Monday was a wild day on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 taking a dip. The culprit? A Chinese AI startup named DeepSeek. The big question was whether this startup created a super-efficient AI model with very little investment. If true, this could shake things up for the big tech players like Amazon, M
Nursing is changing thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). But how much do nurses in places like Saudi Arabia know about using it? Not much research has been done on this. Some doctors and nurses disagree about how useful AI is in healthcare. So, let's find out what nurses really think about using
Telehealth has the potential to fix health care access problems and make care better in places with limited resources worldwide. But in Africa, it's not widely used. One reason is that we don't know enough about the best ways to make it work there. Researchers in central Uganda decided to find out w
Cervical cancer screening is essential for women's health, but it's not always easy to get. Researchers had chats with folks from seven European countries to find out how to make the screening process smoother. Each country has its own challenges, like language barriers, and its own strategies to ge
In today's healthcare scene, many hospitals are growing rapidly. But sometimes, this growth doesn't go as smoothly as expected. Let's take a look at what happened when a Canadian hospital expanded its radiation oncology department. Before the expansion, everything was fine—doctors and techs were rig
The COVID-19 pandemic shook up how we treat infections, especially with antibiotics. In North Cyprus, community pharmacists have been on the front lines, witnessing changes in how people use these drugs. This study dived into what these pharmacists know, think, and see about antibiotic use during an
Across Australia, women from different ethnic backgrounds face unique challenges and benefits when it comes to maintaining healthy lifestyles after giving birth. A recent study, which combined surveys and interviews, explored these differences among Oceanian, Asian, and other women who had given bir
Imagine you're a doctor or a researcher. Soon, you might be using predictive algorithms to make better decisions for your patients. These tools, often developed using real-world data, can help with everything from giving patients a clearer picture of their future health to making clinical trials mor
Between 2005 and 2019, the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the U. S. grew by 10%, with NICU beds increasing by 30%. While this expansion aims to provide better care, it also raises concerns about unnecessary intensive care admissions. Research shows that when a new NICU opens in a
In Lagos, Nigeria, the high cost of healthcare is a big problem. Many families are struggling to pay for medical care. This can force them into poverty. Our study looked at how common and what causes these big healthcare costs, known as Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure (CHE), in Lagos households.
