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Apple Reportedly Wants Vision Pro to Diagnose Mental Health Disorders
As Apple continues to struggle with what exactly to do with its overpriced Vision Pro, discussions behind the scenes reportedly included using the mixed-reality headset to diagnose—and potentially treat—mental health. Healthcare providers (or Apple) could glean a patient’s mental health via data taken by the headset’s onboard cameras and sensors, according to a report from…
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At Least Two Deaths Have Now Been Linked to an Experimental Alzheimer’s Treatment
An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease may pose a life-threatening risk of brain bleeding for certain patients, an investigative report out this week suggests. The paper, published Monday in the journal Science, details the case of a 65-year-old woman who died from massive haemorrhaging that could have arisen from taking a common blood thinner while on…
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Some Doctors Say They Won’t Give Their Patients a Contentious New Alzheimer’s Drug
Parts of the medical world are continuing to rebel against Aduhelm, the controversial treatment developed by Biogen and recently approved for Alzheimer’s disease by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This week, two major medical centres in the U.S. said that they would not treat their patients with the drug.
