Medical economics
Is medicine ready for artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence can help make medicine more efficient and safer. China is a forerunner in this field; we must not miss the boat, says Walter Karlen.
Sep 6, 2018
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Medications
Medicine shortages are already a reality but a no-deal Brexit could make it worse
The uncertainty around Brexit and what impact it will have on the UK and the NHS seems to have the nation trapped in a state of limbo. Nobody appears to know if there will be a deal or what it will look like if the UK gets ...
Aug 29, 2018
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Medications
Scientists take aim at illicit supply chain networks of fake medications
For many people in developing countries, the struggle for access to health care comes with a risk. Those patients can fall victim to falsified medications that fail to treat their conditions, with the potential to cause harm ...
Aug 29, 2018
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Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the decision to recall a defective product found that medical device firm managers may rely on their physician-customers to screen out detectable defects, in lieu of ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquito-borne disease containment strategy depends on precise response
The arrival of travelers infected by mosquito-borne pathogens, coming from endemic regions can trigger sustained autochthonous transmission of diseases such as Zika, dengue, and chikungunya in Europe. As specific treatments ...
Jun 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
New opportunities for studying the activity of neural networks in real time
Over the last decade, neurobiology has been focused on the functioning of neural networks rather than single nerve cells. It is at this level that the key functions of the brain are performed, including processing, storage ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Quick identification of multidrug-resistant pathogens
If doctors diagnose a patient with blood poisoning, the patient will immediately be administered a broad-spectrum antibiotic. In many cases, however, the drug is ineffective. Multidrug-resistant pathogens are often the reason ...
Jun 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Remote village to metropolis—how globalisation spreads infectious diseases
These days we can get from most remote villages anywhere to home in 36 hours. And migrating humans can certainly carry microbial "passengers". This means the increasing globalisation of our world can give infectious diseases ...
May 29, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
What really causes Alzheimer's and how might we fix it?
There have been a lot of theories about what causes Alzheimer's disease. Many of them have given rise to experimental treatments of one form or another. None of them have worked much better than taking anything you might ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Screening blood donations for Zika virus is costly, low yield
(HealthDay)—Screening blood donations for Zika virus (ZIKV) in the United States is costly with low yield, according to a study published in the May 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 11, 2018
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