TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A small, implantable heart pump could help children await heart transplants at home rather than languishing in a hospital, according to a new study. The pump is surgically attached to augment the heart’s blood-pumping action, giving more time to find a donor heart,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than they would typically be diagnosed, a new study says. A newly developed AI program was able to successfully identify people at risk of developing a rare immune disorder,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI’s ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions when presented with simulated cases of patients withContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Laboratory tests used by millions of Americans are soon to be classified as medical devices, and as such be regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday. The new rule does not apply to tests and kits made byContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A blood test could help doctors spot the signs of knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before it shows up on X-rays, a new study claims. After analyzing the blood of 200 white British women, half diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis and half without,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain. Trouble is, most won’t use all those pills, and that could lead to a lot of misuse and addiction, one study found. And with NationalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most seniors probably view any emergency surgery with a certain level of anxiety. Now, a new study seeks to sort out who might be at highest risk for a complication from such surgeries — and which surgeries are more prone to trouble. TwoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days. The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions excluded her as a candidate for heart and kidney transplants. “All I want is the opportunityContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients with Alzheimer’s disease are greatly underrepresented in clinical trials, even though they’re more likely to get dementia than whites. However, racial discrimination may not be driving this disparity, a new study finds. Instead, Black and Hispanic people are beingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — AI could help doctors cut back on the bewildering variety of medications that seniors frequently are prescribed, a new study suggests. More than 40% of seniors are prescribed five or more meds, and this increases a person’s risk of adverse drug interactions, researchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence can serve as a helpful backup editor to radiologists, making sure their reports are accurate and reliable, a new study says. The OpenAI program GPT-4 performed about as well as a group of radiologists in detecting errors that had been placedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Tapping the power of the small brain region called the cerebellum could improve patients’ ability to move cutting-edge robotic limbs, a new study suggests. The cerebellum is an ancient structure located under the brain, just above where the spinal cord connects to theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s long been documented that women have a slimmer chance of surviving heart bypass surgery compared to men, and researchers believe that they now know why. Women tend to be more vulnerable to blood loss during surgery — red blood cells, specifically —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Early-onset arthritis may hit as many as one in every four young people who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, new research warns. The arthritic pain emerges within 6 to 12 months post-surgery, according to Michigan State University (MSU) researchers. Many ofContinue Reading