Pancreatic cancer is deadly, and its toll is growing. Scientists find that scar tissue around the tumor suggests how long a patient will live after diagnosis.
When does an infection require a prescription? “Figuring that out is a lot more complicated than the layperson would anticipate,” says Stanford Medicine’s Alex Zimmet.
When racial biases reinforce false stereotypes in clinical decision-making algorithms, it leads to patient harm, says Stanford Medicine’s Tina Hernandez-Boussard.
Depression and emotional violence are key factors preventing young, HIV-positive women in Kenya from sticking with life-saving treatment, new research finds.
National guidelines that rely on age and smoking history are failing non-white patients, research found. A risk-based method does a better job of eliminating disparities.
Simple dietary swaps could reduce the nation’s carbon footprint
Simple dietary changes like replacing beef with chicken in a burrito or choosing plant-based milk over dairy could reduce the nation’s food-related carbon footprint by more than a third if universally adopted.
A new study shows nurse practitioners perform as well as physicians when prescribing medications for older adults. The finding could be useful as states look to expand access to primary care.
A technique for studying the fluid between the lens and the cornea allows researchers to measure ocular aging, opening avenues for the treatment of eye diseases.
