Malpractice dos and don'ts: Primer scoops top RSNA award
The authors of a practical guide designed to help radiologists avoid malpractice claims have received one of 17 magna cum laude awards handed out by the RSNA 2023 judges. Another prizewinner is about imaging of syphilis.
"The majority of radiologists will face litigation in their careers," noted Luke Michael Wojdyla, a second-year radiology resident, and radiologist James Y. Chen, MD, both of UC San Diego Health in California, adding that in a 2021 survey, 71% of radiologists said they had been sued.
"Despite this, dedicated teaching of medicolegal issues is often lacking or incomplete in radiology training programs. Res...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 29, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Philip Ward Tags: MRI RSNA 2023 Source Type: news
Fourth COVID-19 Shot Beneficial in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- For patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases using disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), receiving a fourth COVID-19 mRNA vaccine reduces the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lupus Drug Fails to Reduce Symptoms in Mid-stage Study Lupus Drug Fails to Reduce Symptoms in Mid-stage Study
Roivant Sciences said on Monday its experimental drug to treat systemic lupus erythematosus failed to reduce symptoms of the autoimmune disease in a mid-stage study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Can plunging into an agonisingly cold ice bath REALLY ease your pain? Holby City's Rosie Marcel says it's all but banished the debilitating symptoms of her autoimmune condition...
Rosie Marcel (pictured) takes ice baths to ease the symptoms of Behcet's disease, an agonising immune condition that causes painful red lumps all over the body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems
In a few patients, the immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the body instead of the virus. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Multiple Sclerosis Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Long Covid Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Antibodies Mononucleosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Bacteria Lupus Erythematosus Source Type: news
Can plunging into an agonisingly cold ice bath REALLY ease your pain? Holby City's Rosie Marcel says it's all but banished the debilitating symptoms of her autoimmune condition...
Rosie Marcel (pictured) takes ice baths to ease the symptoms of Behcet's disease, an agonising immune condition that causes painful red lumps all over the body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myasthenia Gravis: new drugs and a road to individualized treatment
What you need to know about the complex autoimmune disease that interferes with the communication between nerves and muscles. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - November 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Autoimmune disease patients hit hurdles in diagnosis, costs and care
Despite the prevalence of autoimmune conditions, like the thyroid disease Hashimoto's, finding help can prove frustrating and expensive. Patients may rack up big bills as they search for a diagnosis.(Image credit: Oona Tempest/KFF Health News) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andy Miller Source Type: news
CAR T-Cell Approach to Autoimmune Disease Gains Traction
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy increasingly looks like the next big thing in autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD) therapy, with new reports here continuing to demonstrate positive results, and with... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - November 15, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Home-made FECAL transplants from my husband cured my ulcerative colitis - after 15 years of pain
Saffron Cassaday (pictured), 36, had been living with the type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the colon. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Gliflozin Side Effects Worse in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Rates of certain infections and other adverse effects were substantially higher in patients receiving sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors when they also had rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: What to Know
What you should know about chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), including symptoms, triggers, treatment, and a link to autoimmune disease. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK Regulator Approves Pfizer's Hair Loss Drug UK Regulator Approves Pfizer's Hair Loss Drug
Britain ' s medicines regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer ' s drug to treat hair loss caused by an autoimmune disease.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 2, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Dermatology News Alert Source Type: news
Mozart Therapeutics Expands Executive Leadership Team with Appointments of Dr. Jason Chien, Chief Medical Officer, and Russ Hawkinson, Chief Financial Officer
Gerold Nepom, MD, PhD joins Scientific Advisory Board
SEATTLE, Oct. 30, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Mozart Therapeutics, the leading developer of CD8 Treg modulators for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disease, today ... Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel Mozart Therapeutics, CD8 Treg modulators (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Peninsula biotech's stock soars as it cuts staff, focuses cell therapy on autoimmune diseases
The company's stock finished Tuesday 110% higher after it outlined plans to cut staff by 10%, extend its cash runway and focus on diseases like lupus. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
