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AI tool can accurately differentiate between normal and abnormal chest X-rays

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool can accurately identify normal and abnormal chest X-rays in a clinical setting, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

7 Mar 2023

Virtual care team strategy found to be safe and effective in improving treatment for heart failure patients

Recent studies have provided strong evidence that patients with heart failure can benefit from medical therapies that can reduce risk of worsening symptoms and extend patients' lives.

7 Mar 2023

Intraoperative 3D imaging more effective in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery found that intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) imaging was superior to two-dimensional radiographs in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery.

7 Mar 2023

Artificial intelligence for the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission

In a recent study published in Gastroenterology, researchers assessed the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission or clinical outcomes.

7 Mar 2023

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of viral and bacterial coinfections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a recent study, researchers analyzed the occurrence of bacterial and viral infections in adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to determine the clinical and demographic features, outcomes, and microbial spectrums associated with bacterial coinfections and the prevalence of viral coinfections.

7 Mar 2023

The safety of short-course compared to long-course antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the safety of short-course antibiotic treatment versus long-course antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

7 Mar 2023

For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control

Sam Chavarría said her doctor was clear about the birth defects her medication could cause if she became pregnant but agreed to keep her on it as long as she had an IUD.

7 Mar 2023

Could smartphones be used for anemia screening?

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE journal, researchers assessed the feasibility of smartphone facial colorimetry as an anemia screening technique.

7 Mar 2023

Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Less than two years after opening a state-of-the-art $26 million hospital in Leadville, Colorado, St. Vincent Health nearly ran out of money.

7 Mar 2023

Biden administration urged to take more aggressive steps to relieve medical debt

Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive steps to protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors.

7 Mar 2023

Quality improvement initiative successfully reduced urine culture testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria

Researchers reported on the execution of two electronic healthcare record interventions for reducing urine culture ordering in asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated ASB in a low-resource safety net system.

7 Mar 2023

Cedars-Sinai and Huntington Health collaborate to bring epilepsy care closer to patients

Cedars-Sinai and its affiliate Huntington Health are collaborating on a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to bring treatment and care closer to epilepsy patients in the San Gabriel Valley.

6 Mar 2023

Yale Cancer Center receives funding to increase access to early phase clinical trials

Yale Cancer Center is pleased to announce collaborative funding to support and increase access to early phase clinical trials for patients at community sites for cancer care in Connecticut.

6 Mar 2023

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

Researchers assess the proportion of interferon autoantibodies in long COVID patients.

6 Mar 2023

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not critically ill when compared to the standard treatment, which is low-dose anticoagulation.

6 Mar 2023

A measure of residual inflammatory risk may be a powerful predictor of future cardiovascular events

New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events - such as heart attack and stroke - than "bad" cholesterol.

6 Mar 2023

Researchers investigate the potential effect of folic acid supplementation on DNA mutation rates

It is well established that folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce the risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida, the most common birth defect of the central nervous system and the second most common of all structural birth defects.

6 Mar 2023

How SARS-CoV-2 infection affects acute ischemic stroke outcomes

A recent PLOS ONE journal study evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on neurological outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients.

6 Mar 2023

'Good autoantibodies' associated with a milder course and lower risk of long Covid

Sometimes in the laboratory there are unexpected results. "Previously it had been observed that autoantibodies are common in severe Covid patients, those who end up in intensive care," says Jonathan Muri, postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB, affiliated with the Università della Svizzera italiana) and co-author of the study.

6 Mar 2023

Study highlights the need to offer genetic testing as standard of care for people with cerebral palsy

A Geisinger meta-analysis of recent research on the genetics of cerebral palsy (CP) provides evidence that genetic testing should be offered as the standard of care for people with the disorder, similar to current recommendations for individuals with other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD).

6 Mar 2023

Hospital News and Research

AI tool can accurately differentiate between normal and abnormal chest X-rays

Virtual care team strategy found to be safe and effective in improving treatment for heart failure patients

Intraoperative 3D imaging more effective in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery

Artificial intelligence for the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of viral and bacterial coinfections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The safety of short-course compared to long-course antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia

For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control

Could smartphones be used for anemia screening?

Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Biden administration urged to take more aggressive steps to relieve medical debt

Quality improvement initiative successfully reduced urine culture testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria

Cedars-Sinai and Huntington Health collaborate to bring epilepsy care closer to patients

Yale Cancer Center receives funding to increase access to early phase clinical trials

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A measure of residual inflammatory risk may be a powerful predictor of future cardiovascular events

Researchers investigate the potential effect of folic acid supplementation on DNA mutation rates

How SARS-CoV-2 infection affects acute ischemic stroke outcomes

'Good autoantibodies' associated with a milder course and lower risk of long Covid

Study highlights the need to offer genetic testing as standard of care for people with cerebral palsy

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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