CHOP researchers receive multi-million dollar grant to study disease risk in...
The National Institutes of Health announced today that researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are among the recipients of a multi-million dollar grant that focuses on the use of genomics...
View ArticleNIH announces $75 million in funding to improve genomic risk assessments for...
The National Institutes of Health has announced the provision of $75 million in funding over five years for the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management...
View ArticleClots, COVID-19 and survival
The novel coronavirus, now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), that causes COVID-19 disease, was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China in late December...
View ArticleCOVID-19 rates among health care workers drop at Mass General Brigham after...
In March of 2020, Mass General Brigham implemented a new policy: everyone working at the hospitals would be required to wear a surgical mask.
View ArticleClinical, legal, and ethical aspects of using AI-powered chatbots in healthcare
While the technology for developing artificial intelligence-powered chatbots has existed for some time, a new viewpoint piece in JAMA lays out the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects that must be...
View ArticleCancer-related care has decreased since the start of COVID-19
Research from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health (SKCC) found significant decreases nationwide in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic...
View ArticleNew model predicts which COVID-19 patients are at higher risk for...
Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed and validated a risk prediction model (called a nomogram) that can help physicians predict which patients who have recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2,...
View ArticleStudy focuses on genetic neurological disorders that develop in children over...
A team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) further bridged the gap between genomic information and clinical...
View ArticleInteractive website shows how different policies affect employment and number...
As states and cities grapple with how to reopen businesses, schools, and other staples of everyday life amid surges in COVID-19 infections, Asst. Prof. Abhishek Nagaraj and a team of researchers across...
View ArticleCentralized medical records repository can perform data analysis and...
More than a decade ago, electronic medical records were all the rage, promising to transform health care and help guide clinical decisions and public health response.
View ArticleAnticoagulation therapy associated with improved survival among COVID-19...
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers were among the first to show that anticoagulation therapy was associated with improved survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
View ArticleStudy shows fatty liver disease is a significant risk factor for COVID-19...
A recent observational study by US researchers reveals that individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis have increased odds of hospitalization due to coronavirus disease...
View ArticleStroke patients with COVID-19 have increased systemic inflammation, higher...
Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, a more serious stroke severity and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19,...
View ArticleStudy finds how different strategies may impact clinical trial enrollment
As electronic medical records (EMR) become ubiquitous in health care settings, scientists are increasingly turning to electronic-based recruitment methods to encourage participation in clinical trials.
View ArticleShorter time from COVID-19 symptom onset to hospitalization linked to disease...
New research presented at this week's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online) shows that a shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalization is associated with more serious...
View ArticleStudy explains large geographic health disparities in the U.S.
60% of American adults have a chronic condition, but adults in Mississippi are 50% more likely to have one than adults in Colorado.
View ArticleArtificial intelligence algorithm can identify patients at high risk of...
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with over 1.4 million suicide attempts recorded in 2018.
View ArticleChildren diagnosed with ADHD, autism frequently visit hospitals and doctors...
Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggesting a...
View ArticleCommon medication used to treat diabetic macular edema is less effective in...
A medication frequently used to treat diabetic macular edema, which is the most common cause of blindness in people with diabetes, is less effective when used to treat the condition in Black patients,...
View ArticleC-Path receives grant to collect real-world data for real-world evidence in...
Arizona-based Critical Path Institute is pleased to announce it has been awarded a multi-year grant by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to advance standards and methodologies designed to generate...
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