The Child and Youth Maltreatment Section of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has released a new Practice Point for the assessment of children with suspected traumatic head injury related to child maltreatment (THI-CM). This type of injury “is not rare and frequently results in significant morbidity for the child and family,” the CPS told Medscape … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Dogs trained to sniff out lung disease may need to look for another line of work if an “electronic nose” sensor in development makes it into widespread clinical practice. In a multicenter cohort study of 589 patients with a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) by multidisciplinary team discussion and evidence of … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A new diagnostic schema incorporating chest CT and respiratory symptoms into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can help to better identify patients at risk for poor respiratory outcomes and rule out those with airflow obstruction who have neither respiratory symptoms nor evidence of structural lung disease. The recommendation for … Read more
TOPLINE: Low-dose CT screening in a high-risk population detected lung cancer in 2.0% of participants, with nearly 80% of cases diagnosed at stage I or II. The screening protocol demonstrated 97.0% sensitivity at 12 months, with a 4.8% false-positive rate. METHODOLOGY: Annual low-dose CT screening has been recommended in the United States since 2013, but … Read more
A study published in Brain Communications revealed new insights into early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have used noninvasive techniques, including near-infrared spectroscopy and electroencephalography, to examine functioning of the neurovascular unit in this disease. The study compared 19 patients with Alzheimer’s disease with 20 control individuals, revealing a significant decrease in cerebral oxygenation oscillations … Read more
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomes life-threatening, researchers reported in Radiology: … Read more
ROME (TNND) — Pope Francis showed some improvement Thursday as he fights double pneumonia. The Vatican said the result of the 88-year-old pope’s CT scan showed positive signs. According to the Vatican’s statement on Thursday, his mild kidney issue, which was reported over the weekend, receded. The Pope is taking physiotherapy to expel liquid from … Read more
A blood test conducted in a prehospital setting may rapidly distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, potentially facilitating more rapid, targeted treatment. The test measures the levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a protein specific to the brain which is released into the bloodstream when brain cells are damaged or destroyed. It is already … Read more
A subtype of molecular bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases risk for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection among Black and Hispanic adolescents and young women, according to investigators. This finding adds to a growing body of evidence that the cervicovaginal microbiome (CVM) plays a central role in the natural history of CT infection and should be explored as … Read more
Unlocking Stroke Care: Endovascular Thrombectomy‘s Promise and Challenges in Europe In the realm of acute ischemic stroke, a devastating condition caused by a clot-blocked vessel, the landscape for treatment has shifted dramatically in favor of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) over traditional medical therapy alone. For over a decade, studies have consistently shown the life-altering benefits of … Read more