Tag: Medical Technology: Misc.
Study: Five-Year Survival for Face Transplant Is 85 Percent
Overall, 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide
Digital Diabetes Prevention Program Cost-Effective for Preventing T2D
Recent study shows cost savings of $3,672 from a societal perspective and $2,990 from a health care sector perspective
Patch-Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Safe and Effective
Low rates of adverse cutaneous effects seen with successful, appropriate life-saving shocks
Guidelines Updated for Diagnosis, Management of Focal Liver Lesions
Multiphasic contrast-enhanced imaging performed with late arterial, portal venous, and delayed phases recommended for FLL of uncertain etiology
Smartwatch, Smartphone Can Assess Parkinson Disease Progression
Change in digital measures over 12 months generally larger than corresponding change in individual items of the Movement Disorder Society scale
Machine Translations Similar to Professionals for Spanish, Portuguese Discharge Instructions
Google Translate and ChatGPT demonstrated similar domain-level ratings to professional translations for discharge instructions for pediatric conditions
Lowering FIT Positivity Thresholds Improves Sensitivity, Specificity
Lowering FIT positivity threshold yields levels of sensitivity, specificity comparable to those reported for multitarget stool RNA testing
More Than 200 Insulin Pump Users Injured After App Causes Malfunction
GWAS Identifies 108 Independent Risk Loci for Kidney Cancer
Validated polygenic risk score generated, with area under the curve of 0.65 among European ancestry individuals
