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Photo: Geisinger Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles and videos interviewing top voices in health IT on the subject of artificial intelligence. To read and view the first, an interview with Dr. John Halamka of…

MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, is a recreational psychedelic drug often used at parties and dance clubs because it creates feelings of closeness and social connection with others. Because of this “empathogenic” effect, researchers are also interested in its potential…

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I’m an ophthalmologist. These are the seven ways you could be damaging your sight without even realising it Dry eyes and headaches are just some of the symptoms of an eye problem  Our eyesight is often something we take for…

HEALTHNOTES: No breast checks for one in three women, new survey claims A third of British women do not regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer, a survey suggests. And a quarter of those polled said they were not…

Karina Antram spent ‘a decade being absolutely exhausted’ and has dedicated herself to battling the ‘pandemic of tiredness’ she says is plaguing our society. With a mantra of ‘what I do today impacts how I think and feel tomorrow’, Karina…

Reviewed Women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction – in which the breast is reconstructed using the patient's own tissues– report higher satisfaction with their breasts at follow-up, compared to those undergoing implant-based reconstruction, reports a study in a special October supplement…

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When three teenagers died of fentanyl overdoses last year in Larimer County, Colorado, it shocked the community and “flipped families upside down,” said Tom Gonzales, the county’s public health director. Several schools began stocking naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid…