Rapid PCR Tests for Pneumonia in the ED Speed Up Targeted Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- For people with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED), routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on lower respiratory tract samples led to faster and more targeted treatment, according... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
United Imaging Intelligence showcases AI tech at ECR 2024
United Imaging Intelligence, a subsidiary of United Imaging Group, highlighted its medical AI technology at ECR 2024.
The company introduced its uAI SAT tool, an AI-driven annotation tool hosted on United's biomedical research platform. The tool aims to improve intelligent interactive segmentation, shortening annotation times from hours to minutes, United added.
United also showcased its uAI Pioneer Portal at the conference, including its one-click functionality feature for diagnostic-level 3D reconstruction of lesions and organs. Along with a gesture-controlled 3D monitor, the company highlighted that this technology al...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
From COVID-19 to Measles, Florida ’ s War on Public Health
The culture of public health and medicine rests on open discussions in which different points of view are considered for the betterment of patient care and health. This process depends on psychological safety so individuals feel free and safe to speak and openly disagree. These factors collectively create a just culture, which improves systems and organizations and is being widely implemented in healthcare nationwide.
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However, in the face of politicized anti-science and anti-expert sentiment and attacks, we need to ask if just culture is being restricted in public health. Fo...
Source: TIME: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott A. Rivkees Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Walking pneumonia: What you should know
Walking pneumonia is generally mild, but there are still precautions to take. Yale Medicine doctors discuss the common lung infection. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- In the fall of 2023, emergency department (ED)-related visits for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children rebounded somewhat from a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the numbers were still not as high as before the pandemic, according... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumonia
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic therapy with extended anaerobic coverage (EAC) was not associated with a survival benefit in patients with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, according to results from a retrospective cohort study that support... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pneumonia Therapeutics Market Forecasted to Grow at a CAGR of 7.3% by 2031, Reaching a Total Worth of USD 5.7 billion
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Feb. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The pneumonia therapeutics market was valued at US$ 3.0 billion in 2022. A is projected from 2023 to 2031, reaching over US$ 5.7 billion by 2031. Pneumonia treatment may become more…#wilmington #delaware #marketresearchinc #bacterial #antibiotics #pneumonia #healthcare #innovivainc #habpvabp #tmr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deadly Legionnaires' disease in Minnesota that killed six and sickened 134 may have infected people via their SHOWERS or taps - as outbreak is linked back to contaminated water systems
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia, in northeastern Minnesota that infected 14 people was traced back to the local water supply, state health officials report. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serious bacterial infections causing pneumonia, meningitis on the rise in Alberta
Experts are watching closely as cases of invasive pneumococcal disease rise in Alberta. The potentially life-threatening illness is caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which often strike after viral illnesses. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Medic issues measles warning - some children may risk 'life changing complications'
This highly contagious disease can lead to pneumonia, meningitis, blindness and seizures. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
With clinical data in hand, trio of Bay Area biotechs raise collective $1.1 billion
The companies are pushing forward against fibrosis in fatty liver disease, to stop a dangerous kidney condition or to prevent pneumonia, and their latest news was rewarded by Wall Street investors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Somalia: WHO Launches Project to Reduce Child Mortality
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has launched a project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhea in Somalia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 31, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Pregnancy and Childbirth Somalia Source Type: news
AI improves performance of nonradiologists in chest imaging
AI improves chest x-ray imaging interpretation by nonradiologist practitioners, which could be useful in low-resource settings, according to research published January 29 in Chest.
A team led by Jan Rudolph, MD, from University Hospital, LMU Munich in Germany found that a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based AI system focusing on chest x-rays improved the performance of nonradiologists in diagnosing several chest pathologies.
“In an emergency unit setting without 24/7 radiology coverage, the presented AI solution features an excellent clinical support tool to nonradiologists, similar to a second reader, and allows ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
Orchid Pharma's new antibiotic 'Exblifeb' gets European Medicines Agency approval
The Chennai-based firm said Exblifeb incorporates Enmetazobactam, "the first completely invented-in-India Beta Lactamase inhibitor" and it is designed to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Exblifeb' demonstrates remarkable efficacy in treating complicated urinary tract infections (UTI), pneumonia, and bacteremia caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing pathogens, Orchid Pharma said in a regulatory filing. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Europe Approves Exblifep for UTIs and Pneumonia Europe Approves Exblifep for UTIs and Pneumonia
Exblifep is as effective as piperacillin-tazobactam in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, the European Medicines Agency said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Urology Source Type: news
