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Patients fare better with women doctors, study finds

Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in research and among practitioners.

  • By Robert Hart
  • Forbes Staff

New medical condition bridges gap between obesity, diabetes and heart disease—here’s what to know

The American Heart Association has identified a new medical condition that links heart disease to several other health conditions, including kidney disease, diabetes and obesity—offering new guidance in testing those as young as 30 for the chronic ailments.

  • By Arianna Johnson
  • Forbes Staff

$8 million in funding for Strep A collaboration with Moderna

Repeated infections can lead to rheumatic heart disease, the most significant cause of childhood death due to heart failure.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
Dr Daniel Mediati, a scientist in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales

Australian researchers discover bacterial mechanism that confers a survival tactic putting patient lives at risk

Golden Staph is one of the major infectious diseases threatening hospitals in Australia.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor

Asides

Bugs as drugs: Fighting fungi with bacteria

Invasive fungal infections are estimated to kill more than 1.5 million people every year.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - MARCH 17: A thermal imaging camera is displayed at the "Smart City" exhibition showing smart security solutions at Hotel Max Savassi on March 17, 2020 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This camera measures body temperature instantly without the need to touch the patient. This equipment has been used in China since the Ebola outbreak and was used again during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. (Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)

The future of healthcare and the digitally empowered patient

Digital health and med tech companies are currently creating solutions to enable individuals to have more control of their health journey and receive seamless healthcare.

  • By Sophia Moscovis
  • Contributor
covid test vial on map printout

Covid ‘not just like the flu’ for your heart

“What we have categorically shown is that Covid is not ‘just like the flu’.

  • By Elise Shaw
  • Digital Editor
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