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New Partnership to Advance Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
The American College of Radiology® Data Science Institute® (ACR DSI) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology announced a collaboration that will expand ACR DSI’s groundbreak...
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Patient Safety Movement Foundation Calls For Action In Advance Of Second Annual #Uniteforsafecare Event
The second annual #UniteForSafeCare event is scheduled for Friday, September 17th in conjunction with World Patient Safety Day. The event is hosted by the Patient Safety Movem...Full Article
What You Need To Know About The Delta Variant
For more than 40 years, UCI infectious disease researcher Michael Buchmeier has studied coronaviruses, and he’s one of the leading experts on SARS-CoV-2, the version of the vi...Full Article
International Experts Outline Diabetes Remission Diagnosis Criteria
People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more, according to a new consensus statement from ...Full Article
SIR Publishes New Position Statement And Quality Improvement Document On Percutaneous Lung Ablation
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) issued a new position statement on percutaneous lung ablation. The position statement was published in the August issue of the Jo...Full Article
United States Supports IAEA Cancer Activities with US $5 Million Contribution
The United States announced it will provide US $5 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for activities in support of cancer care in low- and middle-income c...
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Contact Events in Rugby Union Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to The Brain, Impacting Brain Function
Repetitive contact events incurred over a single season resulted in professional rugby union players having a reduced ability to regulate blood flow to the brain, which is ess...Full Article
Antacids May Improve Blood Sugar Control In People With Diabetes
Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to a new meta-analysis pu...Full Article
Survivors Of Trauma Struggle To Move On From The Loss Of Loved Ones
Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief – a s...Full Article
Ohio State Surgeons Use Novel Heart Transplant Monitoring System
Heart surgeons at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are the first in central Ohio to use a novel organ monitoring system that preserves hearts donated for transp...Full Article
Potential Marker For Success of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and treatment options are extremely limited, especially for patients with oncogenic mutations in the KRAS gene. A gr...Full Article
Disputed EHR Dose Levels Could Keep Patients From Getting Necessary Imaging Exams
Expert medical organizations caution that evidence-based ordering of medically necessary imaging exams should not be denied due to widely disagreed upon radiation dose levels ...Full Article
First Long COVID Guidance Statement on Fatigue Released By American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) released the first in a series of peer-reviewed guidance statements to help physicians make clinical decisions con...Full Article
Emergency Department-Administered, High-Dose Buprenorphine May Enhance Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcome
High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid withdrawal symptom...Full Article
New AAD Survey: Only a Third of Americans are Concerned about Skin Cancer Despite Nearly 70% Having at Least One Risk Factor
An American Academy of Dermatology survey shows that despite skin cancer being the most common cancer in the U.S., only about one-third of adults are concerned about developin...Full Article
Guiding Principles for Work Shift Duration Published by American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS) have published evidence-based guiding principles to help employers determine optimal work shift ...Full Article
Survey: Only One Quarter Of Nursing Homes Confident They Will Make It Through to Next Year
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes, assisted living communities, and other l...Full Article
New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Address Heightened Risk for LGBTQ Persons and Black Women
New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening guidelines call for heightened screening attention for transgender indivi...Full Article
New Research Identifies Cancer Types With Little Survival Improvements In Adolescents And Young Adults
Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type. A new study indicates that survival for multiple cance...Full Article
‘Ghosted’ Long COVID Patients Validated by America’s Top Physicians in New Book
Doctors reveal the truth behind the terrible post-COVID epidemic now striking millions of parents and children Award-winning medical journalist Michael Bowker interviews phy...Full Article
About Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19
Information about the characteristics of these variants is rapidly emerging. Scientists are working to learn more about how easily they spread, whether they could cause more s...Full Article
How to Treat Keratosis Pilaris at Home
The start of summer means more tank tops and shorts, and for some people, a pesky new skin condition they may not have noticed before. Keratosis pilaris causes tiny, rough fee...Full Article
Tailored, Earlier Cardiac Rehab Program Shows Physical, Emotional Benefits For Heart Failure Patients
NIH-funded clinical trial improved frailty, depression and overall quality of life. An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored...Full Article
Addressing Social Needs May Help Mitigate Distress And Improve The Health Of Women With Cancer
A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified unmet social needs in women with gynecologic canc...Full Article
Study Links Structural Brain Changes To Behavioral Problems In Children Who Snore
A large study of children has uncovered evidence that behavioral problems in children who snore may be associated with changes in the structure of their brain’s frontal lobe. ...Full Article