Hodinový prehľad - Zdravotnícke a vedecké zaujímavosti

Súhrn: TOPLINE Automated extraction of trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) from thoracic CT scans showed reproducibility across diverse technical acquisition scenarios, supporting its feasibility for opportunistic osteoporosis screening, a retrospective study found METHODOLOGY - Researchers retrospectively evaluated data of 178 patients from a single institution in Germany who underwent at least two consecutive routine thoracic or abdominal CT examinations within 1 month between 2016 and 2020 - The researchers assessed reproducibility across six technical scenarios, ranging from different reconstructions of the same scan to variations in scanners and contrast phases.

Súhrn: Release A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis infections has been updated at https://www gov/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/07-26/index Key Points: - Since the last update on July 18, 2026, 4 states have been added to the multistate outbreak, and the total case count is now 1,947.

Súhrn: Throughout much of history, physicians served as “gatekeepers” of medical knowledge Today, before setting foot in a doctor’s office, "most people begin their health journeys online, with either Google — a more traditional search engine — or YouTube, which is most popular for video content,” according to cardiologist Garth Graham, MD, director and global head of healthcare and public health at Google Health and YouTube Graham’s team is responsible for “getting higher-quality health information across YouTube, which is the second-largest search engine in the world,” he told Medscape Business of Medicine.

Súhrn: People with diabetes who underwent surgery for gastroparesis appeared to have improved glycemic control, reduced insulin use, and lower rates of diabetes-related complications than similar patients who did not undergo surgery, according to a new study Using data from the TriNetX national electronic health record database, researchers identified 2272 adult patients (mean age, 54 20% in the surgical group vs the control group, reported Shahin Ayazi, MD, surgeon at Allegheny Health Network and director of the Chevalier Jackson Esophageal Research Center, in Pittsburgh, and colleagues.