Looking beyond jabs, sprays or tablets, scientists are thinking outside the box for delivering antiviral medication to prevent the spread of highly transmissible bugs. Their secret weapon? Chewing gum – but not any gum. This one is made from a rather fascinating bean.
In a breakthrough that could revolutionize neuroscience, researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to create a highly accurate “digital twin” of the mouse brain. This advanced AI model can predict how neurons respond to entirely new visual stimuli—something no previous model has accomplished with such precision.
CBS News Philadelphia has been trying to speak with Crozer about what would happen to patient care and safety if these hospitals close, but they haven't responded. Three thousand workers are also in limbo. They're caught in an ugly back-and-forth fight to save a financially doomed health system.
Clearwater-based BayCare Health System, with some 33,000 employees, posted $6.27 billion in 2024 operating revenue. That’s up 13.99% from $5.5 billion the previous year. The growth stat was part of the 2024 Report to the Community released by the organization, which has 16 hospitals and hundreds of other locations throughout Tampa Bay and Central Florida regions.
U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal. The first-of-its-kind clinical trial has been cleared by the FDA, according to pig producer eGenesis, which announced the step Tuesday with its partner OrganOx. An estimated 35,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized each year when their liver suddenly fails. There are few treatment options and death rates as high as 50%. Many don’t qualify for a liver transplant or can't get a match in time.
Across Boston, researchers waited wearily for blowback from the administration. It wasn't just Harvard University. Although protests have almost exclusively occurred on undergraduate campuses, the Administration's cuts to funding have hit medical schools and their associated hospitals, which get substantial grants that NIH and other federal agencies dole out.