Can AI improve sustainability in nuclear medicine?
Nuclear medicine experts support the use of AI to improve sustainability of practices in the field, yet said implementation will require careful consideration of the technology’s benefits and detriments, according to an article published April 6 in Radiography.
Lead author Geoff Currie, PhD, of Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia, and U.S. colleagues, discussed the potential for AI across what they describe as the “five pillars” of sustainability in nuclear medicine (social, human, economic, ecological, and environmental) and noted its benefits and threats in each pillar.
“AI, digital twins, an...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Tags: Nuclear Medicine Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
San Diego University Researchers Believe Bacteriophages May Be the Future of Eradicating Multi-Drug Resistant Superbugs
Clinical laboratories and microbiologists may soon have new powerful tools for fighting antimicrobial resistant bacteria that saves lives Superbugs—microbes that have developed multidrug resistance—continue to cause problems for clinical laboratories and hospital antibiotic stewardship programs around the world. Now, scientists at San Diego State University (SDSU) believe that bacteriophages (phages) could provide a solution for […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 3, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology Anthony Maresso PhD bacteriophages Baylor College of Medicine Candida auris carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Carbapenem-resistant Enterob Source Type: news
A Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths.
The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths. It’s already for sale in the U.S. for $895, but has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and most insurers do not cover it. The maker of the test, Guardant Health, anticipates an FDA decision this year.
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In the study, the test caught 83% of the cancers but very few of the precancerous growths found by colonoscopy, the gold stan...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Renowned Thoracic Surgeon Enhances Mesothelioma Care in FL
Dr. Rodney Landreneau is joining the renowned Thoracic Surgical Program at Tampa General Hospital. He spent decades caring for patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer patients in Western Pennsylvania at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn Highlands Healthcare. He’s now moved more than 1,000 miles to help augment Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute’s successful patient care.
Landreneau has nearly 40 years of experience treating malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. An internationally recognized scientific investigator in the treatme...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Cancer Center Doctors/Specialists Mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news
Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Others
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Burnout: It ' s a common enough concept, but how do you know if you ' re experiencing it at work and at home?According to experts at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, a myriad of daily pressures placed on individuals can... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
InformAI secures $2.2M NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded InformAI a $2.2 million grant to further the company's development of its CT-based TransplantAI software for organ donor-recipient pairing.
InformAI plans to use the small business innovation research (SBIR) grant for continued research and development work that will include building predictive models for heart and lung transplant outcomes and creating a clinical decision support informatics platform to assist organ transplant surgeons in matching donor organs with patient recipients, according to InformAI.
“There is an urgent need for improved and integrated predicti...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Chest Radiology Source Type: news
Staring at Screens Can Cause Eye Strain. Here's Tips to Prevent That
SATURDAY, Oct. 28, 2023 -- Millions of people spend hours looking at screens every day, straining their eyes.An ophthalmologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers some tips for easing both eye strain and headaches. “We focus on one... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Fungal Infection In The Brain Produces Effects Similar To Alzheimer's
Fungal Infection In The Brain Produces Effects Similar To Alzheimer's Authored by Emma Suttie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has discovered that when the brain is infected with a common fungus, it changes in ways similar to those seen in…#emmasuttie #epochtimes #studyfindingsusing #candida #neurosci #davidcorry #baylorcollege #yifanwu #naturecommunications #albicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cow's Milk Vs. Plant-Based Milks: A Nutritionist Weighs In
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- You have a lot of choices when buying milk, from the traditional cow variety to some made from plants. But how do these options compare in terms of nutrition?
An expert from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston breaks down... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
3 Houston-area universities get $2.6M federal grant to examine health disparities
Texas Southern University ’s Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's McGovern Medical School will all partner to examine perinatal health disparities over a five-year period. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sofia Gonzalez Source Type: news
A pilot program's healthcare response to human trafficking in Houston, Texas - Chen EY, Robichaux K, Gordon MR, Coverdale JH, Shah A, Davis MP, Nguyen PT.
Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with city of Houston officials and local healthcare and social service agencies, created a hospital-based program to better identify and address the complex and urgent needs of patients with a history of human t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Better Responses Seen With Booster mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Robust antibody responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are detected in boosted pregnant individuals, according to a study published in the Aug. 14 issue of Vaccine.
Flor M. Munoz, M.D., from the Baylor College of Medicine in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Up to one in ten American men have condition causing a curved penis, doctor says
Dr Mohit Khera, from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas , said as many as one in ten American men have Peyronie's disease, a disorder in which scar link tissue, called plaque, forms under the penis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Nobel laureate claimed antimale discrimination. An early-career researcher called it out
A contentious exchange between a Nobel laureate and an early-career scientist at this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting is sparking discussions about sexism in science—and highlights the disconnect between some established academics and many of today’s early-career researchers.
The meeting, currently underway in Germany, attracts dozens of Nobel Prize winners and about 600 students and postdocs each year. In addition to building a cohort of emerging talent, the gathering is meant to connect generations of scientists and inspire students early in their careers. But during a session about structural biology on...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why Peter Hotez says he won't debate RFK Jr. after weekend of Rogan, Musk taunts
That’s Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, on MSNBC, explaining why he’s turned down a debate on Joe Rogan’s podcast with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for president and according to the…#peterhotez #msnbc #joerogans #robertfkennedyjr #spotify #rfkjr #elonmusk #twitter #johnfkennedy #rfkjrs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
