A new report has shown that rates of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) in Ireland increased by almost one third last year, with significant rises seen among young women and girls. Gonorrhoea saw a 68% rise in cases, while chlamydia grew by 25%. Overall, 23,272 STI cases were reported, with the majority relating to chlamydia and gonorrhoea….
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that adding the histone deacetylase inhibitor romidepsin to the standard CHOP regimen did not improve outcomes in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. The study included adult patients who received either Ro-CHOP or CHOP as frontline treatment. After a median follow-up of 6 years, there were…
Funding of A$6.5 million has been awarded to four genomics-focused research projects at the University of Melbourne. These projects aim to establish patient datasets for inherited retinal diseases, develop new solutions for endometrial-related health issues, and improve prostate cancer diagnosis using genomic testing. The projects will have access to DNA sequencing technology at the TAGC…
Assisted living facilities in Montana are facing financial struggles due to delays in Medicaid payments for residents. Providers are waiting for payments ranging from weeks to months, leading to financial strain and challenges in providing care. The state’s Medicaid redetermination process has caused disruptions in payments to providers, affecting long-term care facilities, substance use disorder…
ChatGPT, an AI language model, scored well in producing high-quality and accurate summaries of medical abstracts, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine. While it struggled to classify the relevance of abstracts to medical specialties, the researchers suggested that ChatGPT could help busy clinicians by summarizing literature efficiently. The summaries were…
