PACS improves radiologists' use of clinical decision support systems
Integration with a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) improves radiologists' use of clinical decision support tools, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American...
View ArticleLack of research into widely used acne treatments could be limiting their...
There are many products that are publicised as cures for acne, often at considerable expense to both consumers and the health-care system, but there is very little evidence of which ones work best and...
View ArticleResearchers use new tool to counter multiple myeloma drug resistance
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers, and colleagues, are pioneering promising research utilizing a monitoring technology that could provide a better understanding of acquired drug resistance and assist...
View ArticleSuccessful pregnancy possible after kidney transplant
A new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney transplantation is very high, with 73.5% live birth rates.
View ArticleStudy examines accuracy of prognostic tools used to predict mortality among...
A review of 16 prognostic indices used to predict risk of death in older adults in a variety of clinical settings, such as in nursing homes and hospitals, found that there is insufficient evidence to...
View ArticleEASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson's disease
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the...
View ArticleFamily preferences strongly influence decision making in very premature...
When making decisions and counseling about risk and management options for deliveries between 22 and 26 weeks (periviable deliveries), obstetricians are heavily influenced by family preferences,...
View ArticleCoronary CTA rapidly rules out heart attack in emergency patents, reduces...
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans allow doctors to determine safely and more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for a heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency...
View ArticleNeed for greater patient and clinician involvement in comparative clinical...
More involvement by patients, clinicians and others in the health care community in developing comparative clinical effectiveness research studies will make such studies far more useful in clinical...
View ArticleEmergency department algorithm may predict risk of death for heart failure...
Physicians can reduce the number of heart failure deaths and unnecessary hospital admissions by using a new computer-based algorithm developed at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)...
View ArticlePET imaging could lead to better care for neuroendocrine cancer
A method of molecular imaging that pinpoints hormonally active tissues in the body could change the course of treatment for a remarkable number of neuroendocrine cancer patients, say researchers at the...
View ArticleNomogram developed to estimate early breast cancer survival
(HealthDay) -- A nomogram has been developed to predict five- and 10-year mastectomy-free survival (MFS) in older women with early breast cancer and estimate the predicted benefit of radiation therapy...
View ArticleModern medicine and patients' well being
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians...
View ArticleBetter guidelines needed for multimorbidity
New clinical guidelines need to be developed to help doctors provide better care for people with more than one chronic illness, according to a research team led by the University of Dundee.
View ArticleGene signature validated for oral cancer metastases
(HealthDay)—A multigene signature effectively predicts the presence of lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OSCC) and oropharynx (OPSCC), according to a study published...
View ArticleNew rapid and point of care hepatitis C tests could be global game changers
Timely screening and diagnosis is critical to the success of new treatments and ultimately to the survival of hepatitis C patients. A new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University...
View ArticleOlder breast cancer patients see more complications with brachytherapy
heralded for its low complication rates—actually results in more complications than whole-breast radiation one year after treatment, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the October issue of...
View ArticleNearly 90 percent of clinical trialists think data should be more easily shared
Nearly nine out of ten clinicians carrying out biomedical research trials believe that trial data should be shared more easily, even though they do express some practical concerns, a study published...
View ArticleMethod developed targets diagnosis of early Alzheimer's disease: Half of...
(Medical Xpress)—A software tool called PredictAD developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland promises to enable earlier diagnosis of the disease on the basis of patient measurements and...
View ArticleResearch evaluates possible benefit of mini-interviews as part of medical...
Kevin W. Eva, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether students deemed acceptable through a revised admissions protocol using a...
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