NYU Langone begins histotripsy for liver cancer
NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center is using histotripsy for some liver cancer cases, it said in a March 28 blog post.
Histotripsy uses focused ultrasound to deliver external beams intended to destroy cancerous tissue while leaving surrounding tissue intact. Histotripsy could become an option for patients who might otherwise be unlikely candidates for radiation or other ablation techniques, according to NYU Langone Health.
"This device allows us to offer ablation to patients who would normally not be good candidates," said Mikhail Silk, MD, an interventional radiologist at NYU Langone who performed the proced...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Nuggets Michael Porter Jr. Reacts to Brother Jontay's Betting Scandal
Champion Denver Nuggets starting small forward Michael Porter Jr. addressed the media following a 104-97 home defeat to a star-heavy Phoenix Suns club on Wednesday night. In the loss, Porter scored 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field (2-of-7 from beyond the arc) and 2-of-2 shooting from…#michaelporterjr #phoenixsuns #torontoraptorscenter #jontayporter #espnnewsservices #draftkings #fanduel #nba #nfl #mlb (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This longevity company is letting you check the'credit score' for your health. Here are my surprising results and biological age
It’s become par for the course for eager health optimizers to undergo countless scans and blood draws to assess their biomarkers, pace of aging, and implement interventions to live longer, healthier lives. While not a biohacker, I was eager to try a new test offered from Lifeforce—a…#lifeforce #dugalbainkim #tonyrobbins #joeljackson #peterdiamandis #fortune #lifescore #bostonuniversity #vinitatandon #tandon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We ’ve Reached Peak ‘Vanderpump’
Watching last season’s explosive Vanderpump Rules reunion brought to mind the sage lyrics of Kacey Musgraves: “I’m the kind of person who starts getting kinda nervous when I’m having the time of my life.” Even during the show’s Scandoval-induced heights, a part of me braced for the inevitable…#vanderpumprules #kacey #lisavanderpump #valley #vanderpumpvilla #tomsandoval #rachelleviss #scandoval #sandoval #foxsspecialforces (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MLB hoped we ’d be talking about Shohei Ohtani this 2024 season
It is Opening Day 2024, and while Major League Baseball would rather fans focus on the annual hope that a new season brings, the gambling scandal involving the recently fired interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, won’t let us. On Monday, Ohtani, arguably the…#openingday2024 #majorleaguebaseball #shoheiohtani #losangelesdodgers #ippei #mizuhara #losangelestimes #espn #southerncalifornia #matthewbowyer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kate Middleton Had to Tell Her Kids About Her Cancer Diagnosis. These Parents Know What That ’ s Like
After weeks of fevered speculation, Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on Mar. 22 that she was absent from the public eye not because she was having marital problems or growing out a bad haircut, but because she was being treated for cancer. She and her husband had, she said, “taken time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be OK.” Even before her announcement, however, many cancer survivors who were also parents had already guessed at the truth. The silence and delay tactics looked familiar, because they had done...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Belinda Luscombe Tags: Uncategorized Cancer Source Type: news
These 3 Factors Make Your Brain More Vulnerable to Dementia
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Out of a host of possible risk factors for dementia, three really stood out in a new analysis: Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol.British and American researchers used brain scans to focus on a neurological network they... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Genomics research projects in Australia secure $9M funding and more briefs
Also, Monash University researchers have made it possible to do an MRI scan in five minutes using AI. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 28, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
As Scandals Mount, Sportsbooks Team Up to Tackle ‘Problem Gambling’
If the gaming industry knows anything, it’s how to hedge a bet. On Wednesday, a collection of the biggest US sports betting groups, including FanDuel and DraftKings, announced they are joining together to combat “problem gambling,” forming the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) — just as…#fanduel #draftkings #roga #ssuperbowl #geocomply #clevelandcavaliers #jbbickerstaff #marchmadness #richardblumenthal #jennifershatley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ingka CEO Jesper Brodin wants more of Ikea shoppers ’ wallets as group buys up Swedish bank
Ikea shoppers have gotten used to dipping deeper into their pockets as the furniture giant offers them interest-free loans on everything from their Billy bookcase to their Malm bed. It seems the retailer is just getting started in prying open those customers’ wallets, as it takes full control of a…#ikea #ingka #ikanobank #ingvarkampard #fortuneingka #jesperbrodin #ikano #scandinavian #petervander #ingkainvestments (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Siemens secures FDA clearance for Terra.X
Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Magnetom Terra.X 7-tesla MRI scanner.
First showcased at RSNA 2022, Terra.X is a clinical 7-tesla system with eight-channel, parallel transmit architecture. It features what Siemens calls Ultra IQ technology – new hardware and software that has increased homogeneity and enabled a larger field of view, the company said. Ultra IQ is designed to exploit the resolution and contrast possible with 7-tesla scanning, according to the vendor.
Terra.X succeeds Siemens’ Terra clinical 7-tesla scanner, which was introduced in 2017. The FD...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Tags: Product News Source Type: news
Apollo back under scrutiny over expenses scandal
Appeals court says group’s practices troubling enough to reverse previous decision over former senior partner (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Which Countries Are Really The Richest?
Ranking countries by the size of their economies and their overall net wealth, the U.S. is usually at the top of the list, followed by countries like China, Japan or Germany. But, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, sorting countries for their…#katharinabuchholz #switzerland #statistapercapita #median #scandinavian #norway #belgium #egalitarian #brazil #iceland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A 5th Albuquerque cop resigns amid widening DWI corruption scandal
Another Albuquerque police officer resigned last week amid a widening scandal involving cops who allegedly conspired with a local defense attorney to make drunk driving cases disappear in exchange for payoffs. Joshua Montaño, who had been employed by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) for 19…#joshuamontaño #apd #citydeskabq #dwi #fbi #haroldmedina #medina #thomasgrover #laguna #newmexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whistleblower's new audio suggests corruption in Orb án government
Authoritarian social conservative Viktor Orbán has already had his power shaken by a sexual abuse scandal. A former Hungarian government insider turned whistleblowed has released an audio recording that he says proves that top officials conspired to cover up corruption – the latest twist in a…#viktororbán #hungarian #orbán #juditvarga #varga #petermagyar #magyar #budapest #partizan #fidesz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
