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PET links tau pathology to speech changes in unimpaired patients

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Brain pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired adults appears to be linked to speech changes, according to neurologists at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Tau PET imaging detects one such biomarker – neurofibrillary tau tangles – which begin to develop early on in the course of the disease, they added.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

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patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 Typically involves the mouth, larynx, pharynx, and subglottic tissue ( Kostis 2005 ). of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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ARRS Roentgen Fund Names Francis Baffour, Hyun Soo Ko Radiology Journalism Fellows

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As associate medical director of the CT Clinical Innovation Center in Mayo Clinic Rochester’s department of radiology, he supports the mission of facilitating high-impact imaging innovations with direct effect on patients, such as radiation dose reduction techniques, novel CT technologies, and quantitative assessment of disease activity.

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

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Kalender's other main fields of research were radiation protection and the development of quantitative diagnostic procedures, for example, for the assessment of osteoporosis, lung, and cardiac diseases, noted the International Society for CT.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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PMID: 8285810 Smith R (2005) Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies. References: Rochon PA, Gurwitz JH, Simms RW, Fortin PR, Felson DT, et al. 1994) A study of manufacturer-supported trials of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of arthritis. Arch Intern Med 154: 157–163.

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Cetirizine Vs Diphenhydramine For the Treatment of Acute Urticaria in the ED

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Patterson’s allergic diseases. 2005 Sep;116(3):643-9. Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride injection,USP) [package insert] New Brunswick , NJ: Johnson & Johnson; 2016. Bernstein J, Leslie T. Antihistamines. In: Grammer LC, Greenberger PA, editors. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2018. Epub 2010 Feb 8. PMID: 20146728.

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Generative AI model shows promise in chest x-ray study

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For training, the team used consecutive radiograph-report pairs from frontal chest x-ray exams collected between 2005 and 2023 from 42 hospitals. For the study, they evaluated the models diagnostic accuracy and clinical value for providing preliminary interpretations of chest x-rays before radiologists saw the images.

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