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A new artificial intelligence diagnostic tool developed by KAUST scientists allows doctors to visualize lung damage caused by COVID-19 in more detail. Credit: © 2022 KAUST; Ivan GromichoNew tool reveals hidden features on chest scan images.A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) scientists could help overcome some of the challenges of monitoring lung health following viral infection.Like other respiratory infections, <span…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is taking help of doctors in building its human-rated spacecraft for the Gaganyaan mission, India's first human spaceflight that aims to take astronauts into a low earth orbit.The ISRO has roped in doctors to understand the impact of the spaceflight on humans and will design the spacecraft accordingly.The astronauts selected for the mission have also been involved in making of the orbital module."There are four astronauts who are part of Gaganyaan. We talk to them. They sit in…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Health and Wellness Health New York woman's bill included fee for 'brief emotional/behavioural assessment' Photo by Getty Images Article content A young woman in New York had been having health issues for some time and when she finally was able to see a doctor, she was so relieved that she had a brief cry. Article content “She has a rare disease so she’s been really struggling to find care,” big sister Camille Johnson said in a tweet thread. “She got emotional because…

Article content Well, this is a new one. A New York woman says her sister was charged $40 (U.S.) “for crying” at a doctor’s appointment. Camille Johnson, 25, even tweeted a picture of her sister’s medical bill that showed the charge. “My little sister has been really struggling with a health condition lately and finally got to see a doctor. They charged her $40 for crying,” she tweeted. Article content My little sister has been really struggling with a health condition lately and finally got to see a doctor. They…

A user on Twitter may just have revealed who we can expect to see as the next major villain in the MCU or DCEU. Nothing is confirmed for any of the shared universes’ upcoming projects, of course, but statistically, current Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker has the best chance to show up as the next bing world-beating baddie. After all, all the other recent Doctors have done so. Twitter user @ComicGirlAshley recently tweeted a set of images showing 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston as Malekith the Accursed in Thor: The…

That thing you didn’t know about. It had been there all along. The pieces started falling into place. I’d suffered from symptoms that would come and go ever since childhood. Fevers, urinary tract infections, nerve pain and numbness, depression. Symptoms I tried to dull with alcohol, but the effect was temporary. Symptoms that only grew stronger over time. Around 2008, I began to lose feeling in my legs in a way I never had before. They started to give up, inexplicably. I’d been riding again, which I loved. One day, I was…

U.S. health authorities and researchers are investigating why some people who appeared to recover from Covid-19 after taking Pfizer Inc.’s antiviral pill developed symptoms again soon after. Paxlovid is supposed to treat the newly infected, keeping them out of the hospital. Within two weeks of appearing to get better, however, some users experienced cold-like symptoms such as sore throat and cough, according to physicians and published case reports. The rebound cases haven’t resulted in…

If combining NFTs with the medical industry doesn’t sound the most logical, this report from BuzzFeed News will likely confirm your skepticism. An NFT project called MetaDocs assigns doctors / influencers, like Dr. Pimple Popper, to (somewhat unsightly) cartoon personifications of themselves, which users can then purchase to gain access to one-on-one conversations, question-and-answer sessions, or DMs. But despite MetaDocs’ goal of cutting the “red tape” that comes with gaining access to doctors, the MetaDocs…