Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined.
“The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote.
Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Opinion: Has Canada gone too far in blocking mining investments from Chinese companies?
Patrick Leblond is associate professor and holder of the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy in the graduate school of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa. He is also a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation. SRG Mining…#patrickleblond #universityofottawa #srgmining #srg #investmentcanadaact #lola #guinea #westafrica #northernafrica #northamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Brain Doesn ’t Want You to Exercise
If the benefits of physical activity were distilled into a pill, everyone would be on it. Studies show that moving improves nearly every aspect of health: boosting sleep, strength, and mental well-being while slashing the risk of chronic conditions and premature death. What’s more, studies show that exercise has a positive impact even when done in very short chunks and with no equipment or fancy gym membership required.
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Still, most people don’t exercise nearly enough. According to data published in 2023, less than a third of U.S. adults get the government-recomme...
Source: TIME: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
A newCochrane Library Editorial has been published about the history of arecently updated Cochrane review on healthcare decision aids and its implications forpractice. There is also an accompanyingpodcast where you can hear the current lead author explain the need for the review and its latest findings in under four minutes.Decision aids are one type of tool that can be used to support the process of shared decision making between patients and their health professionals, a key element of person-centred care and health system improvements.A major update to the landmark Cochrane review on decision aids has just been publ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
AI-FoCUS performs well in LVEF assessment
We report that FoCUS AI-assisted LVEF assessments provide highly reproducible LVEF estimations in comparison to formal TTE,” the Motazedian team wrote.
While TTE is the standard for determining LVEF in clinical practice, the researchers noted that it is “often not readily available” for immediate bedside evaluation and in low-resource settings. Assessing LVEF is fundamental in FoCUS exams.
While previous studies suggest that FoCUS is useful in screening for LVEF, the researchers pointed out that these have been limited to trained sonographers and clinicians with formal training. AI has also demonstrated promise in ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Artificial Intelligence Ultrasound Source Type: news
Cannabis May Be Tied to Increased Risk for Psychiatric Outcomes
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 -- Cannabis should be avoided in adolescence and early adulthood and by people at risk for mental disorders, according to a review published online Aug. 30 in The BMJ.
Marco Salmi, M.D., Ph.D., from University of Ottawa in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
News at a glance: U.S. tallies old-growth forests, Canadian scientists march for higher pay, and condor poop reveals the birds ’ ancient history
FOREST ECOLOGY
U.S. boosts tally of old forests
Last year, President Joe Biden surprised forest scientists when he ordered an inventory of the government’s holdings of mature and old-growth forests by this Earth Day. It triggered a scramble by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to create a formal definition of what constitutes “mature” and “old-growth” forests and to apply those definitions across millions of hectares. Meeting the 22 April deadline last month,
the agencies released their findings in a report
, noting that of the nearly 72 million hectares of fo...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 4, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
For People with Eating Disorders, the Buzz About Ozempic Is a Nightmare
While scrolling Twitter late one recent night, Nylah Burton, a 27-year-old writer in Chicago, clicked on an article about Ozempic, the diabetes drug that’s increasingly prescribed off-label for people who want to lose weight. Only when she hit the website’s paywall did she pause to realize she actually had no desire to read the article.
Burton struggled with disordered eating for more than a decade, starting at age 11, and says media portrayals of thinness and extreme diets contributed to her eating issues. Her eating habits have been stable for the last year, and Burton felt no need to challenge that progress ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Opinion: Legal minefield awaits for businesses looking to use artificial intelligence
Arjun Gupta is a law student and the president of the JD-MBA Students’ Association at the University of Ottawa. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries, from health care to the arts. The rise of generative AI tools – which use vast sums of existing…#arjungupta #lawrencesummers #stabilityai #gettys #wikipedia #fair #cchcanadianltd #lawsociety #uppercanada #supremecourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study reveals serious cancer research gaps for Black Canadians
There's no data on how the 20 most common cancers in the country affect Black people, according to a new study from the University of Ottawa. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Why even an unhappy marriage is good for your health
Experts from the University of Luxembourg and the University of Ottawa in Canada looked at data from more than 3,000 adults aged 50 to 89. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poisonings among minors are rocketing after legalizing cannabis, study finds
Researchers from the University of Ottawa in Canada found hospitalizations among minors aged zero to nine who accidentally consumed cannabis skyrocketed 844 percent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immunocompromised students scrambling for online options with return to in-person classes
The co-ordinator for the Centre for Students with Disabilities at the University of Ottawa says she's working with at least 81 other students trying to find professors who will accommodate online learning because they can't safely return to campus. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Reality doesn ’t exist until you measure it, quantum parlor trick confirms
The Moon isn’t necessarily there if you don’t look at it. So says quantum mechanics, which states that what exists depends on what you measure. Proving reality is like that usually involves the comparison of arcane probabilities, but physicists in China have made the point in a clearer way. They performed a matching game in which two players leverage quantum effects to win every time—which they can’t if measurements merely reveal reality as it already exists.
“To my knowledge this is the simplest [scenario] in which this happens,” says Adan Cabello, a theoretical physicist at the University of Seville who...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 20, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Language-Concordant Care May Improve In-Hospital Outcomes
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 -- Language-concordant care is associated with better in-hospital outcomes, according to a study published online July 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
Emily Seale, from University of Ottawa in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
