News • Pediatric Radiology
Medical imaging raises blood cancer risk in young patients
Study of 3.7 million children reveals small but significant increased risk of blood cancers from medical imaging radiation, with CT scans posing highest risk
Studies
News • Estimation of nodule malignancy risk
Lung cancer screening: AI to reduce false positives
Misinterpreting the malignancy risk of lung nodules often results in high false-positive rates, unnecessary follow-ups, increased patient anxiety and healthcare costs. A new study suggests that AI can fix this.
News • Intensive medicine
Ultrasound-guided cannulation for safer vein access
Performed inaccurately, cannulation of major veins is associated with complications like pneumothorax or artery puncture. Chinese researchers propose a new ultrasound-guided method for more accuracy.
News • Breathing device reduces risk of death
Study highlights benefits of CPAP in people with type 2 diabetes and OSA
People with both type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea have a higher risk of death, but treatment with CPAP may reduce that risk by around 26%, a new study finds.
News • Flying lifesavers
Sending defibrillator drones to respond to cardiac arrests
A new study demonstrates drones can deliver life-saving AEDs in just minutes from an emergency call – potentially doubling survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.
News • EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
NSCLC: Surgical combination therapy may prolong disease control
In metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), targeting residual disease through surgery can extend the benefits of EGFR TKI therapy beyond standard monotherapy, a new study finds.
News • Impact of incorrect visuals on public health
Blood pressure measuring: most online health images get it wrong (and how it's done right)
Wrong equipment, inadequate posture, unusual behavior: Only 1 in 7 online stock photo images of blood pressure monitoring correctly show how blood pressure should be measured, a new study finds.
News • Device for precise neuromodulation
Ultrasound helmet enables deep brain stimulation without surgery
A new ultrasound helmet capable of influencing deep brain regions without surgery opens up new possibilities for neurological research and treatment of disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
News • Reliability of mammography analysis
AI still misses 14% of advanced breast cancer cases, study finds
AI may be effective at detecting advanced breast cancer in mammograms, but current models still lack reliability. New research from Korea suggests that up to 14% of invasive cases are missed.
News • Clarithromycin versus endoscopy
Sinusitis: Study favors surgery over antibiotics
Surgery or antibiotics? For the first time, a major clinical trial compared treatment options for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), or sinusitis – clearly favoring the surgical approach.
News • Biomaterial research
Parkinson's disease: hydrogel and acupuncture approach shows promise
A biodegradable, electroconductive self-healing hydrogel combined with acupuncture could help restore motor function and protect brain neurons in Parkinson’s disease models.
News • Optical technique
AI-assisted autofluorescence imaging to early detect colorectal cancer
An advanced imaging method that uses the natural glow of tissues could help detect subtle differences in the tissue’s biochemistry, offering a way to earlier detect colorectal cancer via endoscopy.
News • Study on deliberate ignorance
Why one in three people avoid information about their own health
One in three people do not want to know about serious illnesses—even if they might be affected themselves. A new review study explores the reasons for this deliberate ignorance.
News • Implicit information
In-depth AI microbiome analysis reveals colorectal cancer
Scientists developed an AI-based approach to diagnose colorectal cancer from different microbial subgroups in the gut microbiota – a non-invasive and low-cost alternative to colonoscopy screening.
News • Discovery of tumour indicating morphological changes
Prostate cancer: AI finds changes missed by pathologists
Men assessed as healthy may still have an early form of prostate cancer. Using AI, researchers found signs that were missed in more than 80% of samples of men who later developed cancer.
News • Preventing maternal death
CT-based indicator helps predict life-threatening postpartum bleeding
Postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death. A new method could help predict which women experiencing severe bleeding after giving birth most likely need life-saving interventions.
News • Reducing clinician burden and burnout
Documentation takes the joy out of medicine – AI scribes could bring it back
AI-driven scribes that record patient visits and draft clinical notes for physician review may lead to significant reductions in physician burnout and improvements in well-being, a new study finds.
News • SEBS material safety
New artificial heart valve passes long-term test in animals
An artificial heart valve made from SEBS, a new type of highly durable and biocompatible plastic, could be a step closer to use in humans, following a successful long-term safety test in animals.
News • Breast cancer screening
Mammography: Hybrid reading to overcome AI overconfidence
Mammography image interpretation AI models are unreliable – but so are human readers. A new hybrid strategy could reduce radiologist workload by 38% without compromising diagnostic efficacy.
News • Higher risk stroke and heart attack
Covid infection accelerates vascular aging – especially in women
Blood vessels become stiffer with age, but a new study suggests that a Covid infection could accelerate this process, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart attack.
News • Research into socioeconomic factors
Why poor patients often have poorer surgical outcomes
Lower income, higher BMI, less time and fewer resources to improve their health: A new study links social and environmental factors in patients from deprived areas to poorer outcomes in surgery.
News • Study explores drug misinformation
Breastfeeding and medication: safety advice often unfounded
Breastfeeding women often choose not to take their medications because they worry about their baby; or stop breastfeeding because of their medicines. However, new research suggests that this is often unnecessary.
News • Mammogram assessment
AI can replace second radiologist in breast cancer screening, study finds
More clinically relevant tumors detected at an earlier stage and at lower costs: New research finds that AI can replace the second radiologist in the Dutch breast cancer screening program.
News • Adenoma detection rate
Using AI support makes endoscopists lose skills, study finds
AI tools for adenoma polyp detection are designed to help increase the accuracy of colonoscopies. However, a new study finds that using AI may lead to loss of detection skills in health professionals.
News • Risk prediction
Kidney failure: frail CKD patients might fall under the radar
New research suggests that KFRE, a common prognostic tool to predict kidney failure, could underestimate the risk for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who also have frailty.
