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New AI tool can help doctors detect melanoma with 100% accuracy
“The latest version of the software has saved over 1,000 face-to-face consultations in the secondary care setting between April 2022 and January 2023,” a study author said.
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NYU Langone Health is again ranked No. 1 in US for quality and safety
The award marks the second year in a row that the Manhattan-based hospitals have achieved a #1 ranking.
I had colon cancer twice before 50 — these are the signs doctors missed
"I hope that even if one person makes their case for more treatment options and it saves them, then that is why I am speaking out," Sherri Rollins wrote.
Drug price drops: Here are the 10 subject to new Medicare reforms
"No matter who they vote for, Americans are suffering from the high costs of prescription drugs,” said one health care expert.
The FDA is now fast-tracking new drug approvals — why that's so worrying
A congressional investigation found that the FDA's “atypical collaboration” with drugmaker Biogen to approve Aduhelm, a high-priced Alzheimer’s drug, was “rife with irregularities.”
500 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis, hospital warns
Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville said on Thursday that it sent out hundreds of letters to those possibly affected following the confirmed case.
Out-of-pocket expenses voted top barrier to healthcare access
A new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults examined their biggest barriers to healthcare access.
Teen ER crisis: Overwhelming mental health visits are not for us, docs say
Children as young as six years old arrive in the ER talking about committing suicide, doctors report.
Amazon Pharmacy to offer insulin, diabetes drugs for as little as $35 a month
With the new program, patients using Amazon Pharmacy will no longer have to search for and manually enter coupons from the three largest insulin makers, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, and Sanofi, to lower...
How antibiotics could replace surgery for treating appendicitis
“More than half of the patients treated nonoperatively did not experience recurrence and avoided surgery over approximately two decades,” the study authors wrote.
My fertility doctor accidentally injected me with acid — I may never have kids
“I kept saying, ’Something is off. Something is wrong. Is it supposed to burn?’” the woman told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Langone family's $200M gift makes NYU med school tuition-free forever
"It's a huge benefit for the community" in the New York City tri-state area, one newly minted medical student told The Post.
'Matilda' star says she 'never made enough' money for SAG-AFTRA healthcare
The "Matilda" star has joined thousands of actors and entertainers striking in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America for the first time in over six decades.
'Alarming’ lack of Paxlovid, COVID meds uncovered in New York nursing homes
Fewer than one out of five sick seniors were offered the lifesaving drugs — and more than 40% of nursing homes had never used any by the end of 2022.
Doctors reattach boy's head after car accident thanks to 'amazing' surgery
Suleiman Hassan, a 12-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank, suffered what is known as an internal decapitation, with his skull detached from the top vertebrae of his spine.
Hospital nurses, doctors ready to walk out amid alarming burnout rates: health alert
Nurses and doctors report feeling high levels of burnout so exhausting that many have considered quitting, according to a new survey.
FDA approves groundbreaking Alzheimer's drug Leqembi — but there's a big catch
After months of anticipation, US Food and Drug administration has finally granted traditional approval to Lecanemab, a drug that's been shown to significantly slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
CDC gives guidance for trans people 'chestfeeding' kids, accused of failing to consider possible health risks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s official website published advice for trans and non-binary individuals on seeking guidance on how to "chestfeed" their infants.
Trans woman burns penis with chemicals so doctors will remove it
An Australian transgender woman had to undergo emergency surgery after she burned her own penis so that doctors would remove it and fulfill her dream of becoming a woman, as...
NYS provides $500K funding to Mt. Sinai, others for transgender medical care pilot program as critics cry 'morally irresponsible'
The state Health Department recently awarded new contracts for "The Transgender Clinical Scholars Training Pilot Program" worth $500K to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Model shares final moments with grandma before euthanasia
A Victoria's Secret model goes public in support of her beloved Bubbie's decision to end her life on her own terms: "It's the light at the end of the tunnel."