(NewsNation) — As authorities in the path of Hurricane Helene continue to hunt for missing people, the dangers for those who survived the wind and flooding are many, including contaminated water and mold. “Symptoms from infection with waterborne pathogens can include gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and headache,” said Alasdair Cohen, an assistant professor […]
Then there is the risk of bias. AI models may be trained on datasets that might not reflect the populations they will be applied to, exacerbating health inequalities based on things like gender or ethnicity. Therefore, regulation is key. It needs to keep patients safe and protect their personal data, whilst at the same time increasing capacity to keep […]
Some factors are more of a risk than others, the report suggests. For example, it estimates that hearing loss and high cholesterol are responsible for most cases of preventable dementia (7% each). In early life it is lack of education that tips the balance while, in later life, social isolation and failing eyesight are a […]
Children who are in residential treatment facilities are at risk for sexual and emotional abuse, physical restraint and overmedication, a new Senate report found. The report, conducted by the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, was created after an investigation examined allegations of abuse and neglect at […]
The active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy may help reduce the risk of kidney failure in those with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers across 28 countries randomly assigned patients with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease to receive a […]
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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Multiple packages of frozen fruit, specifically strawberries, are being recalled due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Willamette Valley Fruit Co. of Salem, Oregon is voluntarily recalling select packages of frozen strawberries and a frozen fruit blend containing strawberries. The impacted strawberries were grown in Mexico […]
Wildfires in Canada are creating serious health hazards across the United States, turning the New York City skyline a tint of orange on Wednesday that made America’s largest city look like a location from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film in widely shared photographs and broadcast images. New York and Detroit were listed among cities having the worst air […]
The Biden administration warned American consumers about the risk of medical credit credits, saying high interest rates could worsen the financial burden on patients. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report Thursday that found people paid about $1 billion in deferred interest payments for health care charges using medical credit cards from 2018 […]
Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) team studying the effects of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, became briefly ill earlier this month, CNN reported on Friday. Investigators reportedly experienced symptoms including sore throat, headache, coughing and nausea, which are similar to those that residents of the area reported following […]