Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have developed and tested a deep-learning model that could support clinicians by providing accurate results and clear, explainable insights—including a model-estimated probability score for autism. The model, outlined in a study published in eClinicalMedicine, was used to analyze resting-state fMRI data—a non-invasive method that indirectly reflects brain activity via blood-oxygenation
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has approached the ANC's integrity committee to account for the controversy around the CR17 campaign.He told the party's national executive committee (NEC) he is prepared to subject himself to the party's processes. This appeared to disarm Ramaphosa's detractors in the NEC as the party's top brass deliberated on corruption. In a…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Researchers on Tuesday announced the first drug shown to save lives among severely ill coronavirus patients, offering hope even as infection rates rose in Africa and Asia, and there were worrisome upticks of contagion in countries that had largely contained the virus.The cheap, widely available steroid, called dexamethasone, reduced deaths by 35%…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa says patience and solidarity have saved many thousands of lives.The president said we should remind ourselves that the coronavirus presents a real danger to all of us.Government has been advised by experts that the epidemic will become worse before it gets better.President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his condolences to…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.With many states gradually easing coronavirus lockdowns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now issued guidelines for reopening offices.“Workers in office buildings may be at risk for exposure to the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).…
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The