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OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiomics the extraction of very detailed quantitative features from medical images provides a refined understanding of how cocaine use and other risk factors affect the course of coronary artery disease, according to a study published in
Radiology. Researchers said the study shows the power of radiomics to improve understanding of not just cardiovascular disease, but cancer and other conditions as well.
Coronary artery disease typically develops over time as plaque builds up inside the arteries. This process, known as atherosclerosis, can eventually lead to life-threatening events like heart attack and stroke.
Historically, imaging techniques like coronary CT angiography provided information on atherosclerosis by describing the degree of stenosis, or narrowing, in the coronary arteries. While measures of stenosis are useful, they are not always the most precise way to assess the risk of an adverse event like a heart attack.
Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19, according to a new study. The study results support the need for eye screening in these patients to provide appropriate treatment and management of potentially severe ophthalmological manifestations of COVID-19.
Senator, congresswoman offer 12 bills to improve maternal and child health outcomes. By Catherine Capellaro - Feb 10th, 2021 10:41 am //end headline wrapper ?>U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore.
Stating that Wisconsin’s Black maternal and infant mortality rates are “tragically high,” Sen.
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) joined forces with Rep.
Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) to address racial disparities in perinatal health care.
The Perinatal Workforce Act is one component of the aptly named Momnibus Act of 2021, which includes 12 bills designed to improve maternal and child health outcomes. The Perinatal Workforce Act is meant to increase the ranks of health care workers who can offer “culturally congruent” support to women during pregnancies and beyond.
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OAK BROOK, Ill. - Breast cancer death rates have stopped declining for women in the U.S. younger than age 40, ending a trend that existed from 1987 to 2010, according to a new study in
Radiology. Researchers expressed hope that the findings would raise awareness of breast cancer in younger women and spur research into the causes behind the change.
Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women in the U.S., accounting for 30% of all cancers in women. Although most invasive breast cancers occur in women age 40 years and older, 4% to 5% of cases happen in women younger than 40 years.
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A new white paper from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) highlights the variety of challenges that persons with dementia-related psychosis and their caregivers have encountered during moves through different health care settings and proposes strategies to address these challenges.
It is estimated that over 2 million Americans with dementia experience delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that others do not see or hear). This group of symptoms, known as dementia-related psychosis, frequently goes undetected in people who may be struggling with other complex behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. When left untreated, the hallucinations and delusions that frequently occur in patients with dementia can cause significant patient and caregiver distress and often lead to institutionalization, said Gary W. Small, MD, FGSA, who chaired the workgroup. There is a pressing need for greater awareness of the condition and mo