AI model uses electronic health records to identify people at high risk for...
An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained using sequential health information derived from electronic health records identified a subset of individuals with a 25-fold risk of developing pancreatic...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not associated with any observable...
In our latest interview, News Medical speaks to Dr. Rachel Ruderman about her current research, which reveals no detectable link on ultrasound scans between COVID-19 vaccination and birth defects.
View ArticleStudy finds racial and ethnic disparities in telemedicine uptake during the...
Historical data shows minorities have long faced obstacles to getting the critical health care services they need. When COVID-19 arrived two years ago, telemedicine emerged with the promise of better...
View ArticleStudy highlights mortality risk and healthcare utilization of people with...
Researchers from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong...
View ArticleAI tool could capture subtle, early signs of pancreatic cancer in CT scans
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by Cedars-Sinai investigators accurately predicted who would develop pancreatic cancer based on what their CT scan images looked like years prior to being...
View ArticleFourth dose of COVID vaccine in over 60 years significantly effective
In a recent study published in the Nature Medicine journal, the researchers assessed the effectiveness of a second booster dose of the BioNTech, Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019...
View ArticleSynthetic data accurately replicates the results of analyses from real...
Research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has demonstrated that analyzing synthetic data generated from real COVID-19 patients accurately replicates the results of the same...
View ArticleObesity progression may contribute to the economic burden of the disease,...
Obesity is known to approximately double healthcare costs in the US compared to those with a healthy weight.
View ArticleFunding innovative technologies to revolutionize cancer research
In this interview, News-Medical interviews Michael Weingarten about his work as a director of the Small Business Innovation Research Development Center, helping to fund highly-innovative technologies...
View ArticleUnderstanding dysphagia symptoms after spine surgery can help improve...
Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS).
View ArticleCorrelating symptoms with COVID-19 test positivity in children
Researchers analyzed the relationship between suspected symptoms of COVID-19 and test positivity in children.
View ArticleNew smoking-cessation program helps more cancer patients to quit successfully
Researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to help more patients who want to stop smoking.
View ArticleMulticenter study determines the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination against...
A new study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases has focused on analyzing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination against PASC, utilizing multicentre data across the USA.
View ArticleDogs trained to detect SARS-CoV-2 can sniff out infected passengers at airports
In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Global Health, researchers explored whether scent dogs can be trained to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected...
View ArticleImproving Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trial Research
In this interview, we speak to Matt Walz, CEO of Trialbee, about the importance of improving patient recruitment and retention within clinical trials.
View ArticleThe root causes of long-COVID still a mystery
In a recent article posted to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers presented baseline outcomes from a longitudinal assessment of post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome...
View ArticleAir pollutant exposures can exacerbate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection
Data from a new USC study shows a significant increase in the risk of severe outcomes for COVID-19 patients exposed to fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), two common (and correlated)...
View ArticleSize of air pollution particles may affect a person's risk of dying from...
Living in areas with higher air pollution is associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death from stroke, and the risk varies depending on the size of the air pollution particles, according to a...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe duration of protection conferred by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection...
Researchers evaluated the immunity dynamics following infection with SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents.
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