Miriam E. Tucker July 25, 2023 New guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) address laboratory measures in the diagnosis and management of diabetes. The document, entitled, “Guidelines and recommendations for laboratory analysis in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus,”is primarily aimed at both laboratory professionals and clinicians...
Month: <span>August 2023</span>
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Effects of Cuff Size on the Accuracy of Blood Pressure Readings
The Cuff(SZ) Randomized Crossover Trial Key Points Question What is the effect of using a regular size blood pressure (BP) cuff regardless of an individual’s mid-upper arm circumference on BP readings when using an automated device? Findings In this randomized crossover trial of 195 community-dwelling adults with a wide range of mid-arm circumferences, use of a regular...
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AI transformation of medicine: Why doctors are not prepared
by University of Maryland School of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT find their way into everyday use, physicians will start to see these tools incorporated into their clinical practice to help them make important decisions on diagnosis and treatment of common medical conditions. These tools, called clinical decision support (CDS)...
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Study shows endometriosis is linked to higher risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorders
by Isabella Backman, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Endometriosis is not just a condition that affects the pelvis, but a systemic disease that involves the entire body. Now, the largest epidemiological study to date on the psychiatric factors that can accompany endometriosis has demonstrated that depression, anxiety, and eating disorders are not only a result...
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How the herpes virus HCMV deceives its host cells
by Silke Oßwald, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie The spatial proteome of intact cytomegalovirus virions. a, Workflow for the XL–MS analysis of intact HCMV particles. The experiment was performed in n = 2 biological replicates. b, Schematic depiction of the HCMV virion layers. c, Number of crosslinks between viral proteins with known virion layer localization and between viral and host proteins. d, Proportion...
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Man Bitten by Stray Cat Contracts Infection Unknown to Science
HEALTH 07 August 2023 By CARLY CASSELLA (Inna Kandybka/Getty Images) The bite of a fluffy cat on the street can be more dangerous than you might think. In the United Kingdom, a 48-year-old who was bit by a stray feline ended up contracting a species of bacterium that scientists have never seen before. His immune...
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FBI investigating ransomware attack crippling hospitals across 4 states
This article was updated at 6:10 p.m. EST with comment from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. A major hospital network with arms in multiple states is dealing with widespread network outages due to a cyberattack, which the FBI confirms is ransomware. Prospect Medical Holdings operates 16 hospitals in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island...
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Cigna Accused of Using AI, Not Doctors, to Deny Claims: Lawsuit
Steph Weber August 04, 2023 A new lawsuit alleges that Cigna uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to inappropriately deny “hundreds or thousands” of claims at a time, bypassing legal requirements to complete individual claim reviews and forcing providers to bill patients in full. In a complaint filed last week in California’s eastern district court, plaintiffs and Cigna...
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New Study Finds Certain Acid Reflux Medications Could Increase Your Dementia Risk
BY KORIN MILLER PUBLISHED: AUG 14, 2023 IVAN PANTIC//GETTY IMAGES A new study found a link between certain types of acid reflux medications and dementia. Patients who took proton pump inhibitors consistently for more than 4.4 years had a greater risk of dementia than those who didn’t. Doctors say there’s a lot that still needs to...
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Despite social media claims, Borax is not safe to consume
by Tessa Roy, University of Michigan Jacob Dwyer, Michigan Medicine. Credit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan Medicine Another day, another slew of social media posts promoting dangerous activities in the name of health. In a callback to the TidePod-eating trend from a few years ago, the latest TikTok trend has people consuming Borax—yes, the laundry powder—claiming it helps...