While liver biopsies are powerful and reliable, they are also invasive, painful, limited and subject to complications. These effects may
New study evaluates efficacy of PET imaging to manage chronic liver diseases
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Fiber optic sensor measures tiny magnetic fields: New technology is sensitive enough to detect magnetic fields from the brain and heart
Researchers have developed a light-based technique for measuring very weak magnetic fields, such as those produced when neurons fire in
Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the decision to recall a defective product found that medical device
Medical errors in the emergency room: Understanding why: 250,000 deaths per year are caused by medical error
Medical errors are estimated to cause 250,000 deaths per year in the US. Previously, research on admitted patients suggested that
Pathway of Alzheimer’s degeneration discovered: Finding is key for future treatment and earlier diagnosis
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University have used a unique approach to track
New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the
New nuclear medicine method shows promise for better detection of neuroendocrine tumors
Researchers have shown that a new nuclear medicine procedure could safely and more effectively detect cancerous gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine
A rare but extremely distressing phenomenon: Patients being conscious during CPR
New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark aims to raise awareness of a rare but extremely
Inpatient opioid use and insufficient weaning pre-discharge may increase outpatient opioid prescriptions
According to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists who conducted the study, theirs is the first large-scale evaluation
Diagnostic imaging computers outperform human counterparts
The ‘deep learning’ computers in Anant Madabhushi’s diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts