1- Minute Healthcare News Today—March 14, 2023
It only took 30 days for artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a possible treatment for aggressive cancer that kills 700,000 people every year. Researchers from the University of Toronto and Insilico Medicine worked on a possible treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through the help of AI. Continue reading here.
The Biden administration will limit "forever chemicals" that cause cancer.? Two chemicals widely used in modern culture but linked to various negative health consequences will be strictly limited by the government in drinking water. Read here.
Avian flu was identified in eight dead skunks in Vancouver and Richmond last month. The British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture says they were infected with the same H5N1 type that has killed millions of domestic poultry since April last year.??
According to the World Health Organization, H5N1 infection in humans can result in serious illness and has a high mortality rate. Read here.
Meanwhile, as COVID instances have dropped in recent months, H3N2 virus infections have raised concerns in the country. H3N2 and influenza A infections induce high temperature, respiratory problems, tiredness, and dry cough. Read more here.
Lastly, common gut bacteria have been genetically modified in a recent study to locate and eliminate cancer tumours from the inside. Learn more here.