Harry Markowitz, Nobel economist who changed investing, dies at 95
The death was announced by the University of California at San Diego, where Dr. Markowitz was an adjunct professor of finance until his retirement in 2019. Dr. Markowitz was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and later developed sepsis, said his chief assistant, Mary McDonald. Dr. Markowitz’s…#marymcdonald #howardross #economicsdepartment #nobelprize #mertonmiller #universityofchicago #williamsharpe #stanforduniversity #davidhume #nobelcommittee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI improves lung cancer detection on chest radiographs
Assistance from an AI model with high diagnostic accuracy can improve lung cance...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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AI estimates lung cancer mortality on x-rays (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Neglecting dentures could raise your risk of pneumonia, new study warns
A British research team has found a link between unclean dentures and a higher risk of pneumonia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could Dentures Raise Your Odds for Pneumonia?
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 -- Dentures may hide harmful germs that cause pneumonia, British researchers report.
For the study, the investigators took samples from the dentures of nursing home patients who did and didn ' t have pneumonia. They analyzed the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Shock as woman who feared she had pneumonia is told she's 39 weeks pregnant
A woman who feared she had pneumonia was shocked after doctors told her she was 39 weeks pregnant. The 26-year-old had not known she was pregnant when she was admitted to a hospital in São José dos Campos in Brazil with chest pains and difficulty breathing, Brazilian news outlet Globo reported. "I…#sãojosé #brazil #brazilian #globo #clevelandclinic #ohio (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI Model Can Predict Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 -- For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a deep learning (DL) model using initial chest radiographs can predict 30-day mortality, according to a study published online June 14 in the American Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AI predicts mortality risk in pneumonia patients
A deep-learning AI model based on chest x-rays can predict 30-day mortalit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Pneumonia patterns on chest x-rays may underlie viral infection (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
What Are Potential Problems of Using Povidone-Iodine?
Discussion
Povidone-iodine (polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine or PVP-I) is one of the most common antiseptics for more than 150 years. It is used for antisepsis mainly topically but also in mucosal cavities (i.e. mouth, nose, throat, vagina, etc.) or surfaces (i.e. umbilical cord). It has been used to treat chronic mucosal infections such as adult chronic rhinosinusitis. It’s irritant properties are used for chemical pleurodesis.
A common trade solution is Betadine® which contains “90% water, 8.5% PVP and 1% available iodine and iodine with a free iodine concentration of 1 parts-per-million.” PVP-I is a brown/...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 19, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
South Africa: Measles and Whooping Cough Outbreaks in South Africa - a Sign of Low Vaccination Coverage, Experts Warn
[The Conversation Africa] The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts more than 5 million deaths each year worldwide. These are deaths that would have been caused by measles, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pneumonia, rotavirus diarrhoea, and othe (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Claims That Ventilators Killed Nearly All With Covid-19 Are Unfounded
A widely-shared web site posting twisted the findings of a study that looked at the impact of treating ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) on mortality. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
Episode 3: Vaccines and Pediatric Pneumonia Episode 3: Vaccines and Pediatric Pneumonia
Drs Todd A. Florin and Richard Malley discuss the history, challenges, and future directions of pneumococcal vaccination, including expanding serotype coverage and methods of worldwide distribution.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics InDiscussion Source Type: news
Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death
Fake or substandard antimalarial medicines kill as many as 267,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Jun 2 2023 (IPS) There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home to more than 300 million people in 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
This is how several international specialised bodies, mainly the United Nations, depict the aggravated situation in this already highly fragile African re...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Timing of Intubation and ICU Mortality in Covid-19 Patients Timing of Intubation and ICU Mortality in Covid-19 Patients
When is the optimal time to intubate patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
FDA Approves Xacduro for Difficult-to-Treat Bacterial Pneumonia
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xacduro (sulbactam for injection; durlobactam for injection) as a new treatment for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Closing the Gap - Partnering for 'The Big Catch-Up' On Routine Immunisation in Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] Routine immunisation (RI) plays a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality among children under five, as vaccine-preventable diseases such as tuberculosis, measles, and pneumonia are among the leading causes of mortality of under-five children in developing countries like Nigeria. With pneumonia alone claiming the lives of over 800,000 children annually, ensuring adequate RI coverage becomes critical in preventing these deaths. Therefore, prioritising and sustaining high immunisation coverage leve (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
