Promising rectal cancer study

Promising rectal cancer study

Source:UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Summary: A scientist comments on the evolving treatment of rectal cancer in light of findings from a study that found the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab was especially effective in a phase II clinical trial of a dozen...
Access to health care strengthens communities

Access to health care strengthens communities

Source:Vanderbilt University Summary: New research has focused on an aspect of the ACA/health care debate that hasn’t really been discussed—the social impact on communities. The author of a new report was able to control for income level and other factors and still...
Health care workers most at risk for COVID-19

Health care workers most at risk for COVID-19

A new study finds nurses have the highest prevalence of infection Source:Rutgers University Summary: Health care workers — particularly nurses — have a higher prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection than non-health care workers, according to a new study. FULL...
One in 5 patients report discrimination in health care

One in 5 patients report discrimination in health care

Blacks most likely to name race; whites and Hispanics age, weight or income Source:University of California – San Francisco Summary: Discrimination reported by black patients declined significantly over a six-year study period, reducing the difference between...
This algorithm has opinions about your face

This algorithm has opinions about your face

AI project models first impressions based on facial features Source:Stevens Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have now taught an AI algorithm to model first impressions and accurately predict how people will be perceived based on a photograph of their face....