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Under a Proposed FTC Settlement, GoodRx Would be Prohibited from Using Health Data for Advertisements

Under a Proposed FTC Settlement, GoodRx Would be Prohibited from Using Health Data for Advertisements

GoodRx is a website and mobile app that provides consumers with discounted prices on prescription medications. It offers price comparisons for various pharmacies and allows…
Clinical Teams, Wearable Technology, and AI Work Together to Transform Trial Monitoring

Clinical Teams, Wearable Technology, and AI Work Together to Transform Trial Monitoring

Wearable technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and clinical teams are working together to revolutionize the way clinical trials are monitored. Wearable devices, such as smart watches…
For Patients with Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, a Study Suggests Care that will Change Practice

For Patients with Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, a Study Suggests Care that will Change Practice

A study on the treatment of refractory metastatic colorectal cancer has yielded results that could potentially change the standard of care for patients with this…
Study Comparing Early Sepsis Therapy Reveals that Patients’ Outcomes are the Same

Study Comparing Early Sepsis Therapy Reveals that Patients’ Outcomes are the Same

A significant nationwide trial comparing two early therapies for the management of patients with sepsis, the body’s catastrophic reaction to an uncontrolled infection, was headed…
Researchers Identify Novel Cell Types that are Affected by Osteoarthritis

Researchers Identify Novel Cell Types that are Affected by Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by the breakdown of the cartilage that cushions the joints,…
Sequential Antibiotic Administration in Patients and Laboratories is Used to Combat Resistance

Sequential Antibiotic Administration in Patients and Laboratories is Used to Combat Resistance

Recent findings from the Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Evolutionary Biology in Plön (Germany) reveal that quick antibiotic switching during a patient’s therapy may be able to successfully halt…
After Hip and Knee Replacements, Injections of Hydrogel Treat Infections that are Resistant to Antibiotics

After Hip and Knee Replacements, Injections of Hydrogel Treat Infections that are Resistant to Antibiotics

Hydrogel injections can be used to treat antibiotic-resistant infections that occur after hip or knee replacements. Hydrogels are gel-like substances that can be injected into…
Some Patients in Hospitals may Get Infections from their Own Bacteria

Some Patients in Hospitals may Get Infections from their Own Bacteria

In order to safeguard patients from microorganisms that rarely sicken healthy people but can be fatal for susceptible patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses, hospitals…
Researchers have Located the Entry and Exit Points of the COVID-19 Virus Inside Our Noses

Researchers have Located the Entry and Exit Points of the COVID-19 Virus Inside Our Noses

Scientists have identified specific areas in the human nose where the SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely to enter and exit the body. Somebody just coughed on…
A Study Demonstrates How Liver Cancer Alters the Internal Timing of Cells

A Study Demonstrates How Liver Cancer Alters the Internal Timing of Cells

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most prevalent kind of liver cancer, is already the third greatest cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and the number of cases…
There may be Novel Treatments for Neurodegenerative Illnesses Based on the Gut Microbiome

There may be Novel Treatments for Neurodegenerative Illnesses Based on the Gut Microbiome

Studies have found that individuals with Parkinson’s disease have different gut bacteria compared to healthy individuals. Further research is needed to understand the specific mechanisms…
Researchers to Monitor Patients’ Body Clocks in Hospitals Use Astrophysics

Researchers to Monitor Patients’ Body Clocks in Hospitals Use Astrophysics

In order to create a method of precisely measuring the human body clock in hospital patients, an interdisciplinary team of researchers lead by researchers from…
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