Seven women in one family who had their breasts and ovaries removed after testing positive for ‘Angelina Jolie gene’ learn their results may have been WRONG – and there could be dozens more Katy Mathes, 37, from Colorado, tested positive for a mutation of the BRCA gene in 2015 The gene carries an increased risk… Read More »
A systematic review and meta-analysis led by St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto found children who drank whole milk had 40 per cent lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with children who consumed reduced-fat milk. The research, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, analyzed 28 studies from seven countries that… Read More »
Dive Brief: California hospital chain Sutter Health reported a $ 689 million loss for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. Much of that is due to a $ 575 million set-aside in anticipation of settling an antitrust lawsuit sometime next year. A state court judge will preliminarily finalize the settlement in February with a final settlement… Read More »
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be the first provider in the UK to partner with TytoCare, an all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for remote medical examinations. The Trust will carry out a three-month pilot of the TytoCare handheld module examination device to enable remote examinations and diagnoses of a cohort of young… Read More »