Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed an implantable bioreactor that may pave the way for artificial kidneys. Dialysis and kidney transplants both have significant disadvantages for patients with kidney failure,…
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We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Imaging System Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was…
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The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital’s urology team is offering a new, less invasive robotic treatment for men with enlarged prostates, joining Guy’s and St Thomas’, the Royal Berkshire and Basingstoke, and North Hampshire…
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a bacteriophage system to identify and treat bacterial bladder infections. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, but these microorganisms have fallen out of favor as a treatment method…
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By Shania Kennedy
June 22, 2023 – Researchers evaluating an artificial intelligence (AI) model’s ability to estimate prostate cancer extent and define focal treatment margins for tumors demonstrated that the model outperformed conventional methods, according to…
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By Shania Kennedy
June 12, 2023 – A study published last week in Urology Practice demonstrated that ChatGPT performed poorly on the 2022 American Urological Association (AUA) Self-assessment Study Program exam, indicating that the tool may…
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Engineers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a medical microrobot that is powered by acoustic waves. The tiny devices, which are 20 micrometers wide and considerably smaller than the width of…
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A recent study in Nature Medicine, entitled “An automated histological classification system for precision diagnostics of kidney allografts,” has showcased the efforts of a group of researchers who have developed an automated system that…
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Researchers at Houston Methodist have developed an implant that can provide localized and sustained release of immunotherapies to treat pancreatic cancer. Their device is tiny, at approximately the size of a grain of rice,…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient […]
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