Join the Diagnosis and Investigation group to help and get support from people like you.
Diagnosis and Investigation News (Page 15)
Lack of Proper Child Passenger Restraints Seen in Majority of Fatal Car Crashes
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2025 – Nearly 70 percent of U.S. children in car crashes with a fatality are not using proper child passenger restraints, according to a study published online July 31 in Traffic ...
AI Uses Voice To Detect Throat Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A person’s own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they’re suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have disti...
Phone App, OTX-202, Reduces Suicide Among High-Risk Patients
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A mobile smartphone app can help reduce the risk of death among people at high risk for suicide, a new study says. The app, called OTX-202, reduced suicide attempts by 58% a...
Dollar Store Eats Aren't Harming American Diets, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other dollar stores are chock full of cheap, highly processed foods — just the sort of eats that can lead to obesity, heart di...
A Small Change In Your Stride Can Ease Knee Arthritis Pain
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — Slightly altering your stride while walking could considerably ease pain caused by wear-and-tear knee arthritis, a new study says. Foot positioning while walking can reduce ...
Do You Have Long COVID? Depends Whom You Ask, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — Do you suspect you have long COVID, but aren’t sure? The answer you get will largely hinge on whom you ask, a new study says. The medical field still lacks a clear answer as...
Parents' Workplace Chemical Exposure Might Influence Child's Autism
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A child’s symptoms of autism might vary according to their parents’ exposure to workplace chemicals, a new study says. On-the-job chemical exposure among moms and dads prior...
Tennis Star Monica Seles Reveals Her Battle With Myasthenia Gravis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — Tennis great Monica Seles is speaking out about her battle with myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune disease that weakens muscles. The 51-year-old, who won nine Grand Slam t...
Emergency Department 4+ Hour Boarding Reaches 25 Percent During Nonpeak Months
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – Nationally, one-fourth of patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department have to wait four hours or more for a bed during nonpeak months, according to a...
Adenoma Detection Rate of Standard Colonoscopy Declines After Exposure to AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – Exposure to artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy is associated with a reduction in the adenoma detection rate (ADR) by endoscopists performing standard...
Patient Perceptions of Physician Dress Depend on Setting
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – Physician attire impacts patients' perceptions of professionalism, trust, and communication, but perceptions are highly context-dependent, according to a review published...
Reciprocal Relationships Identified Between Gut Bacteria and Insomnia
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – There appear to be reciprocal links between certain gut bacteria and insomnia risk, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in General Psychiatry. Shangyun Shi, from...
Personalized Gait Retraining Beneficial for Medial Compartment Knee OA
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – For individuals with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis, a personalized foot angle modification may improve pain, reduce knee loading, and slow progression of...
Subspecialization in Oncology Increasingly Utilized
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Subspecialization in oncology is increasing, but varies widely across cancer types and regions, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Annals of Internal...
Weight Loss Linked to Increase in Pregnancy Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – For women with obesity, weight-loss interventions before in vitro fertilization (IVF) are associated with an increase in total pregnancy rates and in pregnancies resulting...