How COVID-19 survival improved in UK hospitals during first wave The likelihood of people surviving COVID-19 in UK hospitals has been improving over time, a new study has found. May 17, 2021 0 0
Researchers call for bias-free artificial intelligence Clinicians and surgeons are increasingly using medical devices based on artificial intelligence. These AI devices, which rely on data-driven algorithms to inform health care decisions, presently aid in diagnosing cancers, ... May 17, 2021 0 2
Multi-gene testing could detect more hereditary cancer syndromes Up to 38.6% of people with colon cancer who have a hereditary cancer syndrome—including 6.3% of those with Lynch syndrome—could have their conditions remain undetected with current universal tumor-screening methods, and ... May 17, 2021 0 1
Civil commitment for substance use disorder treatment—what do addiction medicine specialists think? Amid the rising toll of opioid overdoses and deaths in the U.S., several states are considering laws enabling civil commitment for involuntary treatment of patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). Most addiction medicine ... May 17, 2021 0 0
Alcohol may have immediate effect on atrial fibrillation risk, events Alcohol appears to have an immediate—or near-immediate—effect on heart rhythm, significantly increasing the chance that an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFib) will occur, according to new data presented at the American ... May 17, 2021 0 37
A path to aggressive breast cancer Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have followed the progression of breast cancer in an animal model and discovered a path that transforms a slow-growing type of cancer known as estrogen receptor (ER)+/HER2+ into a ... May 17, 2021 0 49
Family history, race and sex linked to higher rates of asthma in children A national study on childhood asthma led by Henry Ford Health System has found that family history, race and sex are associated in different ways with higher rates of asthma in children. May 17, 2021 0 16
Researchers: No added risk of death with drug-coated devices used for lower body procedure Peripheral artery disease (PAD), or blockages in the arteries outside of the heart, affects more than 200 million people worldwide and 12.5 million people in the United States. Patients with this circulatory disorder may ... May 17, 2021 0 33
Researchers reveal new tool to help prevent suicide A team of Welsh academics has developed a new method of supporting health professionals to make clinical decisions about people who may be at risk of taking their own lives. May 17, 2021 0 4
Insulin is necessary for repairing olfactory neurons Researchers have known for some time that insulin plays a vital role in regeneration and growth in some types of neurons that relay environmental sensory information to our brains, such as sight. However, they know relatively ... May 17, 2021 0 111
