Medical research
Research on 'weaning' patients from ventilation aims to improve outcomes
A new study from University of Galway has found high death rates in weaning intensive care patients from ventilation.
Jan 24, 2023
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Medical research
Survey looks at why patients request stem cell treatments
In one of the first studies of its kind, Mayo Clinic researchers have analyzed a large group of patients to understand their motivations for seeking stem cell therapies and whether expectations are grounded in science. The ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Radiomic model helps predict radiotherapy treatment response in patients with brain metastases
A research team led by Prof. Li Hai and Wang Hongzhi from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has recently proposed an interpretable radiomic model for predicting radiotherapy ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Health informatics
AI found to perform better than humans in suggesting appropriate treatment steps in sepsis cases
In the future, artificial intelligence will play an important role in medicine. In diagnostics, successful tests have already been performed: for example, the computer can learn to categorize images with great accuracy according ...
May 11, 2023
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Surgery
New guidance on hip fracture services could improve recovery for thousands of patients
A new "toolkit" for senior doctors and hospital managers, that will help make changes to their organizational arrangements and improve the quality of hip fracture care across the U.K. has been launched by The Royal Osteoporosis ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Medications
'A problem that nobody sees': How experts are working to prevent inappropriate medication prescribing
Medications are effective and powerful treatment options for protecting and advancing human health. But medications can also cause harm, particularly among older adults who are often taking multiple medications over long ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Health
A new approach to medical guidelines, taking inspiration from Wikipedia
To improve the process for establishing medical guidelines, a group of international researchers are taking a new approach that leans on online collaboration and high-quality data.
May 10, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Update on use of trabecular bone score (TBS) in clinical practice
A new position paper presents an up-to-date review and expert recommendations using the GRADE methodology to inform the implementation of trabecular bone score (TBS) in clinical practice for the management of primary and ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers outline need for evaluation of gene expression profiling in melanoma
A consensus statement published today in JAMA Dermatology by an international group of melanoma researchers evaluates the use of prognostic genetic expression profile (GEP) testing to guide clinical management of patients ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers find widely 'inconsistent' use of antibodies in lab experiments
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Center say they have affirmed widespread inconsistencies in the use of a common laboratory procedure called immunohistochemical staining, and say the variations are making many laboratory ...
May 15, 2019
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