Ophthalmology

Red 'color channel' may aid in screening for diabetic eye disease

In photographs of the eye used to screen for diabetes-related eye disease, separating out the red color channel can help show some abnormalities—especially in racial/ethnic minority patients, suggests a study in the February ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Technology-assisted pregnancies have twice the risk of preeclampsia

People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation might aid in severe COVID-19

(HealthDay)—Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support might improve clinical outcomes in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that cannot be adequately managed with mechanical ventilation alone, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ultrasound findings correlate with inflammatory myopathies

(HealthDay)—Ultrasonography findings seem to correlate well with the disease activity of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), and may be a useful tool for patient evaluation, according to a study published online ...

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