Imagine if doctors could see beyond the symptoms and truly understand what makes you, you. That's the idea behind whole person health assessments. Instead of just focusing on diseases, these assessments look at the whole picture: your body and mind, your relationships, your living environment, your
Do DCEs, a popular tool in health research, truly mirror real-world choices? Scientists set out to compare the prediction power of people’s stated preferences from DCEs with their actual decisions. The goal? To ensure health products and services are designed with reliable, real-world data. By pooli
Hospitals use brief hospital course (BHC) summaries to record patient stays. These summaries are typically created manually by clinical staff. Large language models (LLMs) have shown great potential in automating various tasks, but their use in healthcare, especially for generating BHCs from clinica
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, schools in Saudi Arabia had to shut down. Students started learning from home, which lasted for a couple of years. This change was massive, and it had a big impact on kids' mental health. This study looks into how kids and teens handled the switch to online cl
Lichen Sclerosus, often called LSc, is a skin condition causing chronic inflammation, mostly in the anogenital areas. It can lead to serious health issues, like cancer. A recent study in Sweden looked at the number of new LSc cases and who they affected from 2001 to 2021. The researchers used data f
Have you ever wondered why eating disorders might run in families? Scientists are starting to look into how trauma experienced by parents and grandparents can influence the next generations. This study, called qualitative, dives deeper into personal stories to understand the real impact. Imagine if
You know how When kids get sick with diarrhea, it's often caused by germs like viruses. One big factor for this is how clean their water, toilets, and hands are. A recent study looked at kids under 5 in some of the world's poorest places. They found that longer trips to get water (15 minutes or more
Ever wondered how hormones affect your moods as you grow up? The pituitary gland, or PG, is like the hormone control center in your body, especially during puberty. Scientists have known for a while that PG hormones can cause mental health changes in teens. Most studies look at the whole PG, but new
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, decided to change the company's censorship policies. This happened after a post he made about a martial arts injury didn't get many views. In 2023, Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed. He had surgery to fix a torn knee ligament. He was training
Did you know that your cup of morning joe might be doing more for you than just waking you up? A recent study from Tulane University found that people who drink two to three cups of coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from any cause or from heart disease compared to those who don’t drin
