Health
Individualized 'coaching' for better chronic pain care
Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability and health care use.
Jan 16, 2023
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Medications
Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment
Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. But the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, potentially leading ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Health informatics
Evaluating use of new AI technology in diagnosing COVID-19
As published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, University of Minnesota researchers led a study evaluating federated learning variations for COVID-19 diagnosis in chest X-rays. Federated learning ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
AI model for screening of leadless implanted electronic devices
Small leadless implanted electronic devices (LLIEDs) have emerged as a safer alternative to lead-dependent cardiac rhythm-management devices, with advancements in miniaturization, battery technology, and communication. Intrathoracic ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Abortion clinic websites may unwittingly aid patient prosecutions
After the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, legislators in several states promised to pass laws that would cause women to be prosecuted even if their procedures occurred in another ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Telemedicine can give vulnerable women access to safe medical abortions in South Africa
A new study published in The Lancet shows that medical abortion can be carried out both safely and effectively via telemedicine, without a routine ultrasound examination. The study, which is a collaboration between researchers ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Medical research
Cocoa shown to reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in study
Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when they are elevated, a new study from the University of Surrey finds.
Jul 26, 2022
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Medical economics
Embedding financial services in trusted settings addresses poverty and improves health equity
New research from Boston Medical Center (BMC) shows that parents desire easy access to financial services in places they trust that build upon their own efforts to create a better economic future for themselves and their ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Surgery
Five billion people can't afford surgery—a team of innovators could soon change this
Have you or a loved one ever needed surgery? Imagine what your life would be like if you couldn't have it. Billions of people around the world lack access to surgery because equipment and general anaesthesia are too expensive ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Predicting the need for frequent emergency house calls to elderly patients in Japan
In Japan's rapidly aging society, elderly people commonly receive medical treatment at home from doctors who make house calls instead of in a hospital setting. The doctors who provide this service are based at home support ...
Jun 9, 2022
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