Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Algorithm achieves 98% accuracy in disease prediction via tongue color
A computer algorithm has achieved 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue.
Aug 13, 2024
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News tagged with teaching hospital
Cardiology
AI technology improves detection of heart disease during and after pregnancy, research finds
Electrocardiogram (EKG) based screening using an artificial intelligence-enabled digital stethoscope may detect peripartum cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle in pregnant and recently pregnant women, at double the ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Other
Misogyny in medicine impacts us all
Over the last week or so, there has been widespread condemnation of a letter to the editor penned by a retired British anesthetist and published in a U.K. newspaper.
Oct 9, 2023
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Medical research
Study shows that COVID-19 virus can be detected in tears sampled by ocular swab
Research led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has found that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in tears collected by swabbing. A swab is an absorbent cotton pad on a flexible ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Cardiology
20-year study: Brain injuries drop 20% for babies with heart defects due to advances in care
Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and British Columbia Children's ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Medical research
Academic medical centers are linked to better health outcomes at neighboring hospitals, researchers find
An academic medical center (AMC), sometimes called a teaching hospital, is a hospital that is integrated with a medical school and that serves as the principal site for the education of medical students and trainees. Many ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Medical economics
Too much or not enough: The health care dilemma in developing countries
Globalization has significantly improved access to quality health care but some patients in developing countries are getting too much of it, researchers say.
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inhaled nitric oxide may ease severe COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women
High-dose inhaled nitric oxide (iNO200) is associated with a reduced need for oxygen supplementation and shorter hospital stay among pregnant patients with severe bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
Do hospitals that conduct research provide better care for patients?
Many clinical and laboratory research studies advance the science of medicine and eventually improve patient outcomes, but is there a more direct and immediate impact on the care provided to patients by hospitals that conduct ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adults with disabilities in hospital for COVID-19 have worse outcomes
Adults with disabilities have worse outcomes when hospitalized with COVID-19 than patients without disabilities, including longer hospital stays and increased risk of readmission, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Jan 31, 2022
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