Archive: 06/11/2018
Artificial intelligence may fall short when analyzing data across multiple health systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools trained to detect pneumonia on chest X-rays suffered significant decreases in performance when tested on data from outside health systems, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School ...
Nov 6, 2018
Societies publish new guidance for the treatment of slow, irregular heartbeats
The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society today released a guideline for the evaluation and treatment of patients with bradycardia, or a slow heartbeat, and cardiac conduction ...
Nov 6, 2018
Study indicates opioid overdose reversal products chemically stable past expiration date
A widely used naloxone nasal spray (NNS) and naloxone injection (NIJ), otherwise known as Narcan and Evzio, which are administered to prevent opioid overdose deaths, were found to be chemically stable up for at least ten ...
Nov 6, 2018
Brain-computer interface advances improve prosthetics, therapies
Advances in connecting neural stimulation to physical control of the body are transforming the development of prosthetics and therapeutic training for people with disabilities, according to new research. The findings were ...
Nov 6, 2018
Team develops nanotechnology-based immunotherapy promoting transplant acceptance
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance in mice. Their study, published in the November 6 online issue of ...
Nov 6, 2018