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People who experience a large financial loss may subsequently have problems with their health, according to a new study published in JAMA. Researchers found that those who had a “negative wealth shock”—or 75 percent loss of their household net over a two-year period—were much more likely to die early than … Read More
Advances in artificial intelligence will benefit many sectors of the medical community, but patients won’t be treated by AI instead of doctors anytime soon, according to new research from Google Cloud. The paper shows that machine learning will be helpful in diagnosing diseases in situations where data is minimal and … Read More
Coffee drinkers were taken aback after a judge in California recently ruled that companies such as Starbucks must warn consumers that their daily cup of joe may contain the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide, which is used during the roasting process. Yet, it’s unclear whether the levels of acrylamide are high enough … Read More
Over 700 doctors in Quebec are protesting a recent pay raise, claiming their salaries are already too big. Residents and medical students under the group Médecins Québécois Pour le Régime Public (MQRP) started an online petition in February to voice their opinion. “We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong … Read More
A lot of people think the more sex you have, the happier you are. If your buddy is getting intimate with his partner five days a week, and you’re only doing it once or twice, he has to be more satisfied, right? Nope. According to Amy Muise, a social psychologist … Read More
