How will generative AI be monetized in healthcare? Two competing visions are emerging.
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Generative AI is advancing faster than any technology in modern memory.
When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, few in the medical community took…
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Researchers discover key social factors that triple long COVID risk
Mass General Brigham investigators led a nationwide study that found that financial hardship, food insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and other social risk factors are linked to higher risks of long COVID.
Long COVID includes a wide range of…
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Researchers discover key social factors that triple long COVID risk
Mass General Brigham investigators led a nationwide study that found that financial hardship, food insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and other social risk factors are linked to higher risks of long COVID.
Long COVID includes a wide range of…
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Lupus often fades with age. Scientists finally know why
Lupus is a “classic” autoimmune disease.
It causes the immune system’s first-line viral defenses — known as interferons — to attack the body. Nearly every organ is at risk, leading to conditions like kidney and heart disease.
But unlike many…
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Many Medicare Cancer Patients Now Have Much Lower Out-Of-Pocket Costs
Former President Joe Biden signed The Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House August 16, 2022, in Washington, DC. The $737 billion bill focuses on climate change, lower healthcare costs and creating clean energy…
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Perfectly timed cancer combo wipes out tumors by supercharging the immune system
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are a group of cancers that affect cells in and around our mouth and nose. With 890,000 new cases and 450,000 deaths annually, HNSCC accounts for roughly 4.5% of cancer diagnoses and deaths…
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Amanda Kloots Is Trying To Shift Mindsets About Pain And Recovery
Amanda Kloots, a dancer, fitness instructor and co-host of the TV show The Talk from 2021 to 2024, is now emphasizing the importance of listening your pain and making sure you that go through proper recovery. (Photo: GiGi Jackson, Lens of Her)
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Liver Cancer Cases Are On The Rise. Here’s How To Avoid Getting It
Cancer of the liver, seen in a radial cross-section abdominal scan. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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The number of new liver cancer cases will nearly double in the next 25 years, if…
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15-Year Long Stagnant Life Expectancy Trend In U.S. Continues
Life expectancy in the U.S. has been stagnant for 15 years. Multiple factors are to blame.
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Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in 2023 than would have been expected based on pre-2010 mortality trends. The large…
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Breakthrough lung cancer treatment supercharges immune cells with mitochondria
While chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment, it often weakens the immune system it relies on for long-term control. Now, researchers have found a way to turn this weakness into strength — by transplanting healthy…
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