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AI Boosts Precision in Identifying Causal Genes for Inherited Retinal Diseases

AI Boosts Precision in Identifying Causal Genes for Inherited Retinal Diseases

Inherited retinal diseases present significant diagnostic challenges: while many manifest with similar clinical appearances, effective treatment...
Korean Liver Experts Warn Against 'Oral Albumin': It Is Just Food, Not Medicine

Korean Liver Experts Warn Against 'Oral Albumin': It Is Just Food, Not Medicine

Driven by aggressive marketing on home-shopping channels, online marketplaces, and social media, "oral albumin" products are rapidly gaining...
Irregular Periods but Normal Ultrasound? AMH Blood Test May Catch ‘Missed’ Polycystic Ovaries

Irregular Periods but Normal Ultrasound? AMH Blood Test May Catch ‘Missed’ Polycystic Ovaries

If your period skips for months, your cycle is erratic, or you develop unexplained acne and excess body hair, an...
Lingering Cough After COVID-19? Preexisting Allergies Raise Risk of New-Onset Asthma by 66%

Lingering Cough After COVID-19? Preexisting Allergies Raise Risk of New-Onset Asthma by 66%

If a dry cough or shortness of breath lingers long after recovering from COVID-19, a patient’s prior allergic history...
A Third Arm for Therapists: The Surgeon Bringing ‘Self-Driving’ Tech to Physical Rehab

A Third Arm for Therapists: The Surgeon Bringing ‘Self-Driving’ Tech to Physical Rehab

Artificial intelligence may be able to detect a patient’s disease, but it cannot move stiff arms and legs for them.
Nurse-Led 5-Day Program Cuts Fall Risk for Older Patients in No-Guardian Wards

Nurse-Led 5-Day Program Cuts Fall Risk for Older Patients in No-Guardian Wards

Researchers have developed an intervention model aimed at sharply reducing fall risks among hospitalized older adults...
Zinc and Selenium Deficiencies Linked to Heightened Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients

Zinc and Selenium Deficiencies Linked to Heightened Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients

For families with loved ones in an intensive care unit , lab reports often feature unfamiliar line items alongside...
You Can’t Pay Off ‘Sleep Debt’ by Sleeping In, Experts Warn

You Can’t Pay Off ‘Sleep Debt’ by Sleeping In, Experts Warn

Tossing and turning through sweltering summer nights, waking up early for work, or coping with jet lag after travel...
Found an Ovarian Cyst? Endometriosis Doesn't Always Require Surgery

Found an Ovarian Cyst? Endometriosis Doesn't Always Require Surgery

Every period came with severe abdominal pain. She managed with painkillers, telling herself she was simply someone with...
Heavy Heatwave Risk: Why High Blood Pressure Patients Should Reach for Water, Not Naengmyeon Broth

Heavy Heatwave Risk: Why High Blood Pressure Patients Should Reach for Water, Not Naengmyeon Broth

As extreme heat continues across South Korea, with Seoul’s daytime high forecast to hit 39°C on August 7—Ipchu, the...