AI isn’t replacing doctors, but it’s becoming a helpful tool in cancer care. A big study looked at how AI helps with something called "organ at risk contouring" – basically drawing clear maps around healthy parts of the body that shouldn’t get too much radiation during treatment. These maps are cruc
The Veterans Health Administration rolled out a new electronic health record system and found that many doctors were unsure how to use it. To ease the transition, a national program called NESSU was created. The program pairs experienced clinicians with those who were newer to the system, giving
Women who have endometriosis, especially ovarian cysts called endometriomas, face about twice the chance of developing ovarian cancer compared to those without the condition. The overall risk over a lifetime is still small, roughly 2 percent. Studies show that the same gene changes—ARID1A, PIK
The number of people rushing to emergency rooms because of tick bites has climbed higher than it’s been in any year since 2017. The spike is most noticeable in the Northeast and Midwest, where warmer weather has let ticks thrive. Around 476, 000 Americans receive treatment for Lyme disease each year
When football careers end, many players worry about long‑term health. A recent study looked at whether former male pros suffer more from foot and ankle problems than men in the general population. Researchers compared retired professional footballers with a control group of men who never played at
A nine‑year‑old boy’s holiday to a small Texas town sparked the most serious measles outbreak in the U. S. in over thirty years, and then crossed the border into Mexico where it spread even more widely. The chain of events began when the child, who had not received the standard two doses of the MMR
The latest Ebola flare‑up is unfolding in a war‑torn region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence and instability make disease control extremely difficult. The virus at play is the Bundibugyo strain, a rare type that has caused only two previous outbreaks in 2007 and 2012. Because it i
The World Health Organization has declared a worldwide health emergency after the Ebola virus spread in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The alert follows reports that a province in northeastern Congo has seen many suspected deaths linked to the virus. Health officials con
In recent years, more people have noticed that feeling isolated or lonely can affect their health in surprising ways. One condition that has caught scientists’ attention is irritable bowel syndrome, a common digestive disorder that can make life uncomfortable and stressful. Researchers looked at a
The coronavirus crisis forced European health systems to rethink how they work together. When hospitals, laboratories and public‑health agencies started talking in sync, the country that could share information fastest saw better outcomes. Countries that had formal plans for emergency cooperat
