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Medical Xpress / AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care

As states strive to curb health insurers' use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills.

Dec 1, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / How to stay healthy on HIV treatment, and what side effects to look out for

HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million people were living with HIV in 2024. Eastern ...

Dec 1, 2025 in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Mapping the exposome: Science broadens focus to environmental disease triggers

After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics."

Phys.org / Secret behind Temple of Venus's resilient construction uncovered

The material used to build the Temple of Venus in Naples has remarkably endured even as Earth's surface around it sank from volcanic activity, and researchers were curious to know how.

Nov 27, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think

"Mineral-only" sunscreens are making huge inroads into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of "chemicals," a belief that "mineral" products are inherently safer, and confusion about how sunscreens actually protect our skin.

Dec 1, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / New insight into why LLMs are not great at cracking passwords

Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of OpenAI's conversational platform ChatGPT, have proved to perform well on various language-related and coding tasks. Some computer scientists ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Security
Phys.org / Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for almost 3 mn euros

A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France on Sunday for almost three million euros—well beyond its asking price.

Dec 1, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Avoidable cancellation of knee replacement operations costs NHS millions, increases waiting times, study shows

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are canceled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study. This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting times for patients, many ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Surgery
Phys.org / The body's molecular mail revealed: Scientists decode blood's hidden messengers

Every second, trillions of tiny parcels travel through your bloodstream—carrying vital information between your body's cells. Now, scientists at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have opened this molecular mail for ...

Nov 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study reveals alarming number of invasive breast cancers in younger women

A study of data from seven outpatient facilities in the New York region found that 20–24% of all the breast cancers diagnosed during an 11-year period were found in women aged 18 to 49, according to research being presented ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Why dating your therapist is never OK

In the Netflix show "Nobody Wants This," Morgan begins a relationship with her therapist Dr. Andy.

Dec 1, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / The world's most efficient solar cell: Chinese researchers explain how they designed and built it

Earlier in 2025, Chinese solar manufacturer Longi announced it had built the world's most efficient solar cell. The hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) cell achieved 27.81% efficiency, which was verified by Germany's ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Engineering