London: Scientists have developed an innovative technology that can halve the time taken to detect patients with heart failure, and may be useful for improving diagnosis and delivering more effective treatments to patients. The technology developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, makes use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to develop … Read more
Gillian Nuttall, of Melanoma UK, urges people to check their skin after a rise in serious cases. Source link
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers fresh proof that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed cancer diagnoses in the United States, increasing patients’ risk for poor outcomes. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 9 million patients at over 1,200 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Procedures to … Read more
By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer numbers dropped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean fewer people have the disease. In Spain, researchers discovered a more than 40% decline in colon cancer diagnoses, leading experts to worry about the ramifications. “These are very worrying findings indeed … Read more
Video training for parents could improve communication with their infants, a small study suggests. Source link
An Indian researcher and her team in Canada have developed a new ‘smartphone test’ that can end the agonising wait for lab results by diagnosing bacterial infections, such as a urinary tract infection, in less than an hour. The team is also adapting the technology for the detection of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, by testing it … Read more
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A few years ago, Dr. Joseph Shrager, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, noticed that lung cancer diagnoses were noticeably higher at age 65 than at slightly older or younger ages. “There was no reason rates should differ much between the ages … Read more
Washington: In order to accurately identify patients with a mix of psychotic and depressive symptoms, researchers from the University of Birmingham recently developed a way of using machine learning to do so. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Schizophrenia Bulletin’. Patients with depression or psychosis rarely experience symptoms of purely one … Read more
A new report shows a drop in diagnosed cases across people of all sexualities and genders. Source link
TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 continues to impact nearly all aspects of American health care, researchers warn that the United States has seen a troubling drop in cancer diagnoses since the pandemic began. The drop is not being attributed to a downturn in cancer incidence, but rather a COVID-driven reluctance … Read more