cnn.com
An emergency physicians group is disavowing “excited delirium,” a controversial term that some police officers, clinicians, medical examiners and court experts have used to explain how an agitated person could die in custody through no fault of any force used to subdue them. Dr. Michele Heisler, medical director for Physicians for Human Rights, says that the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) move will take excited delirium off the table in court cases. “This is the final professio…
7 months ago
cnn.com
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a new rule that would set the first national drinking water standard for “forever chemicals” that are dangerous to human health.
about 1 year ago
edition.cnn.com
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that would help prevent contamination of their products and set some standards for the way they make and package products so regulators and consumers will know precisely what is in them.
about 1 year ago
cnn.com
Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can’t or won’t take statins, according to a large study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
about 1 year ago
cnn.com
A mobile lab monitoring for air pollution at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, found one potential chemical of concern at higher levels than normal, a team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M said at a briefing on Friday. Researchers said it’s not yet clear what impact the chemical acrolein could be having on residents’ health.
about 1 year ago
edition.cnn.com
Most Americans feel “significant discomfort” about the idea of their doctors using artificial intelligence to help manage their health, a new survey finds, but they generally acknowledge AI’s potential to reduce medical mistakes and to eliminate some of the problems doctors may have with racial bias.
about 1 year ago
cnn.com
For nearly a decade, Heather Rendulic hasn’t been able to use her left hand to feed herself or pick up something as light as a soup can -- but that changed when she became part of a clinical trial that could radically improve the lives of people who’ve been paralyzed after a stroke.
about 1 year ago
Search by beat, location, outlet & position to find the right journalists for your story.
Sign up for freeedition.cnn.com
Without cracking a single medical text book, without a day to medical school, the co-author of a study draft on artificial intelligence passed the US Medical Licensing Examination. It was the artificial intelligence ChatGPT.
about 1 year ago
cnn.com
A congressional investigation found that the US Food and Drug Administration’s “atypical collaboration” to approve a high-priced Alzheimer’s drug was “rife with irregularities.”
over 1 year ago
cnn.com
In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago
with an infection the doctor hadn’t expected to see for another two months: RSV.
over 1 year ago
cnnespanol.cnn.com
“La corta duración del sueño en la mediana edad y la vejez se asocia con un mayor riesgo de aparición de enfermedades crónicas y multimorbilidad”, concluyó el estudio.
over 1 year ago
