COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, also found women who had a positive test were more likely to have a premature birth. The research, led…
Quick MRI Scan for Routine Prostate Cancer Screening?
Could imaging be used for routine screening for prostate cancer in healthy men — similar to mammography for breast cancer screening? A quick scan — with 15-minute, contrast-free MRI — detected more clinically significant prostate tumors than the usual screening with a blood test for prostate specific antigen (PSA) in…
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. REKOVELLE® (FOLLITROPIN DELTA) SOLUTION FOR INJECTION Solution for injection in a pre-filled pen follitropin delta (rhu) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about REKOVELLE. It does not contain all…
Ultrasound May ID Children at Risk for Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2020 — A heterogeneous pattern on ultrasound examination of the liver may help identify children with cystic fibrosis (CF) at increased risk for developing advanced CF liver disease, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in The Journal of Pediatrics. Marilyn J. Siegel, M.D., from the…
Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain, research shows
Imagine working in your office while the sun is shining outside. Thinking about what you could be doing instead of working is an example of “counterfactual thinking”. New research in primates has shown for the first time that counterfactual thinking is causally related to a frontal part of the brain,…
Osteoporosis by ultrasonic detect
With a simple ultrasound of the Heel bone, the bone health is similar to good assess with the conventional measurement of bone density by Dual x-ray Absorptiometry. This is reported by researchers from Chicago, who had compared both methods with each other. The Dual energy x-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) provides the…