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Antibiotic resistance: SMART metaphors to drive awareness, behaviour change " healthcare-in-europe. com
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (264+ words) " Anna Shvets " pexels. com The online toolkit contains simple but powerful metaphorical messaging with downloadable posters using wording and graphics such as "Using antibiotics for minor infections is using a fire extinguisher to put out a candle." + 3 more images Studies…...
AI system to interpret cardiac MRI scans with enhanced accuracy
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (418+ words) Image source: Nakashima M, Qiu J, Huang P et al. , Nature Communications 2026 (CC BY-NC-ND 4. 0)" The novel system, called CMR-CLIP, is designed to interpret cardiac MRI scans by connecting moving images of the heart with corresponding clinical radiology reports. In testing,…...
Fujifilm builds endoscopy training centre in Milan
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (182+ words) Representing the clinical community, Prof. Alessandro Repici, Director of the Digestive Endoscopy Unit at Humanitas Research Hospital in Milan, and Dr. Cesare Hassan, President of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) were also in attendance." We believe that continuous…...
ALS subtypes: why pathology spreads differently among patients " healthcare-in-europe. com
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) Image source: Hatano Y, Nakahara A, Tada M, Kakita A, Onodera O, Ishihara T, Acta Neuropathologica 2026 (CC BY 4. 0)" The findings were published online in Acta Neuropathologica." Our findings suggest that APOE "4 may influence ALS pathology through mechanisms distinct from those…...
Reusable catheters = infection risk? New study says no
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (446+ words) Image source: University of Southampton" Thousands of people use the devices to empty their bladders as much as four times a day on average, and the plastic tubes are used just once before being discarded." Experts say the findings could…...
Health harm from wind turbines? Study clears the air
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (261+ words) " chris robert " unsplash. com Their results were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)." As the use of wind energy continues to grow as an alternative to fossil fuel use, studies and media reports have…...
Radiotherapy advances may let breast cancer patients skip surgery
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (354+ words) Image source: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center" The findings, published in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology, were presented by Simona Shaitelman, M. D. , professor of Breast Radiation Oncology, during a proffered paper session at the Congress of the European…...
VR rehabilitation after spinal and brain surgery shows promise
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (314+ words) Image source: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust" The early-stage study, led by researchers from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Leeds in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, explored whether VR technology could help patients practise rehabilitation exercises earlier and…...
Simple X-ray measure linked to survival in lung cancer surgery patients
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (270+ words) Image source: Noguchi M, Higashimoto Y, Takemoto T et al. , International Journal of Clinical Oncology 2026 (CC BY 4. 0) By evaluating DDH using routine chest radiographs, postoperative prognosis can be predicted without the need for additional examinations "By evaluating DDH using routine…...
Targeted radiotherapy shows promise against metastatic breast cancer
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (411+ words) This is according to the results of a small randomised controlled trial presented at the Congress of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO 2026)." Once cancer has begun to spread within the body (metastasise) it generally becomes harder to…...