Excess body weight can raise the risk of certain cancers, leading researchers to wonder whether blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in cancer prevention. Now, a study of 170,000 patient records suggests there's a slightly lower risk of obesity-related cancers in U.S. adults with diabetes who took these popular medications compared to those who took another class of diabetes drug not associated with weight loss.
The timeline for closing the Hiram W. Davis Medical Center by 2027 in Dinwiddie County has been made public, and its plans call for eventual moves of patients to either public or private facilities and an employee-relocation process the state hopes will limit layoffs. A final process for shuttering the 50-year-old 150-bed facility on the campus of Central State Hospital still must be approved by the General Assembly and governor next winter.
Northern Light Inland Hospital will be ending clinical services on May 27 at 5 p.m. The emergency department will also stop accepting new patients at 12 p.m, hospital officials announced on Thursday. The announcement comes after it was announced earlier this year that he hospital would be closing. The facility, associated services, and most practices have been winding down services and are working to move patients to new care locations.
One of Anthropic's latest AI models is drawing attention not just for its coding skills, but also for its ability to scheme, deceive and attempt to blackmail humans when faced with shutdown.
Fresh off a $275 million fundraise—the largest in digital health so far this year—Innovaccer’s cofounder and CEO Abhinav Shashank has a plan to pull together data and AI tools all in one place.
A groundbreaking clinical study shows that closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation (CLV), paired with rehabilitation, can significantly improve arm and hand function in people with chronic spinal cord injuries. The therapy uses a tiny implanted device that sends timed electrical pulses to the brain when patients perform successful movements, helping rewire neural circuits.