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SkinVision algorithm detects 95% of skin cancer, study finds

An international group of researchers working with Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the Netherlands determined that SkinVision – the first CE-marked skin cancer application based on extensive clinical trials – has a sensitivity of 95.1% in detecting the most common forms of skin cancer.

13 Sep 2019

Starving seniors: How America fails to feed its aging

Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years old and blind. He uses a wheelchair since losing half his right leg to diabetes and gets dialysis for kidney failure.

3 Sep 2019

Discharge incentives in emergency departments could increase patient return visits, readmissions

In an effort to address emergency department overcrowding, pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive programs have been implemented in various regions around the world, including hospitals in Metro Vancouver.

20 Aug 2019

New test may improve the ability to diagnose riskiest forms of HPV infection

Ninety-nine percent of cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). More than 200 HPVs, some of which are associated with varying degrees of cancer risk, complicate diagnosis and treatment.

12 Aug 2019

Study: Patients transported by mobile stroke units instead of standard ambulance get faster treatment

Every second counts for stroke patients, as studies show they can lose up to 27 million brain cells per minute.

7 Aug 2019

LifeBridge Health launches virtual hospital to enhance patient care and experience

When Owings Mills resident Wayne Webb responded to a follow-up call from a staff member at Northwest Hospital asking him to open his front door, he was shocked to see paramedics waiting for him. Although he was not feeling well after a visit to the hospital's Emergency Department a few days prior, he had no idea why the paramedics were at his home.

23 Jul 2019

HbA1c analyzer identifies diabetics with poor glycemic control and high risk of sight loss

This HbA1c analyzer is successfully supporting improved medical management of patients with sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR).

From EKF Diagnostics 16 Jul 2019

Prevalence of anal cancer precursors is higher in women living with HIV than previously reported

The prevalence of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), which precede anal cancer, is much higher in women living with HIV than previously reported, a multi-site, national study involving hundreds of patients has found.

12 Jul 2019

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

A green van was parked on the edge of downtown Miami, on a corner shadowed by overpasses. The vehicle serves as a mobile health clinic and syringe exchange, where people who inject drugs like heroin and fentanyl could swap dirty needles for fresh ones.

2 Jul 2019

Ambulance dispatches for minor injuries soar after ACA expansion

By 2016, two years into the expansion of the Affordable Care Act, 17.6 million previously uninsured people around the U.S. had gained health insurance coverage.

29 Jun 2019

Study draws up criteria for correctly assessing avalanche victims' chances of survival

An international study led by Eurac Research draws up the criteria for correctly assessing the chances of survival.

29 May 2019

Researchers find lower ER triage scores are linked to delayed antibiotics for sepsis patients

Providing early, appropriate antibiotic treatment for patients with sepsis — serious complication of infection that can lead to organ failure and death — is crucial for their survival.

25 May 2019

Mass casualty field trial demonstrates capabilities of new life-saving technologies

Four years ago academics, emergency responders and industry partners from across Europe came together with a common goal - to create new technologies and systems that would save lives during a chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear incident.

24 May 2019

EUSEM expresses concerns about the low level of evidence that underlies 1-hour sepsis bundle

Currently available evidence does not support the recent "Hour-1 Bundle" recommendation to perform five initial treatment steps within the first hour in patients with sepsis.

24 May 2019

As ER wait times grow, more patients leave against medical advice

Emergency room patients increasingly leave California hospitals against medical advice, and experts say crowded ERs are likely to blame.

17 May 2019

Early contact with physiotherapist appears to provide superior benefits

Patients with muscle and joint pain are often at least as well served by seeing a physiotherapist as by consulting a doctor when they seek help at a primary health care centre. Over time, the health benefits of first going to a physiotherapist appear slightly superior, new research shows.

16 May 2019

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SkinVision algorithm detects 95% of skin cancer, study finds

Starving seniors: How America fails to feed its aging

Discharge incentives in emergency departments could increase patient return visits, readmissions

New test may improve the ability to diagnose riskiest forms of HPV infection

Study: Patients transported by mobile stroke units instead of standard ambulance get faster treatment

LifeBridge Health launches virtual hospital to enhance patient care and experience

HbA1c analyzer identifies diabetics with poor glycemic control and high risk of sight loss

Prevalence of anal cancer precursors is higher in women living with HIV than previously reported

Florida is the latest Republican-led state to adopt clean needle exchanges

Ambulance dispatches for minor injuries soar after ACA expansion

Study draws up criteria for correctly assessing avalanche victims' chances of survival

Researchers find lower ER triage scores are linked to delayed antibiotics for sepsis patients

Mass casualty field trial demonstrates capabilities of new life-saving technologies

EUSEM expresses concerns about the low level of evidence that underlies 1-hour sepsis bundle

As ER wait times grow, more patients leave against medical advice

Early contact with physiotherapist appears to provide superior benefits

Researchers highlight the need for increased mental health care for smokers with COPD

Workshop explores the future of artificial intelligence in medical imaging

Bedfont receives FDA clearance for ToxCO breath analysis monitor

Machine learning model can achieve pathologist-level classification of lung cancer slides

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