Hungarian physicians are using an artificial intelligence model that can detect breast cancer four years before it develops, The New York Times reported March 7. Called computer-assisted detection, the AI identifies spots in mammograms for physicians to inspect closely. An MIT study found the technology was able to identify changes between mammograms and detect spots that were […]
Last week, Canadian officials announced a fine of more than $18,000 for anyone in Nova Scotia who violates a province-wide burn ban implemented to try and rein in the wildfires that continue to rage in the region, which has prompted air quality alerts in the northeastern US. “Yesterday I told you there were six burns […]
Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others. “I don’t need your positivity or your negativity. I don’t need your comments at all. How about that? Just keep it pushing,” Lizzo told […]
May is the start of Tornado Season, and boy, has it ever. Severe weather that led to torrential rainfall in Texas also spun up a tornado early Saturday morning, killing one person, according to officials. As AccuWeather reports, the deadly tornado touched down in Laguna Heights, on the eastern coastline of Texas, around 4 a.m. […]
Last week, advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously in support of making the birth-control pill Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. Two FDA advisory panels agreed that people would use Opill safely and effectively and said groups such as adolescents and those with limited literacy would be able […]
Smoke from Australia’s worst wildfires in decades may have contributed to the rare triple La Niña weather event that impacted continents thousands of miles away, according to new research. As CNN reports, those flames burned through 46 million acres from June 2019 to January 2020 — during Australia’s summer months — thrusting emissions into the Earth’s […]
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold almost all of the world’s freshwater ice, are shrinking at a frighteningly rapid pace, losing enough ice over the last 30 years to create an ice cube 12 miles high, according to new research from a team of international scientists, published in Earth System Science Data (ESSD). […]
The Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially begin for another seven weeks, but early signs indicate there is more uncertainty than normal with this particular season – all thanks to El Niño. As CNN reports, Colorado State University released its 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast on Thursday morning and is predicting 13 named storms, six hurricanes and […]
The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and entire towns left in ruins. As CNN reports, there have been 494 tornado reports so far in 2023 – nearly double the average at this point in the year. Many of these storms have occurred outside “Tornado Alley,” which includes states […]
An estimated 1 in 6 people globally are affected by infertility, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), which emphasizes that the condition is common. As CNN reports, WHO’s study reveals that rates of infertility – defined as not being able to conceive after a year of having unprotected sex – […]