AI in the emergency department: Promising, powerful but still unproven
Artificial intelligence can now outperform doctors at diagnosing patients in the emergency department, according to a new study in Science.
May 7, 2026
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Health Services Administration: News and Research on Quality of Health Care
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A safe staffing policy for Pennsylvania could prevent deaths and produce savings to help fund improved staffing
A new study led by researchers from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) finds that safer nurse staffing levels in Pennsylvania hospitals could prevent thousands of deaths each year while ...
May 5, 2026
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Why are medications administered in different forms?
Medications are available and delivered in various forms, including liquids, pills, injections, IV drips, inhalants, and suppositories, to name a few. But what makes one option, otherwise known as a delivery system, better ...
May 5, 2026
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AI-assisted approach identifies IRS4 as a promising drug target in multiple solid tumors
Leveraging AI capabilities combined with genetic data led St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators to predict new cancer drug targets that carry a limited risk of side effects. For their study, published in Science ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Independent, academic cancer trials are vital to improve patient outcomes worldwide
Independent, academic clinical cancer trials are essential to improving patient outcomes, reducing inequalities in care, and strengthening health care systems worldwide, according to a new initiative published in The Lancet ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Living longer with less burden of cancer treatment: New endpoints defined for cancer trials
An international group of experts led by the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna has established endpoints for clinical trials in patients with cancer and isolated metastases. ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Surgeons debate promise and limits of robotics in lung transplantation
The expanding use of robotic technology in lung transplantation came under scrutiny at the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), held from 22–25 ...
Apr 25, 2026
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New study finds high rates of outpatient antibiotic exposure in children with medical complexity
A new study from Boston Children's Hospital found that annual prescription rates increased nonlinearly as children's underlying level of medical complexity increased. Frequent antibiotic use has associated risks, including ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Dual-pathway blockade therapy offers hope for rare, hard-to-treat gynecological clear cell cancers
Before her cancer diagnosis in early 2017, 48-year-old Caitlin Delaney, who is based in Australia, had been struggling with a troubling mix of symptoms comprising extreme fatigue, chronic sinusitis, and appetite changes including ...
Apr 23, 2026
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PET biomarker outperforms established risk score in predicting survival for large B-cell lymphoma patients
Metabolic tumor volume—a biomarker derived from PET imaging—can more accurately predict progression-free survival for large B-cell lymphoma patients than the widely used International Prognostic Index. By identifying patients ...
Apr 22, 2026
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