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How Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used to Help Physicians Identify Cancer Earlier: AI tools can analyze images and tissue samples more quickly and effectively, leading to more accurate diagnoses -
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Category Archives: Something Special
MDMA Shown to Be a Potential Treatment for PTSD
We’ve known it by many names throughout our history (soldier’s heart, combat fatigue, shell shock), but relatively little research has been done on the effects of PTSD on our veterans. This is changing, however, as the effects of psychological trauma … Continue reading
New Blood Test Determines “Biological Age”
Results might determine how long you have to live
No one knows how much time they have left on this earth. However, a recent blood test developed by researchers at Yale University could bring us a step closer to knowing more precisely how long that time span is. According … Continue reading
Terminally Ill Father “Walks” Daughter Down The Wedding Aisle
Pedro Villarin was able to escort his daughter down the aisle despite suffering from terminal liver cancer
The story of a terminally ill father “walking” his daughter down the wedding aisle has gone viral. Pedro Villarin had been living with liver cancer for the past year. His final wish was to escort his daughter Charlotte down the … Continue reading
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Guarding Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Study Reveals a Link Between High-Protein Diets and Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
As science and medical technology have advanced, life expectancy has risen, along with survival rates for many diseases that have become more treatable. This is a boon for the elderly (as well as all of us), as it increases both … Continue reading
Deaths from Liver Disease Rising in U.S.
Alcohol consumption is largely to blame, study shows
The United States has seen an alarming increase in deaths from liver disease over the past decade, according to a recent study published in BMJ. The spike came as a surprise to researchers, who expected that liver-related deaths would decrease … Continue reading
One in Five Hospice Patients Is Discharged Alive
Medicare reimbursement structure and profit motive are largely to blame
Hospice, as most of us understand it, is a model of care that provides comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. The care can be delivered in a hospital, in a nursing home or in the patient’s own … Continue reading
