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Oct 20, 2023

Many potential pathways to future pandemic influenza

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, surveillance

Influenza viruses are believed to have sparked at least 14 human pandemics in the past 500 years; the most devastating of which began in 1918. Yet, despite intense study and considerable advances in public health, virus surveillance and virology, there is no simple answer to this pressing question: when and how will the next flu pandemic arise?

NIAID scientists including Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., consider the many potential pathways to future influenza pandemics in a new viewpoints essay in Science Translational Medicine. There are no hard and fast ‘rules’ specifying, for example, what characteristics a given avian influenza virus must possess to allow it to efficiently infect… More.


Influenza pandemics have emerged for centuries but still cannot be accurately predicted.

Oct 20, 2023

Breast Health: Follow-up after an abnormal mammogram

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Breast changes are very common, and most breast changes are not cancer. Our health guide for women explains:


A breast lump may be benign or a symptom of breast cancer. Learn about follow-up after an abnormal mammogram. See pictures of breast cancer, cysts, and calcifications. Find out symptoms for benign breast conditions, precancers, and DCIS.

Oct 20, 2023

Month after pig heart transplant, Maryland man pushing through “tough” physical therapy

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig — and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.

Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery.

In the first glimpse of Faucette provided since the Sept. 20 transplant, hospital video shows physical therapist Chris Wells urging him to push through a pedaling exercise to regain his strength.

Oct 20, 2023

Driving companywide efficiencies with AI

Posted by in categories: health, robotics/AI

Autonomous shopping carts that follow grocery store customers and robots that pick ripe cucumbers faster than humans may grab headlines, but the most compelling applications of AI and ML technology are behind the scenes. Increasingly, organizations are finding substantial efficiency gains by applying AI-and ML-powered tools to back-office procedures such as document processing, data entry, employee onboarding, and workflow automation.

The power of automation to augment productivity in the back office has been clear for decades, but the recent emergence of advanced AI and ML tools offers a step change in what automation can accomplish, including in highly regulated industries such as health care.

Oct 20, 2023

In pilot, generative AI expected to reduce clinical documentation time at Baptist Health

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, robotics/AI

The South Florida health system is testing an AI-powered system it expects to score big wins for its providers, improving the patient experience along the way.

Oct 17, 2023

Novel Immune Cell Types and Interactions within Adipose Tissue Revealed

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Researchers are attempting to uncover the basics of how fat tissue is structured and, specifically, inflammation associated with obesity, in the hopes of unlocking the connection between the accumulation of fat and poor health outcomes. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan revealed previously unrecognized immune cell types and interactions within adipose tissue using single-cell analysis of gene expression combined with spatial transcriptomics.

The findings are published in JCI Insight in an article titled, “A lipid-associated macrophage lineage rewires the spatial landscape of adipose tissue in early obesity.”

“Adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) infiltration is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance in mice and humans,” wrote the researchers. “Recent single-cell data highlight increased ATM heterogeneity in obesity but do not provide a spatial context for ATM phenotype dynamics. We integrated single-cell RNA-Seq, spatial transcriptomics, and imaging of murine adipose tissue in a time course study of diet-induced obesity. Overall, proinflammatory immune cells were predominant in early obesity, whereas nonresident antiinflammatory ATMs predominated in chronic obesity.”

Oct 17, 2023

Ghosts and goblins aren’t the only scary things your children might encounter this Halloween

Posted by in category: health

For parents of kids with food allergies, Halloween treats—from candy to cookies—can be frightening too. Be cautious of “fun size” candy, which may contain different ingredients than regular size packages.


The AAAAI offers tips written and reviewed by experts on allergies on avoiding the danger of anaphylaxis this Halloween.

Oct 16, 2023

The science of ergonomics: optimizing spine health in the workplace

Posted by in categories: health, science

Dr. Cyrus King describes challenges individuals face pertaining to ergonomics in the workplace and provides suggestions for support.

Oct 16, 2023

Suzanne Somers’ family reveals her cause of death: What to know about her health

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, health

Actor Suzanne Somers has died at the age of 76 after being diagnosed with breast cancer more than two decades ago, which ultimately was her cause of death.

Somers was best known for her roles in the hit sitcoms “Three’s Company” and “Step by Step,” and later in life for her health and fitness business ventures.

Somers died “peacefully at home” surrounded by her family on Oct. 15, one day before her 77th birthday, according to a statement to NBC News from Somers’ publicist on behalf of her family.

Oct 16, 2023

How Mayo Clinic Is Approaching Generative AI Risk Mitigation

Posted by in categories: health, information science, robotics/AI

At HLTH, Mayo Clinic Platform President John Halamka gave a window into how his health system is mitigating generative AI risks. Some of the measures Mayo is taking include running analyses on how well algorithms perform across various subgroups and training models only on internal de-identified data.

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