The app that detects the calories in your food – just by looking at it
New app can tell you exactly how many calories are in your food – just by looking at it The Healthify app, which is free, prompts users to take a picture of their meals Using AI, it recognises what’s being…
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Australian patients missing out on private health benefits, new report shows
The Australian Medical Association has released its 2023 Private Health Insurance Report Card, which shows that the rebates for identical procedures still vary wildly between insurers. AMA President Professor Steve Robson encouraged consumers to carefully consider which private health insurance…
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CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized?
Prescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death from disease and improving quality of life across the globe. But how do researchers, universities and hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry decide which diseases to pursue developing drugs for? In…
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Global research collaboration maps brain development in infancy and early childhood
The brains of infants and young children are in continuous and rapid development. These changes are known to go hand in hand with early life learning and the fine-tuning of mental abilities over time. The ENIGMA ORIGINs consortium, a research…
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EVERY death will be probed under huge reform
EVERY death from natural causes will be checked by a second doctor under planned reform to stop another Lucy Letby or Harold Shipman tragedy Medical examiners will now scrutinise any that does not involve a coroner READ MORE: Britain’s other murderer…
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The pretty seaside town where locals live longer than anywhere else in UK
Centenarian reveals SURPRISE drink that helps her live longer How long we live is down to a number of contributing factors. Some of these are beyond our control, such as genetics, illnesses and injuries. But others are actually within our…
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Decline in smoking in England has stalled since pandemic
A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the journal BMC Medicine, looked at survey…
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Study finds moderately elevated fracture risk following use of sedative–hypnotics
Global consumption data show that there is an increasing trend of sedative–hypnotic prescriptions, especially in more developed affluent countries and regions, such as Hong Kong. Researchers in the Center for Safe Medication Practice and Research (CSMPR) of the Department of…
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Benign breast disease linked to increased risk for breast cancer
The overall risk for breast cancer (BC) is increased for women diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) in the percutaneous biopsy era compared with the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Surgery. Mark E….
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Tobacco smoke exposure linked to increased risk of tuberculosis
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a potential mechanism by which tobacco smoking drives a type of white blood cell known as monocytes to the lung where they can increase the risk of active tuberculosis (TB). In a…
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