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A new survey looks at what patients think about AI playing a role in their health care diagnosis and management.

While most people who responded to a nationally representative survey correctly stated that tap water could contain bacteria or other living organisms, they also said that it could be safely used for nasal rinsing and washing contacts.

A new study also reveals female doctors are nearly two times more likely than male doctors to face abuse.

A Tennessee couple and a Florida man were identified Monday as three Americans who died at a Bahamas resort last week after becoming ill.

To curb the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and Zika, scientists have genetically modified the insects and released them in the U.S. Early results from the pilot study are promising.

Kidney care in the U.S. is at a watershed moment of moving past a deeply entrenched, institutionally racist equation.

The FDA wants researchers conducting clinical trials to submit a plan detailing how they plan to diversify the participant pool. While many appreciate the effort to undo decades of underrepresentation, many say it’s not enough.

Columbia University Medical Center has cut public ties with Mehmet Oz, MD, the celebrity doctor who goes by “Dr. Oz” and is now a Senate candidate in Pennsylvania.

London Burger King Tries Meatless Menu for a Month May 4, 2022 -- Burger King went with a meatless menu for a month at its flagship storefront in Leicester Square, London, apparently to check the public’s appetite for no-meat fast food.The restaurant tried the experiment from March 14 to April 10. An unnamed UK Burger King spokesperson called the experiment a success, with lines wrapped around the block with vegetarians, vegans, and even some meat-eaters, Tasting Table reported.Burger King has been offering a plant-based Whopper for several years. For the London trial run, the restaurant added dishes

3 Children in Indonesia Die of Acute Hepatitis May 4, 2022 -- Three children in Indonesia have died of acute hepatitis, bringing to four the global death toll in the mysterious worldwide outbreak of the liver disease, CBS News reported.The Indonesian Health Ministry said three children died last month in hospitals in Jakarta, the nation’s capital, after displaying symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, jaundice, convulsions, and loss of consciousness, CBS News reported.The Indonesian Health Ministry, like other health authorities around the world, says it doesn’t know what caused the children to get hepatitis."At the moment,

The new 30-foot wall erected along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego and surrounding counties has led to an increase in major injuries, hospital admissions, and migrant deaths, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery.

Climate change will force large numbers of wild animals to relocate in the next 50 years, dramatically increasing the chances that viruses will jump from one species of mammal to another, including humans, a new study says.

The World Health Organization and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund are warning about a heightened risk of measles spreading and triggering larger outbreaks this year.

Scheele’s Green, named for the Swedish chemist who invented it in 1778, was everywhere in Victorian England, from the walls of Buckingham Palace to the factories where child laborers painted the leaves of fake foliage. And it was deadly.

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new Ebola outbreak after a recent case emerged.

A new study suggests showing highway death tolls on roadside message boards in a bid to curb crashes may actually cause more accidents.

Tennessee has passed a bill that would require drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a parent of a minor.

GE Appliances is recalling about 155,000 refrigerators due to freezer door handles that may detach and lead to injuries, according to an announcement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

20,000 Child Car Seats Recalled Because of Choking Hazard April 21, 2022More than 20,000 child car seats have been recalled because loose pieces of foam in the seat can cause a choking hazard, Good Morning America reported.The recall covers CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child Car Seats manufactured between November 3, 2017, and August 31, 2018, and includes model numbers 518000385, 518002153, 518000387, 518002145, 518002149, 518002151, and 519000211, GMA reported.The recall was posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which says pieces of foam from the headrest pad could create a choking hazard for children. Information is

The nationally representative poll shows that 51% of the 2,210 Americans surveyed are anxious about climate change and its impact on future generations.

Tests of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Prove Positive April 20, 2022The first open-air study of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States has yielded positive results, says Oxitec, the UK-based company that ran the study. However, Oxitec says larger tests are needed to determine whether the insects can suppress the disease-spreading mosquito population in the wild, according to Nature. Dengue, Zika, and yellow fever are some of the diseases the experiments hope to reduce.Scientists at Oxitec mass produced and genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs in a lab. The males were released into the wild to mate

Bird flu, which has been spreading across the U.S. and affecting birds in most states, has now been detected in bald eagles.

New research on microplastics in our lungs and blood tissue can sound scary, but should we really be worried? Medical specialists answer this pressing question.

NASA ‘Holoported’ Doctor to International Space Station April 19, 2022In a major advancement for telemedicine, a digital rendering of a doctor made a house call to the International Space Station last year.NASA flight surgeon Josef Schmid, MD, AEXA Aerospace CEO Fernando De La Pena Llaca, and their teams were on Earth when their images visited the space station through “holoportation,” a mix of “hologram” and “teleportation.” 3D models of Schmid and the others were reconstructed, compressed, and transmitted live to the space station, NASA said in a news release. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet used a

Heads up, bird lovers: Some experts are urging you to temporarily take down backyard feeders to contain an outbreak of avian influenza.