Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
Attack on CommonSpirit Health, the fourth-largest U.S. health system, led to delays in surgeries, patient care, and appointments
Safe Sex Texts Do Not Cut Sexually Transmitted Disease Reinfection Rates
Findings seen among young adults randomly assigned to receive regular texts
EPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
Agency's action is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. federal government to curb lead pollution
Breast Cancer Recurrence Rates Low With Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Incidence of recurrent disease 3.17 and 3.33 percent per mastectomy and per patient, respectively, during median follow-up of 10 years
Combined Oral Contraceptives Do Not Seem to Worsen Macromastia
Amount of breast tissue resected during mammaplasty smaller among adolescents with macromastia using combined oral contraceptive pill
SARS-CoV-2 May Not Cause Increase in Type 1 Diabetes in Children
For children aged 0 to 14 years, incidence of type 1 diabetes was 20 percent higher in 2020 to 2021 than the seven-year average
AI Could Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Breast DCE-MRI
Deep learning system improves diagnostic accuracy of DCE-MRI for breast tissue, which potentially could reduce unnecessary biopsies
Most Safety Signals Reported to FDA Lead to Regulatory Action
Regulatory actions by the FDA were corroborated by at least one relevant published research study for 17 of 57 resolved safety signals
COVID-19 Boosters Could Save 90,000 Lives This Winter
Updated booster doses could also prevent more than 936,000 hospitalizations and save $56 billion in six months
Move to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save 66,000 U.S. Lives
Authors of a new report say eliminating diesel-powered trucks would also eliminate nearly 2 million asthma attacks, 8.5 million lost workdays