An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Virtual reality (VR) headsets are now being used on hospital wards to help keep patients calm during procedures. A trial at Kidderminster Hospital saw soothing sounds and visuals from them used to cut s…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Di…

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A new study reinforces the importance of lowering cholesterol in people at risk for, but who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke. The study looked at a statin alternative, called bempedoic acid, …

American retailers see opportunities in the primary-care business. From a report: With his long white coat, stethoscope, genially soothing manner and wonky eagerness to discuss “population health management” and “patient-centred” medicine, Ronald Searc…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Adults ages 19 to 64 in the United States should be screened for anxiety disorders, according to a new recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force released Tuesday. The final recommendation, p…

“California startup Varda Space Industries launched its first test mission on June 12,” reports CNN, “successfully sending a 200-pound (90-kilogram) capsule designed to carry drug research into Earth’s orbit.

“The experiment, conducted in microgravit…

Researchers at Stanford University found that among the pollutants emitted from gas stoves is benzene, which is linked to cancer. “Levels of benzene can reach higher than those found in secondhand tobacco smoke and the benzene pollution can spread thro…

Google Lens, the company’s computer vision-powered app that scans objects and brings up relevant information, is now able to search for skin conditions, like moles and rashes. “Uploading a picture or photo through Lens will kick off a search for visual…

Researchers at a London-based public research university had already discovered that for 5-10% of people with hypertension, the cause is a gene mutation in their adrenal glands. (The mutation results in excessive production of a hormone called aldoster…