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London politics
fromIrish Independent
5 days ago

Patients missing cancer treatments and 'serious concern' ambulances may not have access to fuel as forecourts begin to run out amid queues

Blockades threaten food and clean water supply, prompting government action to clear protests and ensure access to fuel terminals.
#ai
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

Hallucinations and 'mirage reasoning' in AI models pose significant risks, especially in healthcare applications, leading to potentially dangerous misinformation.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Spots Brain Disorders in Seconds From Scans

Prima diagnoses over 50 brain disorders from MRI scans in seconds with up to 97.5% accuracy and serves as a foundation model for neuroimaging.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

Hallucinations and 'mirage reasoning' in AI models pose significant risks, especially in healthcare applications, leading to potentially dangerous misinformation.
#ai-in-healthcare
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Healthcare

America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

AI is being considered to replace radiologists in X-ray diagnosis, raising concerns about patient safety and care quality.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Medicine

AI use in breast cancer screening cuts rate of later diagnosis by 12%, study finds

AI-supported mammography reduced subsequent-year breast cancer diagnoses by 12%, increased screening-stage detection to 81%, and reduced aggressive subtype cancers by 27%.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 week ago

America's Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says

AI is being considered to replace radiologists in X-ray diagnosis, raising concerns about patient safety and care quality.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans

"I would like to sincerely apologise to any patients who have been affected and recalled for a scan as I understand receiving such news can be unsettling."
Health
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

AR tech prepares patients for endometriosis surgery

A new augmented reality system helps patients with endometriosis understand their condition and surgical options more clearly.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Ultrasound delays putting pregnant women and cancer patients at risk, sonographers say

Pregnant women and cancer patients face ultrasound scan delays due to a staffing shortage, risking health outcomes.
fromRubyflow
3 weeks ago

Can Ruby Read an X-Ray? Building a Medical Image Processor.

The inclusion of Sobel edge detection, Laplacian filter, Gaussian blur, and custom convolution as native C bindings in ruby-libgd proves essential for medical imaging applications.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Stay Well: I worry about my health. Should I get full-body MRI scan to give me peace of mind?

Getting this scan is very important because it tells me if there's anything going on in the inside that I should be worried about.
Health
Cancer
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Woman only found out she had terminal brain cancer after a suitcase fell on her head

A suitcase falling on Lauren Macpherson's head during train travel led to the discovery of terminal brain cancer, giving her an expected lifespan of 10-12 years.
Cancer
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Proton beam hope for asbestos cancer patients

A proton beam trial offers realistic hope for mesothelioma patients by delivering high-dose radiation precisely to affected areas, potentially increasing two-year survival rates from 30% to 50%.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

A report last year found unnecessary surgeries were carried out, cancers were missed and poor standards of care were delivered at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital. CDDTF said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including by offering access to psychological support, and to ensure they knew how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.
Cancer
Medicine
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How trendy 'whole-body' scans can miss this serious illness

Full-body MRI scans often fail to reliably detect breast cancer despite imaging the entire body, misleading consumers who assume comprehensive screening includes breast cancer detection.
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Pulse Radiology Education: Built Around the Working Technologist

Pulse Radiology Education addresses barriers to professional advancement for working radiologic technologists by combining flexible online education with guaranteed clinical placement partnerships.
fromYahoo Life
1 month ago

Woman Looks at Hand X-Ray and Is Shocked by What She Sees (Exclusive)

Wright knew last year that he wanted to propose to Berman, and her brother had been keeping the dazzling diamond engagement ring safe for him for months. Wright was just waiting for the right moment to pop the question, and the urgent care appointment provided the perfect opportunity. The morning of Thursday, Feb. 12, Wright picked up the 3.47 carat fancy vivid yellow canary diamond ring before heading to CityMD.
Relationships
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Technologies to give a clearer view of the lungs

Delayed diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis allows irreversible lung scarring to progress, reducing survival; earlier detection enables antifibrotic treatment to slow progression and extend life.
Music
fromIndependent
1 month ago

He was told 'We're waiting for an ambulance to take you to Beaumont for brain surgery.' I said, 'What are my chances?' He goes, 'They're not great.'"

Guggi survived a 2021 brain aneurysm and recounts the sudden onset during an evening with his wife, alongside his religious upbringing and friendship with Bono.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Mum with cervical cancer begged for scan after years of being 'fobbed off'

Jessica Mason went back and forth to her GP and hospital with swelling, bleeding and pain in her vagina but says she was "fobbed off" before "begging" for a scan which revealed cancer requiring urgent treatment. The 44-year-old believes she was only referred for an MRI because she "broke down in tears" to a doctor, adding: "I knew there was something wrong."
UK news
Medicine
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News

A $2,500 whole-body MRI allegedly missed severe narrowing in a middle cerebral artery, and the patient later suffered a disabling stroke and is suing Prenuvo.
Relationships
fromhttps://amplify.upworthy.com
1 month ago

Her boyfriend convinced doctors to call her in for an X-ray after her broken wrist exam - then a tiny detail on one finger stopped her cold

A boyfriend arranged for clinic staff to place a 3.47-carat yellow canary diamond ring on an X-ray image during his girlfriend's wrist exam to stage a surprise proposal.
Public health
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

When To Get Cancer Screenings & Whether At-Home Tests Are Legit

Regular, guideline-based cancer screenings enable early detection and improved outcomes amid rising cancer incidence and widespread at-home test misinformation.
Medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems-then had massive stroke

A Prenuvo whole-body MRI review allegedly missed a 60% narrowing in the right middle cerebral artery, and months later the patient suffered a disabling stroke.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

AI-supported breast cancer screenings result in fewer aggressive cases

AI-supported mammography increases cancer detection by nearly a third, reduces subsequent aggressive diagnoses by 12%, and can safely allow fewer specialists per screening.
Medicine
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds

Rotator cuff MRI abnormalities are extremely common in both asymptomatic and symptomatic shoulders, often reflecting age-related changes rather than clinically significant tears.
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