I just wanted to share that AI is getting into the field of medicine. Author: Will Knight MIT Technology Review May 21, 2019 New research from Google shows how machine learning could one day be used to detect signs of lung cancer earlier than often occurs today. Early warning: Danial Tse, a researcher at Google, developed […]
Read MoreWanted to share so we all live a long life. By Chiara Townley Medical News Today A meta-analysis of trials comparing the health effects of red meat consumption with those of other diets found that substituting healthful plant protein for red meat helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many studies throughout the years have […]
Read MoreWe live in a crazy world. By John Tozzi Bloomberg A Florida man was convicted Friday of running an 18-year, $1.3 billion health-care fraud that prosecutors called the largest such scheme ever charged by the Justice Department. Philip Esformes, a 50-year-old Miami Beach resident, used a network of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in South […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ting Ting Oh, et al BMC Anesthesiology 201919:57 Background Neuraxial procedures are commonly performed for therapeutic and diagnostic indications. Currently, they are typically performed via palpation-guided surface landmark. We devised a novel intelligent image processing system that identifies spinal landmarks using ultrasound images. Our primary aim was to evaluate the first attempt success rate […]
Read MoreAuthors: M. Heesen et a International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia Highlights •Studies suggest better analgesia with the dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique. •We analysed studies comparing DPE and conventional epidural block for labor analgesia. •Five studies were identified, 2 of them coming from the same institution. •There is a lack of clear evidence on either […]
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