A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors.Read More
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FDA Panel Recommends RSV Shot to Protect Infants
Advisers to the agency overwhelmingly agreed that a new treatment would help to prevent a potentially lethal respiratory illness in very young children.Read More
View More FDA Panel Recommends RSV Shot to Protect InfantsHimachal govt approves plan to set up 2 robotic cath labs at medical college in Kangra
Sukhu said robotic cath labs have the potential to revolutionise the way certain medical procedures are conducted. Robotics technology can offer increased accuracy, improved visualisation…
View More Himachal govt approves plan to set up 2 robotic cath labs at medical college in KangraHow Chatbots Are Helping Doctors Be More Human and Empathetic
Despite the drawbacks of turning to artificial intelligence in medicine, some physicians find that ChatGPT improves their ability to communicate with patients.Read More
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My Partner Helped Me Survive A Mystery Disease. I Had No Idea What He Was Secretly Dealing With.
“It would be months before I knew the truth of what Andy actually went through during my nights of life-threatening fevers.”Read More
View More My Partner Helped Me Survive A Mystery Disease. I Had No Idea What He Was Secretly Dealing With.Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better Job
Nearly three-quarters of hospice organizations are now for-profit. Complaints of fraud and profiteering are growing.Read More
View More Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better JobHarald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies
When he proposed that the human papillomavirus caused cervical cancer, he was ridiculed. He persevered, and today a vaccine exists.Read More
View More Harald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, DiesAllina Health Pauses Policy of Cutting Off Care for Patients in Debt
Allina Health, a large health system in the Midwest, had withheld care for patients who had $4,500 in medical bills.Read More
View More Allina Health Pauses Policy of Cutting Off Care for Patients in DebtAre You Exposed to Too Much Noise? Here’s How to Check.
Noise can damage your heart as well as your hearing, but there are ways to measure your exposure and reduce your risk.Read More
View More Are You Exposed to Too Much Noise? Here’s How to Check.Does Noise Affect Your Life? We Want to Know.
Noise is a vast — and largely unrecognized — threat to your health. The Times is collecting personal stories and noise measurements from readers like…
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