Leslee Shaw, PhD, director of The Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, explains how cardiac computed tomography (CT) can be used to assess coronary plaques.

"This awareness is important to avoid oversight of symptoms like dyspnea and vague chest discomfort, which can easily be interpreted as symptoms caused by the known disease COPD,” experts involved in the study said.

California-based health system Kaiser Permanente was slammed by a surge in COVID-19 cases during the first quarter of 2022, playing a role in a nearly $1 billion loss in the first three months of the year.

As physician burnout continues to plague the healthcare industry, a new survey reveals a high prevalence of workplace mistreatment.

The 66-year-old cardiologist was first charged with sexual assault in 2022 after a patient accused him of touching her inappropriately. Now, more patients have stepped forward with similar stories. 

Applied physicists have developed a portable MRI system that can screen young tennis players for wrist injuries in a minivan or suchlike passenger vehicle. 

Using point-of-care ultrasound in emergency settings does not lead to overutilization of follow-up imaging with cross-sectional CT, MRI or additional ultrasounds. 

The genetically modified pig heart appears to have been infected with a porcine virus, according to the surgeon who performed the initial transplant. 

The move limits the vaccine to individuals 18 and older for whom other other authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriate, as well as those 18 and older who would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

The authors explained that the increased connectivity observed in those with insomnia could lead to hypersensitivity to external stimulation, which might result in a state of hyperarousal.