Medicine
From advancements in the fight against malaria to new cancer treatments, to novel medical technologies, find all positive news about incredible medical breakthroughs and life-saving technology from all corners of the globe.
A £5 blood test could help prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes, study finds
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A modest £5 ($6.30) blood test could be the key to preventing thousands of heart attacks and strokes, according to new research that could reshape the way doctors assess cardiovascular risk. Funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the Read More...
Alabama takes step toward better maternal health with new Medicaid access bill
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a unanimous vote on April 8, Alabama lawmakers passed legislation that could significantly improve maternal health outcomes in the state by giving pregnant women faster access to Medicaid coverage. The bill, known as the "presumptive eligibility" Read More...
Super small dissolvable pacemaker offers safer, simpler heart treatment
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a brilliant medical innovation, researchers developed the smallest known pacemaker—smaller than a grain of rice—that dissolves in the body once its job is done. Detailed in the journal Nature, this biodegradable, injectable device could revolutionize Read More...
AI tool developed by Cambridge researchers could speed up celiac disease diagnosis
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge developed an artificial intelligence tool that may drastically shorten the time it takes to diagnose celiac disease, offering hope to hundreds of thousands of patients in the UK and potentially easing Read More...
Super sniffers: how dogs could help detect dangerous bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Meet Jodie. She’s a golden Labrador with a nose for science—literally. At first glance, she might seem like your average good girl, but Jodie is part of a growing group of medical detection dogs trained to sniff out harmful bacteria in humans. And her Read More...
Can a video game detect Alzheimer's early? Scientists think so
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A new video game is changing the way people think about cognitive health. The Mind Guardian, a free app designed to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia, recently flagged 73-year-old Paz Rey Duarte as “at risk” for cognitive impairment. Though Read More...
How science is bringing movement and sensation back to paralyzed hands
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For decades, advances in medical technology have focused on restoring movement to people living with paralysis. But for scientists like Chad Bouton, an engineer at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, movement alone is not enough. True independence, Read More...
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in groundbreaking success
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time in history, a patient has been discharged from the hospital with a total artificial heart implant, marking a major milestone in cardiovascular medicine. An Australian man in his 40s, experiencing severe heart failure, lived for over 100 Read More...
London Doctors cure childhood blindness with cutting-edge gene therapy
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Doctors in London have successfully restored sight in children born with a rare form of blindness, using a pioneering gene therapy that marks a major breakthrough in treating inherited eye disorders. Four children, previously diagnosed as legally blind due to Read More...
AI-powered blood test shows promise in early breast cancer detection
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Early detection of breast cancer dramatically increases survival rates, but identifying the disease in its earliest stages remains a challenge. Now, a new artificial intelligence (AI) method, combined with a specialized blood screening technique, has the Read More...