Closing the loop on incidental imaging findings
The low completion rate for follow-up recommendations on incidental findings detected on imaging exams has long been a thorny challenge in radiology. In an effort to tackle this problem and increase the percentage of patients who adhere to follow-up imaging recommendations, researchers have identified the factors that influence noncompletion rates and have turned to techniques such as AI and commercial software applications to help close the loop.For example, a group from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, recently shared results from using their Backstop recommendation tracking system to directly notify patie...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: SENL Source Type: news

A case report of extreme oral lesions: a rare indicator of bullying-associated non-suicidal self-injury - Quit ério A, Mendes Abreu J, Saura A, Borges MI, Corte Real A.
Bullying has reached epidemic proportions, affecting one in three students worldwide. A pervasive issue that carries profound physical, mental, and social consequences, significantly increasing the risk of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behav... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

California surveillance of mental health disparities in survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI): a randomized & representative sample - Ignacio D, Degeneffe C, Serpas DG, Clay K, Liu Y, Berges V, Shinoda K.
OBJECTIVE: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a silent public health epidemic that begins as a medical condition ("neurometabolic cascade") that may develop into significant psychiatric symptoms that negatively impact community reintegration for survivors fol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

I Wrote the Book On Juul in 2021. Here ’ s What ’ s Happened to the Vaping Industry Since
The problem with writing a book about current events is events don’t stay current for long. I finished writing my book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, in January 2021, at a time when the future of both mega-popular vaping brand Juul Labs and the entire U.S. e-cigarette industry were in flux. Each time news broke after the draft was done, I wished I could go back and update it—but of course that wasn’t possible. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] I got some closure when my book was adapted into a Netflix docuseries, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, which premiered Oct. 11. The ser...
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

'Never start vaping': Heartbreaking plea of girl, 12, who was hospitalised with lung damage and left 'fighting for her life' in a four-day coma
A young girl from North Belfast left with permanent lung damage from her vaping addiction has urged children to never pick up the habit as ministers vow to stop Britain's child e-cigarette epidemic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Story Behind Netflix ’s Docuseries Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
Adaptations in Hollywood are nothing new, but they’ve been at the center of many of this year’s biggest pop-culture conversations. Any intellectual property seems up for reimagining, from books to toys to video games. There are many reasons behind their appeal to studios, among them that they tend to come with built-in audiences—but as I learned firsthand over the past few years, they can also give projects new depth and complexity. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Oct. 11, an adaptation of my 2021 book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, premiered as a Netflix series called Big Vap...
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Source Type: news

Potent strain of bluetongue virus is spreading in northern Europe, threatening sheep and cattle
A dreaded pathogen is spreading rapidly among livestock in the Netherlands for the first time in 14 years, killing sheep and sickening cattle. Bluetongue virus (BTV), which is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, is transmitted by biting insects called midges. It does not infect humans, but the new outbreak is especially concerning because Dutch livestock have been stricken with a potent strain for which no vaccine is available in Europe. Within 2 weeks of its first detection in the country, the virus had been confirmed in 18 flocks of sheep and 55 cattle herds. And this week a sheep on a farm across the bord...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Nigeria: Premium Times' Journalists, 28 Others Win Fellowship On Epidemic Preparedness
[Premium Times] Both journalists, Nike Adebowale-Tambe and Mariam Ileyemi, have written extensively about health and have been commended for their work in the sector. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail book... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die
While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Influenza Epidemic (1918-19) Deaths (Fatalities) Youth Bones Skeletons Archaeology and Anthropology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news

Egypt becomes the first country to achieve WHO validation on the path to elimination of ...
9 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Egypt for its unprecedented progress towards eliminating hepatitis C, becoming the first country to achieve “gold tier” status on the path to elimination of hepatitis C as per WHO criteria. Achieving the gold tier means that Egypt has fulfilled the programmatic requirements that facilitate the reduction of new hepatitis C infections and deaths to levels that position the country to end the hepatitis C epidemic. Globally, 58 million people are living with chronic hepatitis C infection. While there is no vaccine, the disease can be cured ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 9, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

Phenomenon of nightclub shots: mass psychogenic disease? - Delhaye M, Zdanowicz N.
This article examines the possibility that the "nightclub shots" epidemic is a "mass psychogenic disease" phenomenon, by comparing the various cases of "mass sociogenic diseases" reported in the literature. We carried out a literature review on... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Depression and suicide among american surgeons-a grave threat to the surgeon workforce - Hughes TM, Collins RA, Cunningham CE.
The house of surgery is faced with an epidemic amid our ranks. Despite priding ourselves on mental and physical toughness that ignores basic physical and psychological needs, mental illness among surgeons is rampant. On the current trajectory, our workf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Victim blaming: being a victim twice. Comparison of emotional and socio-cultural aspects - Juli MR, Juli R, Juli G, Figliuzzi S.
World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan said that violence against women is a global structural issue. It is a health problem of epidemic dimensions, the analysis of 141 researches carried out in 81 countries shows that 35% of women suffer... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

American kids are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Overhauling youth sports could help fix that
A Hooptown Youth League team. Chris Elam There's an "epidemic of loneliness" in the US, and young people are particularly vulnerable. The decline in youth-sports participation over the past decade could be one factor driving the problem. We asked experts why fewer kids are playing sports and what…#chriselam #nancycurtin #oregon #spokane #hooptownyouthleague #mikenilson #gonzagauniversity #ymca #nilson #aau (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news