Originally developed for children, the diagnosis of ADHD is often difficult to make in adults. This is partly because the diagnostic criteria are based on behaviour in children. When diagnosing adults, however, these criteria are often based on…
Category: 5. Health
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RFK Jr. Withdraws U.S. Financial Support For Gavi Vaccine Alliance
WASHINGTON, DC: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human … More
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Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13,…
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Can Health Savings Accounts Broaden Patient Access To Care?
Conceptual image of a gold piggy bank and stethoscope isolated on pure white, selective focus on the … More
Direct-to-patient care has been gaining momentum. Rachel Cohrs Zhang at Bloomberg reported that officials from the U.S….
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Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000 As Workload Mounts
Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads … More
Primary care physician…
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Firework Injuries- How To Stay Safe And Avoid The ER On July 4th
TOPSHOT – Fireworks explode over the National Mall as the US Capitol (R) and National Monument are … More
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The Disconnect Between Climate Goals And Funds For Factory Farms
A pig farm next to the Toachi River in northeast Ecuador.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of rivers like Peripa to residents of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. “For us, losing a river means losing our life,…
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Startup Pi Health Built A Hospital In India To Test Its AI Software
New drugs take too long to get to market because of clinical trial bottlenecks. Two cancer doctors built AI-enabled tech to speed up the process.
As longtime cancer doctors with regulatory experience, Pi Health cofounders Geoff Kim and Bobby…
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Bill Gates Thinks AI Will Replace Doctors. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
While AI tools are transforming healthcare, human doctors remain essential for empathy, judgment, … More
In just a few short years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have gone mainstream. Today, AI writes…
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Scientists just mapped how the body rejects pig organs—and how to stop it
A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.1
The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a significant step forward in overcoming the…
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