Road to RSNA 2023: MRI Preview
The RSNA meeting always showcases the particular benefits MRI brings to the healthcare enterprise, and this year will be no exception. One of the modality's exciting growing edges is cardiac imaging, and attendees can expect to hear a broad range of research on the topic, from how real-time MRI can be combined with deep learning to assess cardiac volumetry and how it can help clinicians "map" the effects of stroke, to using 7-tesla MRI to evaluate ventricular structure and function in patients with high blood pressure and identifying myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.
Along with cardiac imaging, other MRI themes at t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 2023 MRI Preview Source Type: news
Fast MRI shows promise for more accurate brain diagnoses
Wednesday, November 29 | 9:30 a.m.-9:40 a.m. | W3-SSNR10-1 | Room E353C In this scientific session, researchers will present study findings that suggest that a deep learning-based fast MRI reconstruction model improves the efficiency and quality of brain MRI exams in both spin-echo and gradient-echo sequences.The findings could improve patient care and curb healthcare expenditures, wrote a team led by presenter Kyu Sung Choi, MD, PhD, of Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea."Enhanced image quality and reduced acquisition time provided by deep learning-based fast reconstruction may facilitate better diagnost...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 MRI Preview Source Type: news
Healthcare costs following falls and cataract surgery in older adults using Australian linked health data from 2012-2019 - Huang-Lung J, Chun Ho K, Lung T, Palagyi A, McCluskey P, White AJ, Boufous S, Keay L.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate publicly funded healthcare costs according to faller status and the periods pre- and post-cataract surgeries, and identify factors associated with higher monthly costs in older people with bilateral cataract. METHODS: Thi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Evaluation of falls in older persons in the emergency department during the early Coronavirus-2019 pandemic and pre-pandemic periods - Arslan T, Sara ç ZF, Ersel M, Savas S.
This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, outcomes and healthcare costs of older patients presented to the emergency department (ED) with falls in the periods before and during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Chorus of business leaders again urge lawmakers to do more to reduce healthcare costs
Business leaders in Massachusetts remain concerned that healthcare costs are rising, and want the legislature to act. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Ozempic Can ’ t Fix America ’ s Obesity Crisis
What is obesity?
Some people will tell you it’s a fancy word for being fat; others might say it’s a slur that pathologizes bigger bodies. And yet others will insist it’s a moral failing—one of laziness and poor willpower.
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For the past decade, however, the medical community has recognized that obesity is a chronic disease, much like cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Obesity triples the risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19, is linked with hundreds of medical complications, and accounts for 4 million preventable deaths every year.
Obesi...
Source: TIME: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fatima Cody Stanford and Simar Bajaj Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Better Health Literacy Saves Lives –And Money: It Is Time To Act
Yet, avoidable healthcare costs accrue, morbidity escalates and people are dying because they don't understand health information. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lisa Fitzpatrick, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Better Health Literacy Saves Lives —And Money. It Is Time To Act
Yet, avoidable healthcare costs accrue, morbidity escalates and people are dying because they don't understand health information. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lisa Fitzpatrick, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
59% Of Americans Worry About Paying For Healthcare, New Survey Shows
Healthcare costs are a huge issue, but consumer confusion and administrative hassles also get in the way of paying medical bills, a new report shows. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Deb Gordon, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology
Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And 2023 is no exception.Notably, AI was even more prevalent this year among the Minnies winners than in the past. The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Workforce shortages were deemed by our Expert Panel to be the biggest threat in 2023.In addition to a few previous winners adding to their Minnies trophy collection, several of this year's winne...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley, Kate Madden Yee, Will Morton, Amerigo Allegretto, and Liz Carey Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Announced for 11th Annual Emerging Trends in Workplace Wellness Conference
Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of measurable workplace wellness programs that produce quantifiable reductions in healthcare costs and improved employee productivity, announces sponsor and exhibitor opportunities for the 2024 Emerging Trends in Workplace Wellness Conference, which... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TDS FVT Source Type: news
Half Of Americans Struggle To Afford Healthcare Costs, New Study Shows
Even people with private health insurance through a job struggle with healthcare affordability and medical debt, new research from The Commonwealth Fund shows. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Deb Gordon, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
We Can Have Better Health At Lower Cost. Here ’s How
Healthcare costs have reached the point where they are affecting every aspect of our economy, from the federal budget to family and individual finances. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arthur L. Kellermann, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Americans Can Have Better Health At Lower Cost. Here ’s How
Healthcare costs have reached the point where they are affecting every aspect of our economy, from the federal budget to family and individual finances. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arthur L. Kellermann, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Editors' Pick editors-pick standard Source Type: news
11th Annual Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference Call for Speakers
Call for Speakers Announced for the 11th Annual Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference HINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of measurable workplace wellness programs that produce quantifiable reductions in healthcare costs and improved... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TDS Source Type: news
