead …
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Anchor lead: Good data is the beginning of artificial intelligence, Elizabeth Tracey reports October 23, 2019 When it comes to interpreting images, computers are about as good as experienced clinicians in making a correct diagnosis, a recent Lancet study found. …
