Archive: 18/03/2019

Google research shows how AI can make ophthalmologists more effective

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, diagnosing disease faster and potentially with greater accuracy than physicians, some have suggested that technology may soon replace tasks that physicians currently perform. ...

Mar 18, 2019

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TGen and ABL pursue global rollout of advanced TB test

In an important step toward eradicating tuberculosis (TB), the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has signed a licensing agreement with an international biomedical firm, Advanced ...

Mar 18, 2019

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'Inflamm-aging' causes loss of bone healing ability in the elderly

Increases in chronic inflammation—not the passage of time—is the main reason why injured bones do not heal as well with age. This is the finding of a study in mice and humans published March 18 in the Proceedings of the ...

Mar 18, 2019

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Researchers advance craniofacial surgery with 3-D implants made inside the patient

The jawbone is not typically connected to the rib bone, but it might be in an emergency.

Mar 18, 2019

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Outcomes for AMI improved during 1995 to 2014

(HealthDay)—Short-term mortality and readmissions improved from 1995 to 2014 for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study published online March 15 in JAMA Network Open.

Mar 18, 2019

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Reported cases of spotted fever rickettsioses rarely confirmed

(HealthDay)—Only 1.0 percent of reported cases of spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) meet the confirmed case definition, according to research published in the March 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Mar 18, 2019

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Suicidal thoughts and other mental health problems drive more youth to emergency rooms (Update)

The number of children and young adults visiting the emergency department for psychiatric concerns rose 28 percent over a four-year period, and visits having to do with suicide more than doubled, according to a study published ...

Mar 18, 2019

Fewer complications after MIRS introduced for endometrial cancer

(HealthDay)—The introduction of minimally invasive robotic surgery (MIRS) is associated with a significantly lower risk for severe complications among patients with early-stage endometrial cancer, according to a study published ...

Mar 18, 2019

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Adenocarcinoma, high-grade dysplasia up with barrett esophagus

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has significantly increased since 1995 in patients with Barrett esophagus (BE), according to a study published in the February ...

Mar 18, 2019

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Diabetes drug effective against heart failure in wide spectrum of patients

The cardiovascular benefits of the diabetes drug dapagliflozin extend across a wide spectrum of patients and are especially pronounced in those with reduced ejection fraction, a measure of the heart's pumping ability indicative ...

Mar 18, 2019

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