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Colonoscopies with artificial intelligence (AI) demonstrate significantly better adenoma detection rates (ADRs) than most other endoscopic interventions, according to a new report. AI-based tools appear to outperform other methods intended to increase ADRs, including distal attachment devices, dye-based/virtual chromoendoscopy, water-based techniques, and balloon-assisted devices, researchers found in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dr Muhammad Aziz […]

Researchers have developed a novel genome assembly tool that could trace the development of new treatments for tuberculosis and other bacterial infections. The new tool, which has created an improved genome map of one tuberculosis strain, should do likewise for other strains and other types of bacteria, according to researchers whose findings appeared in Nature […]

It’s beginning to look less like an epidemic as seasonal flu activity “appears to be declining in some areas,” the CDC said this week. Declines in a few states and territories were enough to lower national activity, as measured by outpatient visits for influenza-like illness, for the second consecutive week. This reduced the weekly number […]

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers conducted a retrospective, multisite cohort study among 11 to 17-year-old adolescents in the United States of America (USA) and France. They assessed the month-on-month change in the number of mental health condition-related hospitalizations between pre- and post-pandemic times. Study: Hospitalizations Associated With Mental Health Conditions […]

Social media marketing is one of the most important aspects of any online marketing strategy. It allows businesses to connect with current and potential customers in a way that wasn’t possible before. With more and more social media platforms popping up regularly, there are many ways that a brand can connect with its audience through […]

New Tests Overwhelm Oncologists Molecular oncology has revolutionized cancer treatment, but implementing it presents challenges to physicians, an expert argues. Determining whether a patient should receive testing is difficult, and the process from testing to deciding on and administering an appropriate treatment can result in delays, according to H. Jack West, an associate professor at […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the emergence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) in Canada. Study: Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Canada: a Retrospective Analysis from Clinical and Wastewater Data. Image Credit: PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock Wastewater-based […]

FACTS: People buy from people – not businesses. You’ve likely heard that phrase at some point in time but aren’t sure how to connect the dots. You may be telling yourself, “Of course, people buy from people…but, aren’t they really buying from a business?” Technically, yes. And…they buy because the person they’re buying from is […]

Doctors Who Choose Private Practice Some doctors buck the trend of getting corporate jobs and have chosen to return to private practice for many reasons. Even so, the pendulum has recently swung toward employment: Fewer than half of all physicians now work in private practice, the American Medical Association reports. But some doctors have left […]

A new meta-analysis posted to the medRxiv* preprint server reports that some of the biomarkers used to predict mortality due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) show variable efficacies in different parts of the world; Therefore, these prognostic markers and scores cannot be generalized across regions. Study: Non-generalizability of biomarkers for mortality in SARS-COV-2: A […]