Radiology & Imaging
AI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images, much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows.
Mar 20, 2024
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News tagged with heart health
Psychology & Psychiatry
Treating anxiety, depression in people with heart disease reduced ER visits, hospitalizations
Treating anxiety and depression reduced emergency room visits and rehospitalizations among people with heart disease, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Mar 20, 2024
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Health
Decoding caffeine: Benefits, risks and common myths from a medical toxicologist
In the bustling world of academia—where late nights and early mornings are often the norm—caffeine reigns supreme as an elixir of productivity.
Mar 20, 2024
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Diabetes
Sugary drinks, fruit juices linked to higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys
A small, long-term study of almost 500 children in Massachusetts has found that regularly drinking sugary drinks and 100% fruit juices during childhood and adolescence may be linked to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
Cheers to health? Uncovering myths around the health benefits of moderate drinking
The notion that enjoying a casual beer or sipping on your favorite wine could not only be harmless but actually beneficial to one's health is a tantalizing proposition for many. This belief, often backed by claims of research ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Medical research
Biden signs order advancing women's health research
President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to bolster women's health research as he took aim at Republicans "bragging" about overturning the national right to abortion and vowed to make them pay at the ballot box this ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Medical research
Biden to sign order expanding health research in women
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will broaden the scope of medical research in women.
Mar 18, 2024
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Surgery
Bariatric surgery linked to heart health improvements in people with severe obesity
Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according to new research, titled "Cardiometabolic Improvements ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Cardiology
Using AI to determine the right dose of warfarin for heart surgery patients
A group of St. Michael's Hospital researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help clinicians prescribe warfarin to heart surgery patients. The tool is currently in use at St. Michael's, where clinicians ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Cardiology
Race, racism and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease
When clinicians are discussing long-term health with a patient, we often find ourselves struggling with how a patient's race may inform their risk for cardiovascular disease, which claims more than 2,500 lives per day in ...
Mar 13, 2024
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