. A 3rd year student at BJ Medical College, studying for their MBBS degree, has taken their own life just days before an important exam. The pressure and stress of academic expectations may have contributed to this tragic decision. This incident sheds light on the mental health struggles that students face, and the need for…
Molina Healthcare and Bright Health Group have agreed to lower the purchase price of Molina buying Bright Health’s Medicare Advantage business, reducing it from $600 million to $500 million. The amended price reflects financial trouble for Bright Health due to debts it owes to JPMorgan and the federal government. Of the $500 million, $100 million…
Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Londonderry is seeking candidates for a position with a salary range of £88,799 – £119,723 per annum. The closing date for applications is Friday 12th January 2024 at 3:30pm. A waiting list may be created for future vacancies within the next six months. For full criteria, job description, and application form,…
LUMA Vision, a maker of 4D cardiac imaging and navigation platform, has secured $22 million in Series A3 financing led by existing and new investors. The company, which developed VERAFEYE, a cardiac-focused 4D imaging and navigation platform, aims to use the funds for FDA clearance in the U.S., commercialization, and further platform development. The CEO…
Arvid Herrman, a 68-year-old Wisconsin farmer, chose to have a mechanical pump called HeartMate 3 implanted in his heart after being too old and sick for a heart transplant. Unfortunately, the device led to his death, and a lawsuit by his daughter alleges that a defect in the device’s locking mechanism caused multiple strokes, a…
Approximately 75% of patients in rheumatoid arthritis remission who taper TNF inhibitors to withdrawal experience a flare within 3 years, according to a study presented at ACR Convergence 2023. Just 15% of patients in RA remission who remained on stable TNF inhibition demonstrated flare during the same time period. The randomized, multicenter study found that…
Amy Abernethy, Verily’s president of product development and chief medical officer, is leaving the company to start a non-profit aimed at revolutionizing the health care system’s data collection. The company has assured its employees that it is well-equipped to move towards her vision of speeding up product development in clinical research. However, from an external…
The Office for National Statistics Infection Survey estimated that there were 1.7 million people living with long covid symptoms in the UK as of March 2023. Those infected in 2020 had the highest chance of developing long covid, but people are still developing it following reinfection. Long covid is associated with significant health service use…
A study led by Karolinska Institutet suggests that statins may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients. The study found that people with Alzheimer’s dementia who were treated with statins experienced slower cognitive decline compared to those who were not treated with statins. However, the study was observational and could not establish a…
Researchers developed and tested deep ensemble models (DEMs) to automatically diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and determine symptom severity through high-resolution retinal images in a study published in JAMA Network Open. They used 1,890 photos from 958 participants and found their models could diagnose ASD with a high level of accuracy. Additionally, the models could…
