First multimodal medical dataset launched to capture patient-clinician interactions

First multimodal medical dataset launched to capture patient-clinician interactions

[ad_1] Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have launched Observer, the first multimodal medical dataset to capture anonymized, real-time interactions between patients and clinicians. Much like the medical drama The Pitt, which portrays life in the emergency room, Observer lets outsiders peer inside primary care clinics – only, in this case, none of the filmed…

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In RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines, panel votes to end hepatitis B shot at birth

In RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines, panel votes to end hepatitis B shot at birth

[ad_1] Recent weeks have brought good news about vaccines, with studies indicating that flu vaccination reduces heart disease, shingles vaccines can prevent or slow dementia, and a single human papilloma virus shot protects a girl from cervical cancer for the rest of her life. But in the upside-down world of Health and Human Services Secretary…

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AI-assisted ultrasounds greatly improve detection of congenital heart defects

AI-assisted ultrasounds greatly improve detection of congenital heart defects

[ad_1] Doctors in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai have become the first in New York City to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances ultrasounds on a large scale-resulting in earlier detection and better care for babies and families. Congenital heart defects, or conditions…

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Researchers uncover a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation

Researchers uncover a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation

[ad_1] Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation: by focusing not on medical test results, but on how differently parents and children perceive the child’s well-being. The findings, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, come from the first multisite…

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Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

[ad_1] Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound – a non-invasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain – can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer.  The focused ultrasound technique, developed by Columbia engineers, was tested in combination with chemotherapy in three children with diffuse midline glioma, a rare and aggressive brain cancer that is universally fatal.  The study found that focused…

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Researchers develop multiethnic model for identifying individuals with skin cancer

Researchers develop multiethnic model for identifying individuals with skin cancer

[ad_1] Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new approach for identifying individuals with skin cancer that combines genetic ancestry, lifestyle and social determinants of health using a machine learning model. Their model, more accurate than existing approaches, also helped the researchers better characterize disparities in skin cancer…

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Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

[ad_1] A groundbreaking new study from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology aims to test whether digital tools and chatbot technology can help young adult cancer survivors get the genetic counseling they need to better understand future health risks to themselves and family members. Led by Alliance Study Chair Angela Bradbury, MD, Professor of Medicine…

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Specific microbial changes linked to poor growth in children

Specific microbial changes linked to poor growth in children

[ad_1] Malnutrition is responsible for more than half of all deaths in children under the age of five worldwide. Those who survive can still experience lifelong consequences like cognitive and developmental delays, impaired academic performance, economic instability, and negative maternal health outcomes. This enormous public health issue demands solutions. The latest studies point to gut…

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