As the FIFA World Cup approaches researchers have found that keyhole surgery could help get injured footballers back on the
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Now, you can hold a copy of your brain in the palm of your hand: New 3D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data for research and diagnosis
What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your hands, accurate down to its every
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Man against machine: AI is better than dermatologists at diagnosing skin cancer
Researchers have shown for the first time that a form of artificial intelligence or machine learning known as a deep
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New models for predicting suicide risk: Approach may offer value to health systems and clinicians in targeting interventions to prevent suicide
Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days
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Sepsis patients treated and released from emergency departments do well with outpatient follow-up
National guidelines assume that all patients who’re diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will be admitted to the
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Air pollution associated with acute respiratory distress hospitalization of elderly
ARDS is a rapidly progressive disease that occurs in critically ill patients. The disease’s most serious complication is that fluid
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Eczema drug effective against severe asthma: Dupilumab reduced asthma symptoms, improved lung function
Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients’
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Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy: Study looked at two doses of cannabis-derived medication’s effectiveness in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high” and has been an increasing
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Early BPA exposure may influence cardiac function, according to new study in neonatal rats: Study explores impact endocrine disruptors have on cardiovascular function, recommends investigating alternative biomaterials for medical device products used in hospital settings
More than 8 million pounds of bisphenol A (BPA) is produced each year and reaches 90 percent of the population
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Marketing to physicians by opioid pharma companies leads to more opioid prescriptions
A new study shows the significant impact that even a meal or two paid for by a pharmaceutical company can
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