Research Insights

This section focuses on recent global studies and discoveries in the various fields of healthcare.

The journey to diagnosis and care of functional neurological disorder (FND)

Functional neurological disorder FND is a common condition associated with high disability and healthcare costs and poor treatment access This qualitative study aimed to explore participants

Patient perceptions and knowledge of corticosteroid injections: A cross-sectional survey study

Although cortisone injections are commonly used patient understanding of cortisone is variable and often affected by misconceptions This study explores patient perspectives identifies misconceptions

Cost-effectiveness analysis of artificial intelligence-assisted risk stratification of indeterminate pulmonary nodules

Artificial intelligencebased radiomic approaches have been shown to accurately evaluate indeterminate pulmonary nodules With the expansion of lung cancer screening and utilization of computed tomography imaging

Predictive divergence in machine learning models for clinical mortality risk: A multicohort study of covid-19 patients

Machine learning ML algorithms are increasingly used in healthcare to support clinical decisionmaking While models with similar overall performance are often considered interchangeable for deployment

Integrated disease model considering mutation-induced infection waves with COVID-19 cases

COVID an unprecedented global pandemic has caused successive waves that pose unique challenges to public health and epidemiological research Traditional SusceptibleInfectedRecovered SIR models often struggle to capture these complex dynamics

Exploring the drivers of price variation in orthopaedic radical bone tumor resection: A nationwide database study

Radical resection of bone tumors is a clinically effective but costly procedure Despite the implementation of federal price transparency mandates little is known about the nationwide variation in negotiated prices for these specialized oncologic surgeries

Risk assessment in cardiac surgery: Exploring machine learning and laboratory indices as adjunctive tools

Postoperative outcomes of cardiovascular surgery vary greatly among patients for a variety of reasons

Exploring the utility of dynamic motor control to assess recovery following pediatric traumatic brain injury: A pilot study

Pediatric traumatic brain injury often leads to longterm disability Unfortunately while currently used standard clinical measures can effectively

Evaluating the impact of a rapid response system on survival of patients with cancer undergoing emergency surgery for acute abdomen: A single-center retrospective cohort study

Patients with cancer who develop acute abdomen are at high risk of rapid clinical deterioration and often require emergency surgery and intensive care This retrospective cohort study evaluated

Comparison of volumes of brain areas in patients with bilateral early high-tension and normal-tension glaucoma in 7 Tesla MRI

Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cells degeneration and associated visual field defects Although elevated intraocular pressure is a major risk factor