快猫短视频

Medicine

2RHHNP6 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization(WHO), third from right, and Mansukh Mandaviya, Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, second right, look with other delegates at pots filled with millets during the Global Conference on Traditional Medicine as part of the G20's Health Ministers' meeting in Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Health

We need evidence about the risks and benefits of alternative medicines

The World Health Organization caused an uproar last month when it held its first global summit on traditional and complementary medicines. We need to establish what works and what doesn't when it comes to these therapies, says Clare Wilson

News

Health

Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

Features
X-ray of lung showing chest cancer

Technology

Google AI helps doctors decide whether to trust diagnoses made by AI

News
Oral bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mixed oral bacteria. The mouth contains a large number of bacteria, most of which are harmless or even beneficial. However, some bacteria can cause throat infections or cause the formation of plaque deposits on the teeth, which may lead to decay. Magnification: x10000 at 10cm wide.

Comment

Dark Matter review: The amazing story of the microbial world inside us

Culture
A person wearing scrubs talks on a hospital phone

Health

Why so much medical care is years out of date 鈥� and how to fix it

Features
Mark Rylance discusses the character of Dr Semmelweis
Health

Dr Semmelweis: Interview with creative team behind Mark Rylance play

Video
Mark Rylance

Comment

Mark Rylance play: Who was Dr Semmelweis and what did he discover?

Culture

Health

Why medical studies of diverse populations benefit humanity as a whole

News

Health

Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

News
AI is helping to draft doctor messages

Technology

Doctors are using AI to draft messages without telling patients

US healthcare organisations are trialling OpenAI鈥檚 GPT-3 for drafting clinician messages to patients. But not all patients are being informed and some AI researchers warn of errors creeping in

News

Health

Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance

News

Comment

Divided review: Why we must eliminate racism from Western healthcare

Culture

Technology

Ukraine is building an AI to help triage shrapnel injuries

News

Technology

Electronic wound dressing releases drugs to help injuries heal

News