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  • Safety prompts can help AI models make safer clinical choices
    on October 10, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly capable of assisting with health care tasks, a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that adding a brief safety reminder reduced potentially harmful choices by AI models in clinical scenarios.

  • Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shows different warning signs from established risk factors
    on October 10, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    A study by the University of Oulu and the University of Eastern Finland found that people who developed Alzheimer’s disease before the age of 65 accumulated a wide range of health problems, particularly during the five years preceding diagnosis. Compared with matched controls, they were more likely to experience depression, dizziness, headaches, traumatic brain injuries, epilepsy, cerebrovascular disorders, thyroid diseases and problems related to heavy alcohol use. Tinnitus and hearing loss were already more common six to 10 years before diagnosis.

  • Why most health apps are biased even before their first lines of code are written
    on October 10, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Many of us use digital health tools every day, such as period trackers, fitness apps or online quizzes to check our mental health.

  • Most labs testing children for cardiac troponin lack pediatric reference ranges, survey finds
    on October 10, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    Cardiac troponin, a protein released into the blood when heart muscle is damaged, can be used as a quick measure of heart injury in adults, and testing for it has revolutionized adult cardiology. For children, however, doctors often lack data on normal troponin measurements.

  • The circumstances you grow up in are linked to how long you live
    on October 10, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Poorer people, on average, live shorter lives. This pattern can be seen even in wealthy countries with extensive welfare systems. In Norway, for example, 40-year-old men in the richest 1% could expect to live almost 14 years longer than those in the poorest 1%. In the U.S., the equivalent gap is nearly 15 years. A 2025 World Health Organization report warned that international targets for reducing health inequalities by 2040 are likely to be missed.