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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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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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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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Study Provides Insight into Radiation Exposure’s Impact on Cancer Risk

Imaging Technology

tim.hodson Mon, 10/07/2024 - 15:01 A major update was made to the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS) , an international epidemiological study of workers in the nuclear sector to assess their risks of cancer and non-cancerous diseases. David Richardson, PhD, professor of environmental and occupational health at UC Irvine Joe C.

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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

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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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AI Software Tool Aims to ID Early Signs of Dementia During Routine Appointments

Imaging Technology

The ultimate aim is to build a digital healthcare tool that radiologists can use when scanning for other conditions to determine a person’s dementia risk, and to diagnose early stages of related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.