Stanford Medicine-led research finds that a gene signature capturing immune health or dysfunction can forecast patient outcomes following subsequent viral or bacterial infections.

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington reveals that people who live in rural areas are more likely to have chronic pain than those in urban settings. They’re also more likely to go from having no pain or occasional pain to chronic pain. The findings may help explain higher opioid prescription rates in rural communities and could guide future research into the root causes of this disparity.

AI puts doctors in a bind, says Shefali Patil, associate professor of management at Texas McCombs, in a recent article. Health care organizations are increasingly pushing them to rely on assistive AI to minimize medical errors. But they lack direct support for how to use it.

The result, Patil says, is that physicians risk burnout, as society decides whom to hold accountable when AI is involved in medical decisions. Paradoxically, they also face greater chances of making medical mistakes.