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MRI for all: Cheap portable scanners aim to revolutionize medical imaging
.news-article__hero--featured .parallax__element{ object-position: 47% 50%; -o-object-position: 47% 50%; } The patient, a man in his 70s with a shock of silver hair, lies in the neuro intensive care unit (neuro ICU) at Yale New Haven Hospital. Looking at him, you’d never know that a few days earlier a tumor was removed from his pituitary gland. The operation didn’t leave a mark because, as is standard, surgeons reached the tumor through his nose. He chats cheerfully with a pair of research associates who have come to check his progress with a new and potentially revolutionary device they are testing. The cylind...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 23, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

How AI Is Changing Medical Imaging to Improve Patient Care
That doctors can peer into the human body without making a single incision once seemed like a miraculous concept. But medical imaging in radiology has come a long way, and the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-driven techniques are going much further: exploiting the massive computing abilities of AI and machine learning to mine body scans for differences that even the human eye can miss. Imaging in medicine now involves sophisticated ways of analyzing every data point to distinguish disease from health and signal from noise. If the first few decades of radiology were about refining the resolution of the pictures taken of...
Source: TIME: Health - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park and Video by Andrew D. Johnson Tags: Uncategorized Frontiers of Medicine 2022 healthscienceclimate Innovation sponsorshipblock Source Type: news

050 Feasibility of an automated assessment to measure cognition and mood in the acute stroke setting
Discussion Screening was adapted due to Covid pandemic and utilising remote consent and participa- tion allowed the project to continue.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - August 12, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Bell, S., Harkness, K., Roman, M., Gardner, J., Richards, E., Howe, J., Sikaonga, M., Mirheidari, B., Christensen, H., Blackburn, D. Tags: Poster presentations Source Type: research

Late Breaking Abstract - Management of COVID-19 pneumonia in an enhanced respiratory step down unit: a novel approach
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, patients have received escalated care on specialist respiratory wards outside of intensive care units (ICU) in various forms. We performed this study to review the effectiveness of an enhanced respiratory step-down unit (ECU) during the COVID-19 pandemic at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.This was a retrospective observational study of patients admitted to the ECU from ICU between April 2020 and January 2021. Data collected included demographics, treatments given and outcomes.We accepted patients to the ECU following level 2-3 care but still requiring speciali...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Agrawal, V. A., Ravi, A., Prior, A., Proctor, J., Baluwala, A. H. Tags: Respiratory infections and bronchiectasis Source Type: research

UCLA raises $611 million in 2020 –21, supporting students and advancing critical research
UCLA raised more than $611 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year ending June 30, exceeding its annual goal and drawing donors from all 50 states and 72 countries.“Generous donors at all levels have continued to partner with UCLA to effect meaningful change on campus, in the community and around the world,” said Chancellor Gene Block. “Despite a challenging year, our friends have once again demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to UCLA’s mission of education, research and service.”In response to conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many donors focused on students ’ need to adapt to distan...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 4, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America ’s Elder Care System. This Is Our Best Shot to Fix Them
For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. On Feb. 29, 2020, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State announced the U.S. had its first outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Three people in the area had tested positive the day before; two of them were associated with Life Care Center of Kirkland, and officials expected more to follow soon. When asked what steps the nursing home could take to control the spread, Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County, said he was working w...
Source: TIME: Health - June 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized Aging COVID-19 feature franchise Magazine TIME for Health Source Type: news

‘I Truly Did Find My Calling.’ Meet the Young People Shaping Health Care’s Post-Pandemic Future
The COVID-19 pandemic has been exhausting for the world’s health care workers, who have spent the last year-plus putting their lives on the line to keep the rest of us safe and healthy. Now, their tireless efforts are inspiring a new generation to join their ranks: applications to U.S. medical schools shot up nearly 20% in fall 2021, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Individual schools are reporting similar spikes—New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing saw a 33% increase in applications this year over the previous year, for instance. To learn more about the people wh...
Source: TIME: Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Improving adult coping with social isolation during COVID ‐19 in the community through nurse‐led patient‐centered telehealth teaching and listening interventions
ConclusionTelehealth interventions hardwired to be patient ‐centered can provide isolated populations with meaningful social contact.
Source: Nursing Forum - February 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Ross, Niessa Meier Tags: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Source Type: research

Challenges posed by COVID-19 and neurosurgical nursing strategies in developing countries.
Conclusion: Neurosurgical nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries requires transparent planning, implementation, and careful consideration of various telemedicine strategies. PMID: 33408926 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - January 9, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research