Category Archives: News

Our 3,222 systematic reviews of journalism & PR will be gone soon

Part of our website is going away April 1. But major features of the site will remain.  Here’s the breakdown and some background. When I started publishing HealthNewsReview.org 15 years ago, the only content was news story reviews. To be more specific, we only reviewed news stories that included claims about health care interventions (treatments,… Read More: Our 3,222 systematic reviews of journalism & PR will be… »

Ultrasound Technology to Decode Brain Activity for Brain Machine Interfaces

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers at Caltech have developed a non-invasive functional ultrasound system that can detect brain activity by listening to tiny changes in blood flow within the brain. The system could provide a viable alternative to invasive electrodes that are implanted into the brain for brain machine interfaces, such as those used in… Read More: Ultrasound Technology to Decode Brain Activity for Brain Machine Interfaces »

Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine

Bryan Tischenkel, MD | Video | March 23, 2021 This version of “My Shot” was written and recorded by an anesthesiologist, Bryan Tischenkel, MD, to raise awareness for the COVID-19 vaccine. He wanted to show the public the confidence with which many health care workers are receiving their vaccinations daily. We all believe in the… Read More: Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence… »

‘Brain map cap could flag up early signs of autism and illness in babies’

Conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism often go ­undiagnosed until the age of two and even then there are few tests available to confirm a ­diagnosis. This causes great anxiety for parents and problems for doctors. But now scientists at University College London, led by Dr Rob Cooper, have come up with a simple,… Read More: ‘Brain map cap could flag up early signs of autism… »