Advances in radiology AI raise thorny medicolegal concerns
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Automated algorithms track adherence to follow-up advice (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Lung Transplants Can Help Some of the Sickest COVID-19 Survivors Lung Transplants Can Help Some of the Sickest COVID-19 Survivors
People who need lung transplants as a result of COVID-19 do just as well afterward as those who get new lungs for other reasons, early data suggest.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 31, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
AI detects pneumothorax after lung needle biopsies
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can help radiologists better detec...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
POCUS on par with x-ray for COVID-19 diagnosis, management
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Chest CT, x-ray show breakthrough COVID-19 tends to be mild (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 31, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
~7 Percent of Lung Transplants Due to COVID - 19 Respiratory Failure
Three - month survival 95.6 percent among patients who underwent lung transplant during August 2020 to September 2021 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 27, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Pulmonology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
~7 Percent of Lung Transplants Due to COVID-19 Respiratory Failure
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 -- From August 2020 through September 2021, about 7 percent of lung transplantations were performed in patients with COVID-19-related respiratory failure, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 26 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lung Transplant Recipient Recovers From COVID for Second Time Lung Transplant Recipient Recovers From COVID for Second Time
In July 2020, COVID patient Brian Kuhns underwent a double lung transplant, then a little-used procedure to battle the lung-damaging virus. Doctors told him if he got COVID again he would probably die.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - January 24, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
The U.S. Is Facing Shortages in COVID-19 Drugs as Omicron Rages
Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the Omicron wave of infections.
The problem is that production is not yet at full strength and that the pill considered to be far superior, Pfizer’s, takes six to eight months to manufacture.
While the supply is expected to improve dramatically in the coming months, doctors are clamoring for the pills now, not just because Omicron is causing an explosion of cases but because two antibody drugs that were once the go-to treatments don’t wor...
Source: TIME: Health - January 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MATTHEW PERRONE/AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Drugs healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
The future is bright for RWE in pharma approvals
Real-world evidence (RWE) could help pharma achieve many things – including understanding disease burden better and smarter monitoring of newly marketed therapies to make them safer and more effective. But the most promising near-term use case for RWE, according to a Deloitte survey of pharma executives, is in support of regulatory submissions and label expans ion. For industry stakeholders such as Marc Berger, M.D., this advance is a long time coming. The founder of the real-world data (RWD) and analytics group at Pfizer, Berger has been a contributing author on dozens of policy papers on the use of RWE – including ...
Source: EyeForPharma - January 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Eastwood Source Type: news
Lung Donation Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection Lung Donation Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Are lungs from donors with recently resolved COVID-19 infection safe to transplant? This case report demonstrates the possibility.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
FDA Approves Two New Indications for XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) to Help Prevent and Treat Blood Clots in Pediatric Patients
RARITAN, NJ, Dec. 20, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two pediatric indications for XARELTO® (rivaroxaban): the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE, or blood clots) and reduction in the risk of recurrent VTE in patients from birth to less than 18 years after at least five days of initial parenteral (injected or intravenous) anticoagulant treatment; and thromboprophylaxis (prevention of blood clots and blood-clot related events) in children aged two years and older with congenital heart disease who have...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 21, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
UCLA gene therapy gives new life to girl born with fatal immune disorder
In every visible way, Marley Gaskins is an average 12-year-old — she enjoys painting, playing online games like Roblox with her friends and taking ukulele lessons. But until recently, her life was far from normal.Marley was born with a one-in-a-million genetic disorder called leukocyte adhesion deficiency-1, or LAD-1, which cripples the immune system and results in recurring infections, coupled with slow wound healing.“She started getting what looked like ant bites on her skin when she turned 1,” said Marley’s mother, Tamara Hogue. “When she was 3, she got a really big skin abscess on her stomach that landed her ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 17, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Temple Lung Center receives 'transformative' seven-figure gift
The Temple Lung Center has received a "transformative" donation from the wife of a former patient, which it will use to build a new and expanded bronchoscopy suite.
The seven-figure gift was was made by Nancy Witty in honor of her late husband, Robert, the former CEO of CFCU Community Credit Union in Ithaca, New York.
Robert Witty passed away in May 2018, a year after he underwent a lung transplant at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia. For hi s follow-up care Witty received treatment… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 14, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
A regenerative bridge to transplant
At 34, Steven Graham has already beaten the odds. Born with a heart defect, doctors predicted that he would not live past 30. But over the years and a series of pacemakers, his heart was giving out, and he needed a transplant. Complicating matters, Steven's declining cardiac muscle was also damaging his lungs. His physicians said he would need a heart and lung transplant. Then came the tough news that they no longer could help… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 1, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Once rare, lung transplants for COVID-19 patients are rising quickly
When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.(Image credit: Vezna Hang ) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kerry Sheridan Source Type: news
How will AI affect radiologist productivity?
Artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer much value in radiology. Bu...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CT radiomics helps predict spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 18, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
