Combined AI, Mammography Texture Model Improves Breast CA Risk Prediction
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 -- Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with mammography texture models improves breast cancer risk assessment, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Radiology. Andreas D. Lauritzen, Ph.D., from the University of...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CEUS with perfluorobutane improves HCC diagnosis
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with Kupffer-cell agents has high specificit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CEUS improves O-RADS diagnostic performance Multimodality ultrasound risk model outperforms TI-RADS ABUS, CEUS could help predict breast cancer treatment response CEUS can rule out small bowel ischemia Modified CEUS method does well in categorizing liver lesions
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Court rejects Connecticut officials' bid to keep secret a police report on hospital patient's death
The Connecticut Supreme Court says police reports about deaths and other incidents in public hospitals cannot be kept secret
Source: ABC News: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Thousands of cancer patients in England to be first in world to receive revolutionary seven-minute jab instead of an hour-long transfusion
The NHS said up to 3,600 people a year in England with specific types of lung, bladder, breast or liver cancer are set to benefit from the change.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Roche ’s Tecentriq becomes the first subcutaneous anti-PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy available to patients in Great Britain, reducing treatment time to just minutes
Tecentriq subcutaneous (SC) is now approved in Great Britain for all indications of intravenousTecentriq, including certain types of lung, bladder, breast and liver cancer, offering a faster, more convenient option to receive treatmentAdministered under the skin within approx. seven minutes,Tecentriq SC saves time for patients and helps conserve resources in healthcare systems1Evaluations by the FDA, EMA and other health authorities globally are ongoingBasel, 29 August 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that Tecentriq ® SC (atezolizumab) has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Reg...
Source: Roche Investor Update - August 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failure
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, of the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, discusses a randomized trial that showed semaglutide (Wegovy) led to improvements in symptoms and weight for heart...
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - August 29, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news

Combined AI mammo texture model improves cancer risk assessment
A combined diagnostic AI system and mammographic texture model can improve ris...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Can AI risk assessment improve screening mammography results? AI doesn't improve breast cancer screening in dense breasts AI model uses diverse data to predict breast cancer AI model distinguishes luminal, nonluminal breast cancers Deep-learning model performs well with CEM images
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

POCUS Certification Academy talks training with AuntMinnie.com
Interest in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasing, but there are stil...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: POCUS use increases at the VA, but training gaps remain POCUS performs well in identifying cause of shock AI performs well with portable breast ultrasound images POCUS performance for diverticulitis depends on location POCUS diagnostic accuracy comparable to cart model
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Do cancer screening exams really extend patients' lives?
In what is sure to be a controversial study among cancer screening advocates...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Destounis talks rising cancer rates with AuntMinnie.com Breast, lung cancer incidence to rise due to COVID screening delays Report: Cancer rates decline, yet disparities loom Female veterans deployed post-9/11 have lower breast cancer rates Pandemic may have caused shift toward late-stage breast cancersComments: 8/28/2023 12:12:18 PMDr Dan Kopans It is time for the "non-science" to stop (actually it is long overdue).  It is unclear how papers such as this pass peer review.  The Ra...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Gaps in Breast Cancer Receptor Testing for Certain Groups Gaps in Breast Cancer Receptor Testing for Certain Groups
A review of over 300,000 patients with invasive breast cancer found that breast cancer receptor status testing was less likely to occur in elderly, rural, and Black women.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

IceCure Medical Takes Next Major Initiative as it Prepares to Accelerate the Commercialization of ProSense in U.S. and Canada: Appoints VP of Sales, North America
Mr. Shad Good brings nearly 20 years of medical device sales and leadership experience, including as U.S. Senior Director of Sales at a global leader in minimally invasive breast diagnostic and therapeutic systems Immediate responsibility is to build ou... Devices, Personnel IceCure Medical, ProSense System
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - August 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

No Labels to hold nominating convention in April, Joe Lieberman says
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday the No Labels group intends to select a presidential ticket in April in Dallas. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Lieberman told host Shannon Bream: "We already have scheduled a bipartisan convention. Think about it. We haven't seen that ever in recent history. A…#joelieberman #dallas #bream #connecticut #donaldtrump #trump #independent #democrats #anniekuster
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Yale Cop Union Scares New Students With Grim Reaper Crime Flyers
Yale University is rushing to reassure freshman students and parents after the school's police union, which in the midst of contract negotiations, distributed flyers with stark warnings about high crime in New Haven, Connecticut --…#yaleuniversity #newhaven #connecticut #asurvivalguidefor #justinelicker #elicker #andrewmatthews #yale #matthews #underminingmatthews
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Transgender Surgeries In US Nearly Tripled In 3 Years
Authored by Mary Gillis via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Transgender surgeries nearly tripled in the United States between 2016 and 2019, with breast and chest procedures accounting for 56.6 percent of all operations, results of a study…#transgendersurgeries #marygillis #epochtimes #transgender #clinicians #suiciderisk #attempts #plosone #sweden #tavistockcentre
Source: Reuters: Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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