New camera gives surgeons a butterfly’s-eye view of cancer16 April 2018 Cancer lurking in tissue could be more easily found when looking through a butterfly’s eye. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis have...
What is the best way to treat infected hip replacements?16 April 2018 New research has found treating an infected hip replacement in a single stage procedure may be as effective or better than the widely used two-stage procedure. To date no well-designed study has compared...
Machine learning model accurately predicts most likely to benefit from prostate multiparametric MRI13 April 2018 A newly developed machine learning model can accurately predict which patients are most likely to benefit from prostate multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), according to a study. With mpMRI increasingly used...
New recommendations for endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett’s oesophagus13 April 2018 New guideline on use of endoscopic eradication therapy Barrett’s oesophagus has been published. A new guideline by the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee offers evidence-based recommendations and...
Telemedicine provides accurate diagnosis of rare cause of blindness in preemies12 April 2018 Accurately detecting a rare but devastating cause of blindness in premature babies can be done as effectively with telemedicine as with traditional, in-person eye exams, a study suggests. This is believed...
Smartphone ‘scores’ can help doctors track severity of Parkinson’s disease12 April 2018 Parkinson’s disease, a progressive brain disorder, is often tough to treat effectively because symptoms, such as tremors and walking difficulties, can vary dramatically over a period of days, or even...
New brain scanner allows patients to move freely for the first time29 March 2018 A new generation of brain scanner, that can be worn like a helmet allowing patients to move naturally whilst being scanned, has been developed by researchers at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre,...
Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don’t neglect the brain29 March 2018 Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless receive a detailed neuropsychological assessment before being discharged, suggests a joint study by researchers...
Antibiotics often inappropriately prescribed for hospitalized kids29 March 2018 Nearly a third of all antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized children globally were intended to prevent potential infections rather than to treat disease, according to the results of a worldwide survey....
Fewer adverse side-effects from partial or reduced breast radiotherapy27 March 2018 Breast cancer patients reported fewer moderate or marked side effects if they were treated with radiotherapy to part of the breast or a reduced dose to the whole breast, according to new findings from...
Diagnosing breast cancer using red light27 March 2018 In 2017, an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women and 2,470 cases were diagnosed in men. Many of these diagnoses are made using X-ray mammography. Although standard...
Scientists develop elastic metal rods to treat scoliosis27 March 2018 NUST MISIS scientists jointly with their colleagues from the Ecole de Technologie Superiore (Montreal, Canada) have experienced a new combination of alloy processing that produces solid and durable implants...
ESAOTE and BARCO together improve ultrasound diagnostic capabilities in radiology22 March 2018 Esaote, one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of medical imaging equipment, and Barco, a global leader in healthcare imaging, have combined their expertise to offer unparalleled ultrasound imaging...
New way to fight sepsis: Rev up patients’ immune systems22 March 2018 A small clinical trial led by Richard S. Hotchkiss, MD, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, shows that a drug that revs up the immune system holds promise in treating sepsis. The...
New blood test could help physicians tell difference between heart attack and heart strain21 March 2018 A new blood test developed by a University of Alberta physician promises to eliminate the guesswork clinicians face with an apparent heart attack. The current gold standard test used for the clinical...
Study casts doubt on ketamine nasal sprays for depression21 March 2018 Researchers from the Black Dog Institute and UNSW Sydney have questioned the efficacy and safety of intranasal ketamine for depression, with their pilot trial stopped early due to poor side effects in...
Researchers advise the use of anaesthesia in foetuses from 21 weeks of gestation20 March 2018 Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain or not is still controversial, experts at the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Seville have recently published a study in which they...
Mobile application detecting atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of stroke20 March 2018 A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation can be detected with the mobile phone application without any extra...
Glucose monitoring helps prevent hypoglycemia in hospitalized heart disease patients19 March 2018 Hospitalized patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) may need frequent glucose monitoring to prevent hypoglycemia and death, new research reports. "Frequently monitoring the finger-stick...
Shares of Siemens medical equipment unit Healthineers rise in Frankfurt debut16 March 2018 Friday, 16 March 2018 Shares of Healthineers surged more than 6 percent during morning deals, with the listing likely to galvanize the mood among other pending German floatations. The initial public...
New blood pressure app and hardware rivals arm cuff accuracy16 March 2018 Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood pressure measurement that are now being introduced may lack accuracy. To solve this problem, a team of Michigan...
Carestream Artificial Intelligence tools at HIMSS15 March 2018 Carestream Health will demonstrate advanced artificial intelligence and imaging analytics software tools that are designed to enhance both the quality and speed of diagnosis and reporting for radiology...
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve rates, reduce absenteeism15 March 2018 Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers improve participation by as much as 30 percent and reduce absenteeism during critical periods of patient surges by about 6 percent, findings from a multi-institutional...
Blood stored longer may be less safe for patients with massive blood loss and shock13 March 2018 Human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it is a mainstay therapy in transfusion medicine. However, recent studies looking back at patient records have shown that transfusion with...
Heart attack protocol can improve outcome12 March 2018 Cleveland Clinic researchers found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not only improved outcomes and reduced mortality in both men and women, but eliminated...
Paradigm shift in the diagnosis of diabetes12 March 2018 A completely new classification of diabetes that also predicts the risk of serious complications and provides treatment suggestions. The Swedes are now seeing the first results of ANDIS – a study covering...
Canon Medical Systems Corporation acquires Fysicon B.V.08 March 2018 Fysicon announced on March 7 that it has been acquired by Canon Medical Systems Corporation.Linda Elberse, CEO of Fysicon: "Being part of a major player as Canon Medical Systems Corporation gives...
Philips and Hologic announce global partnership agreement to provide integrated imaging solutions for women’s health05 March 2018 Partnership will allow hospitals easier access to integrated suites of diagnostic imaging modalities, advanced informatics and services for comprehensive breast screening and diagnosisRoyal Philips and...
Improving stroke treatment through machine learning23 February 2018 Methods from optogenetics and machine learning should help improve treatment options for stroke patients. Researchers from Heidelberg University have developed a computer vision technique to analyse the...
An eNose is able to sniff out bacteria that cause soft-tissue infections23 February 2018 A recent study conducted at the University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology, Pirkanmaa Hospital District and Fimlab in Finland has concluded that an electronic nose (eNose) can be used to identify...
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