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New COVID-19 research provides insights on variant spread in Missouri, patient outcomes
New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the NextGen Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases reveals how, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, disease monitoring efforts ...
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Adding psychological health metric to Life's Essential 8 enhances heart health construct for predicting mortality risk
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a ...
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AI model has strong performance for identifying pediatric eye disease
An artificial intelligence (AI) model has strong performance for accurately identifying myopia, strabismus, and ptosis using mobile photographs, according to a study published online Aug 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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'Tiny Biome Tales': Playing a game to understand the human microbiome
Researchers at TU Graz have published a video game about the health effects of the microbiome and what impact our lifestyle has on it.
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Disparities found in survival benefits for people receiving bystander CPR for cardiac arrest
A new study has found race- and sex-based differences in the increased chances of survival from people who received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Average survival benefits ...
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Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change
Outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which causes fever and rash in young children, typically occur in the summer months. Similarly, historic cases of polio were observed in the summer months in the United States. ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Researchers leverage AI to help business provide nutritious choices in American food deserts
Vast swaths of the nation, both urban and rural, are deemed "food deserts" due to their reduced access to a variety of healthy and inexpensive food. Often, people living in food deserts also experience higher poverty levels.
Aug 6, 2024
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AI model effective in detecting prostate cancer
A deep learning model performs at the level of an abdominal radiologist in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, according to a study published today in Radiology. The researchers hope the model ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Hospital pneumonia diagnoses are uncertain, revised more than half the time, study finds
Pneumonia diagnoses are marked by pronounced uncertainty, an AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found.
Aug 5, 2024
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EMS training on key skills improves heart attack survival
Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival among cardiac arrest patients than their peers, finds a nationwide study co-led by a UT Southwestern ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Researchers explore generative AI benefits and shortfalls in medical education
AI is a rapidly growing technology that is now influencing the world of medical education. For educators, this emerging technology is showing its potential in bringing real value to classrooms. That said, the use of AI has ...
Aug 5, 2024
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AI for mental health screening may carry biases based on gender, race
Some artificial intelligence tools for health care may get confused by the ways people of different genders and races talk, according to a new study led by CU Boulder computer scientist Theodora Chaspari.
Aug 5, 2024
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Research: Insufficient evidence to recommend low-dose CT screening in never smokers
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Detecting this disease in its early stages significantly improves survival rates, making low-dose CT screening an essential component in the fight ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care
As novel cancer treatments continually emerge, it is essential to collect data on patients' quality of life along with how the treatment is working to extend survival. This is particularly true in young people with cancer ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Growing use of AI in health care reveals the need for global sustainability initiatives
Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed development of artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into health care, particularly the radiology field. As such, AI-based diagnostic systems are flourishing, ...
Aug 2, 2024
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ChatGPT still not very good at diagnosing human ailments
A team of medical researchers at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that despite being trained on terabytes of data, the LLM ChatGPT is still not good at diagnosing human ailments. In ...
AI reduces underdiagnoses of common heart failure in Black patients
AI can help reduce underdiagnosis of Black patients with a common type of heart failure, compared to in routine practice, new research finds.
Aug 1, 2024
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Telehealth offers convenience for rural patients—but at what cost?
Remote health care delivery, commonly known as telehealth or telemedicine, is often beneficial for patients who have difficulty visiting their preferred health care providers in person. Use of the technology was rising steadily ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Barriers complicate exercise for disability community, study finds
An estimated 16% of people worldwide live with a significant disability that impacts their daily life. Of this population, only about 40% engage in aerobic activity. Due to this lack of exercise, people with disabilities ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Most Americans don't know about lung cancer screening, survey shows
People who've had a history of smoking can get a lung cancer spotted early—when it's most treatable—through annual CT screening.
Aug 1, 2024
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Using AI to help address aggression in the ED
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into an immersive virtual-reality-enhanced computer simulation program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) to train frontline health care workers in ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Generation X, millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations
A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests that incidence rates have continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Study evaluates AI that creates cardiology reports for patients
An artificial intelligence program created explanations of heart test results that were in most cases accurate, relevant, and easy to understand by patients, a new study finds.
Jul 31, 2024
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Research identifies priority zones that may help improve colorectal cancer screening among Hispanic/Latino individuals
Cleveland Clinic-led research has identified geographic areas in the United States where strategic efforts to promote colorectal cancer screening could help reduce health care gaps affecting Hispanic/Latino communities.
Jul 31, 2024
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New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients
A third of cancer patients face chronic pain—a debilitating condition that can dramatically reduce a person's quality of life, even if their cancer goes into remission.
Jul 31, 2024
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