AI model shows promise detecting COVID-19 in low-resource settings
This study is the first to validate AI tools for COVID-19 detection in an African setting. It demonstrates that screening for COVID-19 using AI with point-of-care blood tests is feasible and can operate at a higher sensitivity level than antigen testing,” the group wrote.Ultimately, although currently there is less need for tests that can detect COVID-19, given that the model combines inputs (blood markers and radiological findings), it could also be investigated in other diseases such as tuberculosis, the researchers noted.“This novel study lays the foundations for future AI development for low resource settings, with...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Road to RSNA 2023: CT
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has dominated discussion for the last number of RSNA meetings, and this year will be no exception. Expect to hear PCCT research findings about how the technology can increase image quality and lower radiation dose in pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism; how it appears to boost the contrast-to-noise ratio of vascular structures on chest CT; and what it has to offer in the musculoskeletal arena.
Meeting attendees will also get the scoop on the role CT radiomics can play in clinical care, particularly helping clinicians determine the best treatment for patients sufferi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 2023 CT Preview Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of pneumonia
World Pneumonia Day will be observed Sunday, Nov. 12. This is a day designated to raise awareness about pneumonia, promote interventions to prevent and treat pneumonia, and generate action to combat pneumonia. Pneumonia causes more than 1 million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to t he American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm or… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 10, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- " Davey " Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged artificial lung, a prompt double-lung transplant …... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- “Davey” Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged artificial lung, a prompt double-lung... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Here ’s How the CDC Will Track Viruses Over the Holiday Travel Season
If you’ve traveled overseas recently, you might have been greeted upon your return by people in a handful of airport terminals in the U.S. recruiting passengers to get tested for the COVID-19 virus. It’s been a surprisingly productive way to keep track of how much COVID-19 might be entering the country, via travelers, as well as which variants they are bringing in.
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the program’s operators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Concentric by Ginkgo Bioworks (a Boston-based biotech firm), and XpresCheck, which recruits and tests the passeng...
Source: TIME: Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with azithromycin, doxycycline was associated with reduced Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a retrospective cohort study found.
Used alongside... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - November 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Simple Antibiotic Switch for Pneumonia Patients Could Prevent Hospital Infection
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 -- A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk.C. diff infections can be deadly, and they are often acquired... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mary Lou Retton Breaks Silence After Health Struggles, Says She ’s “Staying Very Positive”
Mary Lou Retton is breaking her silence following her intensive care unit stint for a rare form of pneumonia. The Olympic gold medalist took to her Instagram to share her first statement since “fighting for her life” in the hospital after she came down with the respiratory illness. “I’m beyond…#marylouretton #olympic #retton #mckennakelley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inhaled Amikacin Reduces Ventilatory-Associated Pneumonia
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 -- For critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for at least three days, a three-day course of inhaled amikacin reduces the subsequent burden of ventilatory-associated pneumonia, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
PCCT offers multiple benefits for imaging pediatric patients
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has much to offer when it comes to pediatric imaging, according to a review article published October 25 by American researchers in the British Journal of Radiology.The technology could make diagnosis of diseases and/or conditions among children easier, wrote a team led by Kelly Horst, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN."Because children are generally more prone to movement during scan acquisition than are adult patients, pediatric CT protocols tend to prioritize rapid image acquisition to reduce motion artifacts, in addition to radiation dose reduction," the group noted. "Dual-source CT [i....
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News CT Source Type: news
Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
(MedPage Today) -- A short course of an inhaled antibiotic helped prevent the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit (ICU), a randomized trial in France showed.
In critically ill patients intubated for between... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood deaths
In a major analysis in Africa, the first vaccine approved to fight malaria cut deaths among young children by 13% over nearly 4 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported last week. The huge evaluation of a pilot rollout of the vaccine, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and made by GlaxoSmithKline, also showed a 22% reduction in severe malaria in kids young enough to receive a three-shot series. Hundreds of thousands of children are born annually in the parts of Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi included in the analysis, for which WHO revealed the final data on 20 October at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical M...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mary Lou Retton Is Home and “In Recovery Mode” Following ICU Stint Due to Pneumonia
Mary Lou Retton is on the way to recovery. In early October, the Olympic gymnast‘s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared that her mother was checked into the intensive care unit. She was suffering from a very rare form of pneumonia that kept her from breathing on her own and resulted in her fighting…#marylouretton #olympic #mckennakelley #icu #retton #summerolympics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mary Lou Retton Update: ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Alum & Olympic Champ Back “Home & In Recovery Mode ” After Hospitalization
Mary Lou Retton is making progress in her health after being hospitalized for a rare form of pneumonia. The Olympic champion and Dancing with the Stars alum is now back home and recovering. “Mom is HOME & in recovery mode,” Retton’s daughter McKenna Kelley said in a statement posted on Instagram.…#marylouretton #dancingwithstars #momishomein #mckennakelley #icu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
