By leveraging conversational AI to address systemic challenges and supplement human care, healthcare providers can create a more efficient, accessible and comprehensive mental healthcare system.
A low level of Legionella was detected in one of the inpatient units at Rady Children's Hospital. Rady's released a statement saying that "as a precautionary measure, the hospital is taking steps to sanitize the water system to remove any infection risk."
A study including more than 80,000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease reveals that Asian and Hispanic Americans with these conditions use healthcare services less than White Americans.
Pregnancy may offer some protection from developing Long COVID, found a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Utah Health and Louisiana Public Health Institute. Previous research has mostly focused on non-pregnant adults affected by Long COVID—a condition lasting for months after a person recovers from a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Concerns over the political climate in the U.S. has opened a "floodgate" of inquiries about moving to Canada, according to recruiter Michelle Flynn. "The amount of interest has more than doubled over the last several months," she told CBC. The COO of CanAm Physician Recruiting Inc., Flynn recruits U.S.-trained physicians to work in Canada and places Canadian specialists in roles in the U.S. Lately though, she has struggled to get any Canadians interested in moving south.
A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden.