Just 7,000 steps a day cuts risk of health issues – study

Just 7,000 steps a day cuts risk of health issues – study

Getty Images The researchers hope their findings could shape future public health guidelines Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, which is often seen as the benchmark … Read more

Shop-bought health DIY tests ‘inaccurate and unsuitable’, study says

Shop-bought health DIY tests ‘inaccurate and unsuitable’, study says

Getty Images Home health tests bought by people seeking answers about their conditions could give inaccurate and misleading results and require much greater regulation to ensure they are safe, reliable, and effective, researchers have warned. From bowel cancer to the menopause, shop-bought health kits now test for a wide range of conditions and are readily … Read more

Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th UK volunteer

Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th UK volunteer

Bourigault et al. 2024 Thousands of scans of each participant are recorded and stored as part of the imaging project. Here showing images of the abdomen and major organs Scientists say they can study our bodies as we age in greater detail than ever before, thanks to more than a billion scans of UK volunteers. … Read more

Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study

Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study

Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to … Read more

It’s too easy to make AI chatbots lie about health information, study finds – ET HealthWorld

It’s too easy to make AI chatbots lie about health information, study finds – ET HealthWorld

New York: Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found. Without better internal safeguards, widely used AI tools can be easily deployed to churn out dangerous health misinformation at high volumes, they warned in … Read more

Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on … Read more