Un estudio reciente de Mayo Clinic publicado en Alzheimer's & Dementia: El Periódico de la Asociación de Alzheimer investigó episodios de lucidez en personas que viven con etapas posteriores de demencia, brindando información sobre cómo ocurren estos episodios.
Cedars-Sinai está ampliando la atención médica virtual para niños e hispanohablantes en California a través de su aplicación móvil Cedars-Sinai Connect, una opción en línea de rápido crecimiento que permite a los pacientes acceder rápidamente a los mejores profesionales sanitarios para la atención aguda, crónica y preventiva.
Cedars-Sinai has joined a White House initiative aimed at ensuring healthcare providers and companies use artificial intelligence (AI) ethically and responsibly. Together with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the AI effort—announced in late 2023—is a consortium involving nearly 40 health systems and insurers.
Ferrum Health, the leading artificial intelligence platform for healthcare, is excited to announce that Gleamer's BoneView is now available to assist clinicians in the detection of bone trauma in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A new CU Boulder study sheds light on how genes associated with smoking work in conjunction with the rest of the genome, paving the way for more personalized approaches to help people kick the habit.
The region’s largest healthcare organization and largest non-casino employer, with more than 6,500 team members and providers serving the community in more than 100 locations — recently unveiled its vision 2030.
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found lower rates of osteoporosis screening among Asian American (15%) and other non-white Medicare beneficiaries (11-15%) in the U.S. when compared with the screening rate among white beneficiaries (18%).
A changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the world, according to a study published in the April 10, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A new study by SMU psychologists shows interpersonal racial discrimination and other forms of violence can impact the mental health of adolescents in the justice system.
Skin Cancer Champions is a safe and compassionate place where patients, their caregivers, and clinicians can ask questions, and share experiences.
In the April issue of AJG: New clinical science and reviews on the effectiveness of H. pylori therapies, privacy considerations around video endoscopy as big data, liver disease and cirrhosis, and dysplasia detection in IBD.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) released updated guidelines aimed at promoting surgeons' lifelong competency. The ACS statement focuses on enhancing patient safety and preserving physician dignity without imposing arbitrary age restrictions.
University of California, Irvine biomedical engineering researchers have uncovered a previously unknown source of two key brain waves crucial for deep sleep: slow waves and sleep spindles.
Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into infection.
Cedars-Sinai is expanding virtual healthcare for children and Spanish speakers in California through its mobile app Cedars-Sinai Connect, a fast-growing online option that allows patients to quickly access top healthcare professionals for acute, chronic and preventive care.
Fuel cells are quickly becoming a viable, clean energy alternative to commonly used fossil fuels, such as gasoline, coal, and oil. Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy resources that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Fuel cells, however, rely on an electrochemical reaction rather than combustion, producing carbon-free energy.
A study by Joemy Ramsay, PhD, suggests families with infertile male relatives may face elevated cancer risks. Tapping into genetic data, families could help personalize cancer risk assessments.
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can — in the right amounts — lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis.
Cleveland Clinic has started using a recently FDA-approved ultrasound device to treat liver tumors. The non-invasive technology, called histotripsy, uses brief high-intensity ultrasound pulses that disrupt and kill the targeted tumor cells.
A new analysis by researchers at UCLA Health found that mortality rates of middle-aged Black Americans caused by the “deaths of despair” -- suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease – surpassed the rate of white Americans in 2022.
CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized the way certain types of cancer are treated, and the longer those CAR T cells live in a patient’s body, the more effectively they respond to cancer. Now, researchers have found that a protein called FOXO1 improves the survival and function of CAR T cells, which may lead to more effective CAR T cell therapies and could potentially expand its use in difficult-to-treat cancers.
In a study in mice published in Nature, a research team showed that a newly developed compound was able to block necroptosis, a type of cell death that leads to lung inflammation and damage following infection with the flu virus.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Whiterabbit.ai showed that AI assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true positives.
Lipogems, a clinical stage- global medical technology company, announces it has completed enrollment in the ARISE I U.S. FDA IDE study, which aims to examine MicroFat versus corticosteriod injection for the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA). Efficacy and safety results from ARISE 1 are expected to be announced in 2025.
Sandia National Laboratories electrical engineer Michael Ropp has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the world’s largest technical professional organizations.
Mount Sinai Health System today announced that it has been named one of Modern Healthcare’s Innovators for 2024, an award that recognizes leaders and organizations driving innovation that improves care, achieves measurable results, and contributes to the clinical and financial goals of the organization.
Researchers at IRB Barcelona report mutation rate variation across the human genome. Regions with low mutation rates correlate with hypomethylation (low methylation levels), a way cells control which genes are turned on or off.
Most older adults have embraced non-traditional sites for getting medical care that didn't exist when they were younger, a new poll suggests. In the past two years, 60% of people age 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care clinic, or a clinic based in a retail store, workplace or vehicle.
Racial discrimination experienced during midlife is associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Georgia. The findings appear online today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Three early-phase clinical studies presented by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024 show promising initial data for patients with lymphoma, gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers, and specific molecularly selected tumors.
An educational video piloted by Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer and designed to reach diverse populations and address prostate cancer screening disparities helped increase knowledge and reduce uncertainty about screening.
فازت مايو كلينك مؤخرًا بتكريم من منظمة هيلثجريدز لالتزامها بتقديم رعاية استثنائية للمرضى. ومنظمة هيلثجريدز هي مصدر عبر الإنترنت يمكّن المرضى من العثور على المعلومات عن الأطباء والمستشفيات.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today announces the survivorship portal, part of the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, for unparalleled data analysis and visualization.
The bitter taste of certain drugs is a barrier to taking some medications as prescribed, especially for people who are particularly sensitive to bitter taste. A Monell team found that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone could partially block the bitter taste of some especially bad-tasting medications.
A researcher at Tufts School of Medicine explains how brain development—as well as current events—can influence decision-making in adolescence.
A Tufts University School of Dental Medicine faculty member was part of a team from the Anesthesia Research Foundation of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology that developed a free app called 10 Minutes Saves a Life for use by dentists and other members of the dental team.
Michele Pelter is director of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab at UC San Francisco, which has built an international reputation for research that has improved cardiac monitoring and clinical practice and influenced the development of monitoring technology.
For more than 20 years, Loyola Medicine's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital has provided the Chicago area with updated allergy counts every weekday during allergy season. This year's official count will resume on Monday, April 1.
New findings from Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University researchers show high blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) predicts future risk of developing chronic kidney disease over time.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) proudly announces the highly anticipated 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, slated for May 3-6 at the prestigious McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Rosacea is a common skin condition that affects at least 14 million U.S. adults and commonly appears as a tendency to blush or flush more easily than others. While treatable, symptoms, such as skin thickening and eye problems, can often be uncomfortable and affect people’s quality of life.
University Hospitals is proud to announce the recognition of Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor by Modern Healthcare as one of its Innovators for 2024.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been ranked the No. 1 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and No. 1 master’s (tied) by U.S. News & World Report for 2024.
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