Health informatics
Americans have mixed feelings on tech, AI in health care, says poll
Americans are cautiously optimistic that AI will be able to improve the health care they receive, a new Cleveland Clinic survey finds.
Feb 2, 2024
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News tagged with second opinion
Oncology & Cancer
New lease on life for two lung cancer patients after pioneering double-lung transplant
Retired nurse Tannaz Ameli was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last winter. When chemotherapy failed, her doctors recommended hospice care.
Mar 15, 2023
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Surgery
Black and low-income teens have more ED visits, major complications after scoliosis surgery
New research by Nemours Children's Health has found that teens who are Black, publicly insured and of lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to have more major complications after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Health
Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears—often simultaneously—when ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Hey, what is this?': Social media, not docs, increasingly diagnosing STDs
(HealthDay)—The HIV test came back positive and the patient, full of fear and denial, took to the STD forum on the popular social media site Reddit.
Nov 5, 2019
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Cardiology
Q and A: Hole in heart treatment options
I recently was hospitalized for something unrelated, but during my treatment, I was given a transesophageal echocardiogram that recorded a hole in my heart. The care team at the hospital where I was being treated said there ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A fear of regret can lock us into bad relationships, jobs and habits – here's how to break free
How many times have you thought about starting a company, taking a year out to write that novel or leaving a loveless relationship but ended up doing nothing about it? A fear of regret – which is a powerful driver of maintaining ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New data model reveals novel infertility treatment recommendations
A new data analysis model developed in part by University of Minnesota faculty is shedding more light on potential treatment for women facing infertility issues, offering possibilities for the future of health recommendation ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Health
When to get a second medical opinion
Getting a second opinion for a medical condition isn't quite the same as cheating on your hairstylist. In fact, when it comes to complex or serious, life-threatening conditions, most doctors encourage second opinions.
Jul 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidneys sometimes removed unnecessarily due to misdiagnosis of genetic disorder
Thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease.
Jan 10, 2013
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