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Online big data dashboard to help map enteric infectious diseases

Health IT Analytics

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

Disease 81
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MRI shows influence of hypertension on cerebral small vessel disease

AuntMinnie

Researchers have used MRI to illuminate the effects of hypertension on cerebral small vessel disease-related brain structures, finding that these effects differ by patient sex and age at diagnosis. Yet whether high blood pressure's effects on cognitive health differ by sex has been unclear, according to Kaur and colleagues.

Disease 104
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New Study Finds Early Coronary Disease, Impaired Heart Function in Asymptomatic People with HIV

Imaging Technology

The study, “Association of Coronary Wall Thickening and Diminished Diastolic Function in Asymptomatic, Low Cardiovascular Disease-Risk Persons Living with HIV” was published today in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ), which issued a news summary on the study, detailed below.

Disease 52
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Nanox Receives FDA Clearance for HealthFLD, an Advanced AI-Based Software Empowering Clinicians in Assessment of Fatty Liver

Imaging Technology

HealthFLD is intended to support clinicians in the detection of fatty liver, correlated with hepatic steatosis, an early sign of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly referred to as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). An estimated 24% of U.S. and specificity of 93.2% at less than 80 HU. “In

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World Health Organization (WHO) Urges Health Professionals to Address Climate Change

Imaging Technology

As noted by WHO in its announcement, climate change is a big threat to health, and implementing solutions to address climate change presents a huge opportunity to promote better health and protect people from climate-sensitive diseases. WHO is an organization of 194 Member States.

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DEXA suggests link between schizophrenia and bone fragility

AuntMinnie

“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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Columbia University Irving Medical Center Announces New Center for Innovation in Imaging Biomarkers and Integrated Diagnostics

Imaging Technology

CIMBID is a multidisciplinary center that will form collaborations across Columbia, including researchers from biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, systems biology, the Mailman School of Public Health , and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. “I