Decision Support

Innovations with Impact

We cannot predict the future, but we can prepare for a future that is increasingly unpredictable. With creativity, courage,... Read more

The Value of Streamlining Protocol & Dose Management in Radiology

The 2013/59/Euratom guidance mandates suitable documentation and quality assurance systems for all systems using ionising radiation.... Read more

A Pharmacogenomic Decision Support System for Palliative Care

A study published in Journal of Palliative Medicine describes the development and testing of a decision support system for... Read more

Women's Health

Hologic - Project Health Equality

Hologic has partnered with other forward-thinking organizations to drive change that will impact women's lives for generations.... Read more

Women at Higher Risk of Severe Adverse Events

Past research has shown that women tend to have more side effects, or adverse events, from chemotherapy than men. Now a team... Read more

NICE Endorses Magnetic Marker Liquid Probe for Breast Cancer Metastasis

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) now endorses the use of Magtrace and Sentimag magnetic marker... Read more

Enterprise Imaging

Best Practices for Sharing Patient Imaging Data

A recent report, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology , describes the top concerns and best practices... Read more

Enterprise Informatics at RSNA 2021

A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 focused on enterprise informatics.   The keynote speaker, Dr Alexander Towbin of Cincinnati’s... Read more

Introducing: True Remote Diagnostic Imaging Workflow

Our new web technology for Enterprise Imaging unleashes true remote diagnostic imaging workflows, going beyond image access... Read more

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Omicron Has Half the Risk of Long COVID Compared to Delta

New research shows that the Omicron variant is less likely to cause Long-COVID compared to the Delta variant. The findings are... Read more

FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under Five

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for... Read more

The Impact of Machiavellian Leadership

According to a new study published in the Strategic Management Journal, companies with Machiavellian CEOs have net savings of... Read more

sepsis

Accuracy of Pancreatic Stone Protein for Diagnosis of Infection

Severe infections cause significant morbidity and mortality among hospitalised patients. Early detection of life-threatening... Read more

Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing During Hospitalisation for Sepsis

There have been concerns that the emphasis on rapid administration of antimicrobials for sepsis may result in an increase in... Read more

Serial Measurement of Pancreatic Stone Protein for Detection of Sepsis

Sepsis continues to be a challenging health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. Approximately 48.9 million... Read more

ICU and Emergency

Ventilatory Settings and Outcomes in OHCA patients

Protective ventilation strategies are commonly applied in patients after cardiac arrest. However, the optimal ventilatory settings... Read more

Prehospital Time and In-Hospital Trauma Mortality

Time has always been considered an essential determinant of outcome in the early care of trauma patients, and the concept of... Read more

Extended Prone Positioning for COVID-19 ARDS

COVID-19 has resulted in an estimated 270,000 hospitalisations in ICUs in Europe between May 2020 and March 2022. Nearly 80%... Read more

Radiology and Imaging

Netflix-Style Algorithm for Blueprint of Cancer

A team of scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a Netflix-style algorithm to investigate and categorise... Read more

Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer

New findings published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevent show significant differences in the accuracy of diagnostic... Read more

Cancer Vanishes for Every Patient with Dostarlimab

A small group of patients with rectal cancer have experienced a scientific miracle - a cancer drug that made their cancer vanish... Read more

Healthcare IT

Professor Werner Leodolter Passes Away

Professor Werner Leodolter, former CEO of the Styrian hospitals (KAGes) and the Editor-in-Chief of IT at HealthManagement.org,... Read more

Virtual Reality Exercise Improves Mental Wellbeing

A new study shows that virtual training can reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety. Psychosocial stress refers to the stress... Read more

Are We Ready for AI-Ethical Decision Making?

As technology continues to evolve, the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in decision-making processes continues to grow. Today,... Read more

Cardiology

COVID-19 Lockdown and Weight Changes

It has been speculated that the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and shutdown of public places may have resulted in weight gain and... Read more

Gene Testing to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes

New recommendations published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology highlight the use of gene testing to prevent sudden... Read more

Speech Analysis App Predicts Worsening Heart Failure

A voice analysis app used by heart failure patients at home recognises fluid in the lungs three weeks before an unplanned hospitalisation... Read more

Artificial Intelligence

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing and Acute Coronary Syndrome

A research group from Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of... Read more

Women Less Likely to Return to Work After Stroke

According to new research, about one third of people who had a large vessel (severe)  ischaemic stroke , treated with mechanical... Read more

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Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Increase Risk of Dementia

Cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, heart failure or atrial fibrillation and stroke,... Read more