Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Restless nature of human spinal cord revealed by noninvasive functional imaging; Stronger bones thanks to heat and microbiota; Researchers use soy to improve bone cancer treatment.

HONG KONG – The Korean 2020 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS International Conference, which is taking place online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faced a challenging start. Technical difficulties hampered some of the early proceeding. However, technology took focus again later in the day in a more positive, with an exploration of artificial intelligence (AI).

HONG KONG – The use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery was back in the spotlight on the last day of the 2020 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS International Conference, with drug developers pointing out both challenges and possible solutions.

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: New algorithm prioritizes breast cancer patients for surgery, chemotherapy; Oxygen grows tumors but shrinks metastasis chances; ‘Fight or flight’ nervous system helps fight tumors, too; Proton beam therapy available in South Florida.

Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: SCAD vs. plaques in heart attacks; Gut microbiome data may be helpful in routine screening of cardiovascular disease; Some health care professionals use outdated guidelines to screen and diagnose hypertension.