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FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe is pleased to announce a new partnership with the ‘Augmented Operating Room’ (BOpA) Innovation Chair to accelerate the development of digital technologies for surgery.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 14 Jun 2022

The implications of monkeypox for healthcare workers

Researchers discuss the implications of the current monkeypox outbreak during the COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare personnel.

14 Jun 2022

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center continues to rank as the No. 1 children's hospital in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report, with nine pediatric specialties ranked among the best in the nation.

14 Jun 2022

Preventive care may be free, but follow-up diagnostic tests can bring big bills

When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer.

14 Jun 2022

Improving dental care by linking medical and dental records in health Information exchanges

Dental professionals require access to each patient's complete electronic health record – including laboratory test results and current prescriptions – so they can provide the best care possible; care that is safe for the patient, promotes preventive management and improves dental treatment outcomes.

14 Jun 2022

The severity of COVID-19 compared to seasonal influenza

In a recent study under review at the Archives of Virology journal and currently posted to the Research Square* preprint server, investigators in Israel assessed the disparities and similarities between seasonal influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

14 Jun 2022

Multi-national scientific task force needed to monitor zoonotic viruses long-term

A new study aimed to identify the main host, intermediate hosts, as well as other animal reservoirs for both SARS-CoV-2 and the monkeypox virus.

13 Jun 2022

Study provides the most definitive assessment of new non-Alzheimer’s dementia

Researchers from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging say a paper recently published in Acta Neuropathologica is the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified in 2019 and now known as LATE.

13 Jun 2022

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows how frequently childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and the effect it had on parental job loss.

13 Jun 2022

Opioid tapering associated with increased overdose and mental health crisis extending up to 2 years

Does dose reduction for patients on stable opioid therapy have long-term overdose and mental health risks?

13 Jun 2022

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Advances in cellular immunotherapy that spur genetically modified T cells to attack cancer cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers.

13 Jun 2022

Study shows that Omicron infections were associated with a substantially reduced risk of progression to severe clinical outcomes relative to Delta infections

Researchers compared COVID-19 severity outcomes among individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.

13 Jun 2022

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

Today, at the 70th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Evosep demonstrates new applications for standardization of high throughput single cell proteomics, higher throughput clinical analysis, and improved diabetes monitoring.

From Evosep 13 Jun 2022

AI tool allows clinicians to make optimal, personalized chemotherapy doses for patients

A team of researchers from National University of Singapore, in collaboration with clinicians from the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore which is part of the National University Health System (NUHS), has reported promising results in using CURATE.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies and better allows clinicians to make optimal and personalized doses of chemotherapy for patients.

13 Jun 2022

Population-level big data reveals COVID-19 phenotypes

A recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health journal assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection trajectories in England utilizing electronic health records (EHRs).

13 Jun 2022

Whole-genome sequencing can help provide an accurate diagnosis of severely ill infants

Children who are born severely ill or who develop serious illness in the first few weeks of life are often difficult to diagnose, with considerable implications for their short and longer-term care.

13 Jun 2022

Inherent biases of health care providers may underlie underdiagnoses of prediabetes

The accurate diagnosis of prediabetes in the primary care setting might depend on a patient's age, BMI, gender, race and certain comorbidities, according to research being presented at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Ultrasound-based AI classifier of thyroid nodules can help rule out cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, reducing a large number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Adult growth hormone deficiency linked with greater medical costs and other health conditions

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) among adults is associated with greater medical costs and an increased rate of other health conditions compared with those without GHD, according to industry-sponsored research being presented Monday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

CDC updates on possible modes of monkeypox virus transmission

Monkeypox virus is a completely different virus than the viruses that cause COVID-19 or measles. It is not known to linger in the air and is not transmitted during short periods of shared airspace.

10 Jun 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

The implications of monkeypox for healthcare workers

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

Preventive care may be free, but follow-up diagnostic tests can bring big bills

Improving dental care by linking medical and dental records in health Information exchanges

The severity of COVID-19 compared to seasonal influenza

Multi-national scientific task force needed to monitor zoonotic viruses long-term

Study provides the most definitive assessment of new non-Alzheimer’s dementia

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

Opioid tapering associated with increased overdose and mental health crisis extending up to 2 years

Treatment with immunity-boosting protein enhances the function of CAR-T cells in fighting blood cancers

Study shows that Omicron infections were associated with a substantially reduced risk of progression to severe clinical outcomes relative to Delta infections

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

AI tool allows clinicians to make optimal, personalized chemotherapy doses for patients

Population-level big data reveals COVID-19 phenotypes

Whole-genome sequencing can help provide an accurate diagnosis of severely ill infants

Inherent biases of health care providers may underlie underdiagnoses of prediabetes

Ultrasound-based AI classifier of thyroid nodules can help rule out cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Adult growth hormone deficiency linked with greater medical costs and other health conditions

CDC updates on possible modes of monkeypox virus transmission

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