Reliability in distinguishing murder from accidental event with current forensic criteria in traumatic head injury - Pirani F, Bonasoni MP, Cornacchia A, Lacch è E, Giorgetti A, Pelotti S, Pelletti G.
We present a case in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Disrupts Pharmacy Order Processing for Healthcare Providers Nationwide
Initially thought to be an attack by a nation-state, actual culprit turned out to be a known ransomware group and each day brings new revelations about the cyberattack Fallout continues from cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the revenue cycle management (RCM) company that is a business unit of Optum, itself a division of UnitedHealth Group. Recent […] The post Change Healthcare Cyberattack Disrupts Pharmacy Order Processing for Healthcare Providers Nationwide appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 18, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Management & Operations AHA ALPHV American Hospital Association anatomic pathology Andrew Newman BlackCat Change Healthcare clinical laboratory clinical pathology CVS Health Source Type: news

Distinctive pathology associated with focal stenosis of the main pancreatic duct secondary to remote trauma: a long-term complication of seat belt pancreatitis - Wu AA, Thompson ED, Cameron JL, He J, Burkhart RA, Burns WR, Lafaro KJ, Shubert CR, Canto MI, Fishman EK, Hruban RH.
We present fou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Fatal iron tablet aspiration: importance of early diagnosis and forensic pathologist awareness - Hojberg Y, Abdeljaber M, Milewski Y, deJong J, Prahlow JA.
Pill aspiration is a significant source of foreign body aspiration in the United States and can occur without swallowing dysfunction or illness. Consequences depend on various factors, such as the pill's chemical composition, size, and diagnostic delay. As... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news

New Zealand Clinical Laboratories to Undergo Health and Safety Checks after Workers Contract Typhoid, Others Exposed to Chemicals
This comes on top of months of strikes by NZ medical laboratory workers seeking fair pay and safe working conditions Te Whatu Ora (aka, Health New Zealand, the country’s publicly funded healthcare system) recently ordered health and safety checks at multiple clinical laboratories in 18 districts across the country. This action is the result of […] The post New Zealand Clinical Laboratories to Undergo Health and Safety Checks after Workers Contract Typhoid, Others Exposed to Chemicals appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 15, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources anatomic pathology Apex Awanui Brian Raill Canterbury Health Laboratories CHL clinical la Source Type: news

Bayer and Aignostics to collaborate on next generation precision oncology
Bayer and Aignostics GmbH announced a strategic collaboration on several artificial intelligence (AI)-powered approaches with applications in precision oncology drug research and development. Aignostics is a spin-off from one of the world's leading hospitals, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and a global leader in using computational pathology to transform complex biomedical data into biology insights. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - March 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Bayer Business and Industry Source Type: news

Assessing the knot in a noose position by thyrohyoid and cervical spine fracture patterns in suicidal hangings using machine learning algorithms: a new insight into old dilemmas - Lekovi ć A, Vukićević A, Nikolic S.
Hanging is one of the most common suicide methods worldwide. Neck injuries that occur upon such neck compression - fractures of the thyrohyoid complex and cervical spine, occupy forensic pathologists for a long time. However, research failed to identify pa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Image-to-text strategy helps ChatGPT read thyroid ultrasound images
Large language models integrated with image-to-text approaches could potentially improve diagnostic thyroid ultrasound interpretation, according to research published March 12 in Radiology. A team led by Li-Da Chen, MD, PhD, from First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou found that ChatGPT 4.0 had the highest consistency and diagnostic accuracy when compared with Google Bard and ChatGPT 3.5 when it came to interpreting ultrasound images of thyroid nodules. Also, the image-to-text large language model strategy showed comparable performance to that of human large language model interaction involving t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news

BMJ Oncology Study Shows 79% Increase in Cancer among People under 50 Years of Age
Findings suggest new medical guidelines may be needed to determine when to perform clinical laboratory cancer screenings on people under 50 From 1990-2019, new diagnoses of early-onset cancer in individuals under 50 years of age increased by 79%, according to a British Medical Journal (BMJ) news release describing research published last year in BMJ Oncology. […] The post BMJ Oncology Study Shows 79% Increase in Cancer among People under 50 Years of Age appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 13, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology Ashleigh Hamilton PhD BMJ Oncology bowel cancer breast cancer British Medical Journal Source Type: news

A Dark Daily Extra!
This is the third of a three-part series on revenue cycle management for molecular testing laboratories and pathology practices, produced in collaboration with XiFin Inc. Automation and AI-Powered Workflow Paves the Way for Consistent, Optimized Molecular Diagnostics and Pathology RCM Third in a three-part series, this article will discuss how sophisticated revenue cycle management technology, […] The post A Dark Daily Extra! appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 12, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Management & Operations News From Dark Daily artificial intelligence Clarisa Blattner pathologist personalized medicine Precision Medicine Institute RCM revenu Source Type: news

Beta-defensin index: A functional biomarker for oral cancer detection
 Cell Reports Mediine AccessPublished:March 04, 2024DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101447SummaryThere is an unmet clinical need for a non-invasive and cost-effective test for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) that informs clinicians when a biopsy is warranted. Human beta-defensin 3 (hBD-3), an epithelial cell-derived anti-microbial peptide, is pro-tumorigenic and overexpressed in early-stage OSCC compared to hBD-2. We validate this expression dichotomy in carcinoma in situ and OSCC lesions using immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. The proportion of hBD-3/hBD-2 levels in non-invasivel...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 12, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

New Federal Rules on Sepsis Treatment Could Cost Hospitals Millions of Dollars in Medicare Reimbursements
Some hospital organizations are pushing back, stating that the new regulations are ‘too rigid’ and interfere with doctors’ treatment of patients In August, the Biden administration finalized provisions for hospitals to meet specific treatment metrics for all patients with suspected sepsis. Hospitals that fail to meet these requirements risk the potential loss of millions of […] The post New Federal Rules on Sepsis Treatment Could Cost Hospitals Millions of Dollars in Medicare Reimbursements appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 11, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing ACEP AHA American College of Emergency Physicians American Hospital Association anatomic pathology Andrew Slavitt antibio Source Type: news

Hypertension Stable in US, Antihypertensive Med Use Rises Hypertension Stable in US, Antihypertensive Med Use Rises
After updated guidelines lowered the threshold for hypertension in 2017, prevalence remained stable through 2021, and the use of antihypertensive medications rose by 3%.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Pathology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

UK Study Claims AI Reading of CT Scans Almost Twice as Accurate at Grading Some Cancers as Clinical Laboratory Testing of Sarcoma Biopsies
Radiological method using AI algorithms to detect, locate, and identify cancer could negate the need for invasive, painful clinical laboratory testing of tissue biopsies Clinical laboratory testing of cancer biopsies has been the standard in oncology diagnosis for decades. But a recent study by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden NHS […] The post UK Study Claims AI Reading of CT Scans Almost Twice as Accurate at Grading Some Cancers as Clinical Laboratory Testing of Sarcoma Biopsies appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - March 8, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Precision Medicine AI algorithm Amani Arthur PhD anatomic pathology artificial intelligence biop Source Type: news

Plastic Particles in Carotid Plaques Linked to CV Events Plastic Particles in Carotid Plaques Linked to CV Events
Microplastics and nanoplastics detected in carotid artery plaque were associated with a higher risk of death or major cardiovascular events in a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Pathology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news