AI Gets a 'D' When Judging Scientific, Medical Claims

Folks who rely on chatbots for their scientific and medical info, be forewarned — artificial intelligence (AI) gets a "D" when it’s asked to evaluate whether a claim is true or false, a new study says.

ChatGPT’s accuracy in assessing scientific claims was only about 60% better than random guessing, a score that would earn...

New Fathers Face Mental Health Challenges, Study Finds

New fathers might be proud poppas, but their mental health might be shaky as they adapt to their increased responsibilities, a new study says.

Men have a 30% increased risk of depression and stress disorders by the end of their first year of fatherhood, researchers reported March 23 in JAMA Network Open.

This follows a menta...

New Online Tool Helps Parkinson's Patients Weigh Brain Implant Decision

Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming.

Now, researchers have developed an online decision-making tool to help patients understand the implants and boost their confidence, according to recent report in ...

Cheap Children's Clothing Tainted With Lead, Study Says

“Fast fashion” is an affordable way for parents to keep up with their kids’ growth spurts, but these cheaper duds might come with real health risks, a new study says.

The fabric in some fast-fashion shirts contains high levels of lead, researchers reported Monday at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in A...

Teens Often Pressured To Send Sexual Photos by Someone They Know, Study Finds

Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.

The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to 28 to look back on experiences they had before age 18.

Researche...

FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight

A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. Until now, the highest approved dose was 2.4 milligrams, taken as a wee...

Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use

A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.

The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which reviewed inspection reports from 40 nursing home...

Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide

If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension made by Strides Pharma for Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, I...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.

"If we can diagnose people early enough, we might be able to start th...

Your Bank Account Might Show How Well Your Brain Will Age, Researchers Say

A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.

Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

The link was strongest among folks 65 and o...

Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates, Researchers Say

Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.

Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rates, researchers reported March 19 in the Journal of the National C...