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Two-In-One Contrast Agent For Medical Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visualizes internal body structures, often with the help of contrast agents to enhance sensitivity. A Belgian team of scientists has now devel...Full Article
Imaging A Brain Thinking, Using A New MRI Technique
An international team of researchers with partial support from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) developed a new MRI technique that can c...Full Article
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Successfully Creates Airway and Voice Box for Child
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital reconstructed an airway and voice box in the world's first successful surgery of its kind for 2-year-old Cooper Kilburn from Adamsville, Tenn. ...Full Article
Pollutant Linked To Climate Change Can Accelerate Lung Disease As Much As A Pack A Day Of Cigarettes
In Brief Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants, especially the pollutant ozone, accelerates the development of emphysema and age-related decline in lung function, even...Full Article
New AI Tool Developed By Dana-Farber Identifies Cancer Outcomes Using Radiology Reports
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have demonstrated that an artificial intelligence tool can perform as well as human reviewers - and much more rapidly - in extractin...Full Article
Bone Strength Could Be Linked To When You Reached Puberty
A new study from the University of Bristol has linked bone strength to the timing of puberty. Published today (Friday 9 August) in JAMA Network Open researchers looked at six...Full Article
Comparison Between Major Types Of Arthritis Based On Diagnostic Ultrasonography
Ultrasound is a non-invasive and relatively inexpensive means of diagnosing a number of medical conditions. This review presents an analysis of the diagnostic value of ultraso...Full Article
Return To Play After A Concussion Is 19 Days
With NFL training camps under way for the 2019 season, a Henry Ford Hospital study on concussions found that the time players are sidelined has nearly doubled in the past 20 y...Full Article
Study Finds Transport By Mobile Stroke Units Get Patients Quicker Treatment Than Traditional Ambulance
Every second counts for stroke patients, as studies show they can lose up to 27 million brain cells per minute. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at...Full Article
Ultrasound Guidance Improves First-Attempt Success In IV Access in Children
Children’s veins are small and sometimes difficult to access during necessary medical treatment. When caregivers used ultrasound to guide placement of intravenous (IV) lines i...Full Article
Use Of CT Scans During Pregnancy Increased In U.S. And Canada Over Two Decades
The use of computed tomography (CT) scans during pregnancy — which exposes mothers and fetuses to ionizing radiation — has increased significantly over 21 years in the United ...Full Article
Sudden Hearing Loss: Update To Guideline To Improve Implementation And Awareness
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) today in Otolaryngology-Head an...Full Article
Study Reveals How ‘Natural-Killer’ Cells Might Help Women Avoid A Deadly Risk Of Childbirth
One of the most dangerous risks expectant mothers face as their delivery date approaches is a surprisingly common condition with a little-known name: placental accreta. In no...Full Article
MS Affects Children Too: Rutgers Health Treats Patients At The Only Pediatric MS Program In The State
Alexander Wallerson was 12 years old when he saw a popular movie with his mother. Now 26, he remembers that specific day vividly. It was the first time he experienced the sign...Full Article
Women Missing Out On The Best Heart Care
The large-scale analysis carried out by La Trobe University researchers and published in Heart found that many Australians living with CHD are under-prescribed recommended med...Full Article
New, High-Resolution Images Reveal Clues To Improve Anti-Nausea Drugs For Cancer Patients
A new study using a special type of electron microscope using samples cooled to extremely cold temperatures provides critical information for drug developers seeking to reduce...Full Article
Johns Hopkins Co-Leads Research Effort On Child ‘Poliolike’ Condition
Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers will lead a multicenter, multinational study of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the “poliolike” ...Full Article
Rutgers Joins Big Ten Study To Reduce Concussions
Data on every consenting Rutgers athlete who experiences a concussion is helping to inform a large-scale, nationwide study aimed at making sports safer for student-athletes. ...Full Article
Chest X-Rays Contain Information That Can Be Harvested With AI
The most frequently performed imaging exam in medicine "the chest X-ray" holds 'hidden' prognostic information that can be harvested with artificial intelligence (AI), accordi...Full Article
Sustainable Savings On Medical Care
One popular idea for lowering the nation’s ballooning health care spending is to change the way insurers pay provider organizations for their care. Instead of paying a fee for...Full Article
The Minimally Invasive Brain And Spine Center At Mercy Adds New O-arm Imaging Tool
As part of continuing efforts to provide patients with the latest in medical technology, Mercy Medical Center has added the Medtronic O-arm® Mobile Surgical Imaging System to ...Full Article
Novel Therapy Administered After TBI Prevents Brain Damage
An experimental treatment given to mice after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) reduced damage almost to the levels of mice that never had a TBI, researchers at UT Health San Ant...Full Article
Treating Stroke Patients Just 15 Minutes Earlier Can Save Lives
Initiating stroke treatment just 15 minutes faster can save lives and prevent disability, according to a new UCLA-led study, published today in JAMA. The research also determi...Full Article
To Reduce Cancer’s Terrible Toll, UVA Reaches Out To Those Often Left Unheard
The UVA Cancer Center is reaching out to the people it serves to identify and overcome barriers to care. With the help of the UVA Center for Survey Research, the Cancer Cente...Full Article
Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Health Conditions Likely To Be Misdiagnosed
For a patient, a diagnostic error can mean the difference between life and death. While estimates vary, likely more than 100,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each...Full Article
