Thursday, September 27, 2018

Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Graduate Medical Education

Educating The Next Generation Of Medical Professionals With Machine Learning Is Essential.  Boston University School Of Medicine/Science September 27, 2018. 

Mediterranean-Style Diet May Lower Women's Stroke Risk

Mediterranean-Style Diet May Lower Women's Stroke Risk.  American Heart Association.  September 20, 2018. 

Newborn Syphilis Cases More Than Double In Four Years, Reaching 20-Year High

New Syphilis Cases More Than Double In Four Years, Reaching 20-Year High.  Press Release.  September 25, 2018. 

Mediterranean Diet Could Prevent Depression, New Study Finds

Mediterranean Diet Could Prevent Depression, New Study Finds by Nina Avramova.  CNN.  September 26, 2018. 

Science Says Toxic Masculinity--More Than Alcohol--Leads To Sexual Assault

Science Says Toxic Masculinity More Than Alcohol--Leads To Sexual Assault by Maggie Koerth-Baker.  Five Thirty Eight.  September 28, 2018. 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Associated With Lower Risk IOf Dying From Any Cause

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Linked To Reduced Risk Of Early Death.  Wiley/Science Daily.  September 13, 2018. 

The Lingering Psychological Scars Of Teen Sexual Assault

The Lingering Psychological Scars Of Teen Sexual Assault by Melinda Wenner Moyer.  The Cut. September 19, 2018. 

Microplastics Ingested By Young Mosquitoes Move Up The Food Chain

Mosquitoes Are Eating Plastic.  Why That's A Big Problem by Ashley May.  September 19, 2018. 

Fart News Update

Health Check:  What Happens When You Hold In A Fart by Clare Collins.n The Conversation.  September 9, 2018. 

Tuberculosis: Top Infectious Killer Gets New Emphasis

Tuberculosis Remains World's Top Infectious Killer, But An Turning Point May Be Near by Lauren Weber.  September 18, 2018. 

Virtual Reality To Conquering Phobias

Virtual Reality Therapies Offer New Hope For Conquering Common Phobias.  AP/CBS.  September 18, 2018. 

Labeling System Allows Quick Identification of Nutritional Quality; Diet Low In Nutritional Quality Increases Cancer Risk

Eating Junk Food Tied To Higher Risk Of Numerous Cancers by Susan Scutti.  CNN.  September 18, 2018. 

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Apple Watch As A Medical Product

The Apple Watch Got A Heart Health Upgrade:  Here's What It Means For You.  CNBC.  September 13, 2018.

Lifestyle Changes Reduce The Need For Blood Pressure Medications

Lifestyle Changes Reduce The Need For Blood Pressure Medications.  American Heart Associations/Science Daily.  September 9, 2018. 

Back Pain In Adolescents Linked To Risking Behavior/Mental Health Issues

Back Pain Linked To Mental Health Problems And Risky Behaviors In Teenagers.  Oxford University Press USA/Science Daily.  September 11, 2018. 

Are Some Forms Of Birth Control 'Abortion-Inducing Drugs?'

Science Does Not Support Claims That Contraceptives Are 'Abortion-Inducing' by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  September 7, 2018. 

The Challenge Of Medical Education For the Opioid Epidemic

Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped To Deal With The Opioid Epidemic.  Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  September 10, 2018. 

Some Gut Bacteria Are Capable Of Producing Electricity

Scientists Find That Hundreds Of Gut Bacteria Are Electric by Maria Cohut.  Medical News Today.  September 13, 2018. 

In Every State, At Least 1 In 5 Adults Is Obese

Obesity Tops 35 Percent In 7 U.S. States by Health Day News/UPI.  September 12, 2018.

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Feedback Rather Than Evidence Explains Stubbornness of False Beliefs

Why We Stick To False Beliefs:  Feedback Trumps Hard Evidence.  University of California--Berkeley/Science Daily.  September 4, 2018. 

Skin-Friendly Foods

What Are Some Skin-Friendly Foods by Jon Johnson.  September 5, 2018. 

Technology Innovation In Healthcare: Where Is it Headed?

Focus On Innovation:  3 Charts Explain Where Healthcare Is Headed by Tom Sullivan.  Healthcare IT News.  September 5, 2018. 

Life Expectancy As Factor In Voting Choice

Trump 2016 Election Win Linked To Voters' Fears About Healthcare And Rising Death Rates by Kashmira Gander.  Newsweek.  September 5, 2018. 

Medical AI Subject To Bias

If AI Is Going To Be The World's Doctor, It Needs Better Textbooks by Dave Gershgorn.  Quartz.  September 6, 2018. 

Walking, Exercise Linked To Lower Heart Failure

Walking, Exercise Linked To Lower Heart Failure by Alan Mozes.  WebMD.  September 5, 2018. 

1.4 Billion People Worldwide Need More Exercise

1.4 Billion People Worldwide Need To Make This Lifestyle Change, Says WHO by Kevin Loria.  Business Insider/Science Alert.  September 6, 2018.