Background: People with coronary heart disease are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality even if they attend cardiac rehabilitation. High sedentary behavior levels potentially contribute to this morbidity. Smartphone apps may be…
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Observed annually on September 29, World Heart Day comes as a reminder to prioritise heart health. The role healthcare businesses hold in improving heart health through quality metrics is an important one as it…
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Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality globally. Research has focused on developing predictive models for PTB without prioritizing cost-effective interventions. Physical activity and sleep present unique opportunities for interventions in…
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Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia
A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of…
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The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most frequently performed cardiovascular diagnostic test, but it is unclear how much information resting ECGs contain about long term cardiovascular risk. Here we report that a deep convolutional neural…
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Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system. But with unprecedented levels of burnout and staff shortages, many are exhausted.But the population is rapidly aging and patient acuity is rising. That translates into a…
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By Shania Kennedy
August 30, 2023 – Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a deep learning (DL) approach that can accurately detect aortic stenosis by analyzing heart ultrasound scans, according to a study published…
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MRI scans combined with PSA density in prostate cancer screening, pioneered by a UCL-led study, identified cases missed by PSA tests alone. The REIMAGINE study revealed that 15 participants with significant cancer had ‘low’…
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Neutropenic fever is a common complication for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. In fact, one out of every 29 chemotherapy-treated patients is hospitalized, with a startling mortality rate of 7-9.5%. Fevers can come on suddenly and…
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By Shania Kennedy
August 18, 2023 – In a study recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers have externally validated a machine learning (ML) model designed to predict six-month mortality risk for patients with advanced cancer…
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