New AI tool can decide survival, treatments of colon cancer: Study – ET HealthWorld

New AI tool can decide survival, treatments of colon cancer: Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: According to a new study, A new artificial intelligence model can bring much-needed clarity to doctors delivering prognoses and deciding on treatments for patients with colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer worldwide. The study was published in the journal, ‘Nature Communications’. The new tool accurately predicts how aggressive a colorectal tumor is, how likely … Read more

AI identifies oncogenes in cancer cells, could help deliver personalised cancer treatments: Study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

AI identifies oncogenes in cancer cells, could help deliver personalised cancer treatments: Study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

London: Researchers have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify genes critical to a cancer cell’s survival, and could help deliver personalised cancer patient treatments, according to a new study. They analysed different types of cancer cells to understand different gene dependencies for identifying the genes, the study said. Researchers at the University of Sussex, … Read more

No Long COVID Drugs Yet, But Other Treatments Available

No Long COVID Drugs Yet, But Other Treatments Available

Allison Saulino, 46, long COVID advocate, Hilliard, OH. David Putrino, PhD, director of rehabilitation innovation, Mount Sinai Health System, New York City. Andrew Schamess, MD, professor of internal medicine, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, who runs the Post-COVID Recovery Program. Daniel Sterman, MD, director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, NYU Langone Health, … Read more

Alabama Criminalizes Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors

Alabama Criminalizes Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors

May 9, 2022 — Alabama became the first state to make it illegal for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people under the age of 19, The Associated Press reported. The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act  took effect Sunday and makes it a crime to treat transgender youths with puberty blockers and … Read more

Amazon to Pay for Employees’ Abortion Travel, Other Treatments

Amazon to Pay for Employees’ Abortion Travel, Other Treatments

May 3, 2022 — Amazon has become the latest big U.S. company to announce it will reimburse employees and their dependents forced to travel for non-life threatening medical treatments, including abortion, Reuters reported. Amazon benefit will pay up to $4,000 if a procedure is not available within 100 miles of an employee’s residence and virtual … Read more

Amazon to Pay for Employees’ Abortion Travel, Other Treatments

Amazon to Pay for Employees’ Abortion Travel, Other Treatments

May 3, 2022 — Amazon has become the latest big U.S. company to announce it will reimburse employees and their dependents forced to travel for non-life threatening medical treatments, including abortion, Reuters reported. Amazon benefit will pay up to $4,000 if a procedure is not available within 100 miles of an employee’s residence and virtual … Read more