New Blood Test Rules Out Heart Attack
According to research published by Bournemouth University, a new test rules out heart attacks in patients and could potentially reduce hospital... Read more
NSAIDs with Anti-Clotting Medications: Increased Risk of Bleeding, Cardiovascular Events
A new study published in JAMA reveals that the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients on antithrombotic therapy after... Read more
Calm Down! Intense Anger Raises Heart Attack Risk
The risk of heart attack has been found to be 8.5 times higher in the two hours following an acute episode of anger than during the "usual frequency"... Read more
Anti-Inflammatory Nanomedicine Reduces Atherosclerosis
Researchers have developed nanometre-sized "drones" that deliver a special type of healing molecule to fat deposits in arteries, which could... Read more
Clinical Calculators Over-estimate Risk of Heart Attack
According to results of a study by investigators at John Hopkins and other institutions, most risk calculators used by clinicians to gauge a... Read more
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Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
How are robots improving cardiovascular medicine?
Robots were first used in cardiovascular medicine in the late 1990s as a part of the digital revolution . Since then, robotics have been applied to endovascular surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and interventional cardiology, to name a few fields. Robots give medical professionals the ability to diagnose, treat, and intervene more... Read more
The Death of the Stethoscope? Heart Doctors Have Their Say
Most people don't think much about stethoscopes but the fact is that this tool, so commonly associated with doctors, is at a crossroads. Having been in use for nearly two centuries, the stethoscope is in the midst of a debate with respect to its utility in healthcare. Over the years, medical technology has advanced to a great extent. The sounds... Read more
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Finance Technology Blockchain in Healthcare IT Security
Tech outfit Factom has just won a Gates Foundation grant to develop... Read more
Aiming to heal 80 percent more hearts through the power of partnership
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Immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions in the ICU
For the ICU patient, correct and timely diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity... Read more
Patient Safety and Social Media
Patientsafe represents a group of healthcare staff focused on introducing... Read more
Big Data Initiatives to Support Next Generation Neuroimaging of TBI
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Is radiology a vital speciality?: Reflections on medium term prospects
Comparing radiology to living at or near the ocean allows the threats... Read more
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