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Microsoft partners with Mass General Brigham, UW on imaging AI

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Microsoft is collaborating with Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health along with its partnering health system, UW Health, to support research on AI in medical imaging.

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Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5%

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Surgeon General's alcohol advisory puts patient counseling at the fore

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We know that alcohol is one of the major causes for advanced liver diseases, including cirrhosis, she said. It also called on public health professionals and community groups to highlight alcohol consumption as a leading modifiable cancer risk factor in patient outreach efforts.

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DEXA suggests link between schizophrenia and bone fragility

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“Our findings regarding poor bone health in people with schizophrenia are concerning, given previous studies have indicated that this population experiences more adverse events following a fracture,” the group wrote. Of these, 50% reported a significant association between schizophrenia and fracture, the researchers wrote.

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Online big data dashboard to help map enteric infectious diseases

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The Planetary Child Health & Enterics Observatory dashboard aims to shed light on the global public health threat of diarrheal diseases in children.

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WHO: AI use in low-income countries could be ‘dangerous’

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For instance, if an LMM is asked to summarize a treatment paradigm for a disease to guide a ministry of health in a low-income country, it might reproduce an approach that is appropriate only in a high-income context, the organization suggested.

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ISMRM: MRI shows promise for helping to diagnose PTSD

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Neuroimaging is now offering insights into the neurobiological basis for normal [brain] development, aging, and disease processes," Abe noted. Considering its prevalence, [PTSD] is a significant public health concern," he said. He and his team found motivation for the study after the Tokyo subway sarin event in 1995.

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