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Intervention for caregivers helps prevent elder mistreatment

04 Oct: Intervention for caregivers helps prevent elder mistreatment

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An educational and social support intervention for caregivers reduced elder mistreatment of older adults with chronic illness, including dementia. That’s the result of a double-blind, randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Elder mistreatment is defined as “an intentional act or failure to act by a

Many low-income countries unprepared for the battle against cardiovascular disease, study finds

23 Sep: Many low-income countries unprepared for the battle against cardiovascular disease, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most health care facilities in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unprepared to treat patients with cardiovascular diseases—despite these conditions leading to millions of people dying prematurely every year, a new study reveals. Experts analyzed health survey data from eight LMICs across four World Health Organization world regions to discover

Low-income country cardiac imaging procedures remain down post-COVID

22 Sep: Low-income country cardiac imaging procedures remain down post-COVID

Change in diagnostic cardiovascular testing in 2021 compared with prepandemic procedure baseline volumes. Chart compares the median percentage change in procedure volumes of U.S. (represented by U.S. flag), NUHIC (represented by gold bars), and all non-U.S. (represented by world globe) facilities from March 2019 to April 2021. Percentage change represents the median of the percentage

More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI

09 Sep: More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI

One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in a paper, titled “Artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in screening mammography: A paired-readers prospective interventional screen positive trial,” published in The Lancet Digital Health…

Study: Race, ethnicity may play a role in cause of liver cancer

06 Sep: Study: Race, ethnicity may play a role in cause of liver cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis of liver cancer has identified racial and ethnic differences and emerging trends for this highly fatal disease. The study, conducted by researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and collaborating organizations, has also identified potential targeted interventions to improve control