Physicians and surgeons have long been challenged by the need to understand the volume and grading of meningiomas to develop a therapeutic plan and predict issues related to prognosis. These tumors are the most common form of primary intracranial tumor and are most commonly managed with radiotherapy or surgery. As technology has advanced and … [Read more...]
Deep Learning for Identifying and Classifying Brain Tumors
How We Can Help Healthcare Workers Overcome Shift Work Disorder Symptoms
One of the aspects of clinical medicine that many healthcare workers find challenging is shift work, particularly shift work that involves working overnight. Nearly one out of every five nurses who work night shifts develops shift work disorder (SWD) because of the chronic disruption they endure with regard to their sleep-wake cycle. Indeed, when … [Read more...]
What is the Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Medicine?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed many industries, at times replacing entire jobs that were previously performed by humans. While medicine relies on innovative technology to a significant extent, AI has yet to majorly disrupt the practice of medicine itself. Many applications of AI, for example, have been applied to administrative tasks … [Read more...]
Several Studies Corroborate Value of Corticosteroids for Fighting COVID-19
Treatment and vaccine options for COVID-19 have been aggressively investigated this year as the world grapples with the pandemic. Several new publications in the medical journal JAMA have provided data that support the idea that corticosteroids may increase the chances of survival in people who become critically ill with COVID-19. In one of the … [Read more...]
New Data on Thyroid Eye Disease and its LInk to Graves’ Disease
Thyroid eye disease is frequently observed in patients with Graves’ disease, but its prevalence in these patients has not been extensively investigated. A new meta-analysis has revealed that about 40% of those with Graves’ disease develop thyroid eye disease. As part of their research, scientists reviewed 57 articles that covered nearly 27,000 … [Read more...]