Research Insights

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

Longitudinal Analysis of Host Protein Serum Signatures of Treatment and Recovery in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

A better understanding of treatment progression and recovery in pulmonary tuberculosis TB infectious disease is crucial This study analyzed longitudinal serum samples from pulmonary TB patients

Machine Learning Approaches to Enhance Diagnosis and Staging of Patients With MASLD Using Routinely Available Clinical Information

Metabolic dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease MASLD outcomes such as MASH metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis fibrosis and cirrhosis are ordinarily determined by resourceintensive and invasive biopsies We aim to show that routine clinical

Assessment of the Stiffness of the Upper Trapezius Muscle in a Group of Asymptomatic People With Cervical Spine Rotation Asymmetry

This study investigated the relationship between the stiffness of the upper trapezius muscle and the range of rotational movement of the cervical spine A total of righthanded asymptomatic students participated in the study Participants N characterised by asymmetry

Point-of-care Ultrasound (Pocus): Assessing Patient Satisfaction and Socioemotional Benefits in the Hospital Setting

Pointofcare ultrasound POCUS is an imaging modality used to make expedient patient care decisions at bedside Though its diagnostic utility has been extensively described POCUS is not yet considered standard of care in inpatient settings Data from emergency department settings suggest that

Harms and Benefits of Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer in Brazil

In the absence of evidence on the effect of mammographic screening on overall mortality comparing the number of deaths avoided with the number of deaths caused by screening would be ideal but the only existing models of this type adopt a very narrow definition of harms

Machine Learning-based Identification of Contrast-enhancement Phase of Computed Tomography Scans

Contrastenhanced computed tomography scans CECT are routinely used in the evaluation of different clinical scenarios including the detection and characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma

Using hybrid pre-trained models for breast cancer detection

Breast cancer is a prevalent and lifethreatening disease that affects women globally Early detection and access to topnotch treatment are crucial in preventing fatalities from this condition However manual breast histopathology image analysis is timeconsuming

Uncovering the Effects of Model Initialization on Deep Model Generalization: a Study With Adult and Pediatric Chest X-ray Images

Model initialization techniques are vital for improving the performance and reliability of deep learning models in medical computer vision applications While much literature exists on nonmedical images

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Electronic Health Record Usability and Clinical Importance of Social and Environmental Determinants of Health on Provider Documentation

Social and environmental determinants of health SEDH data in the electronic health record EHR can be inaccurate and incomplete Providers are in a unique position to impact this issue

Exploring the Use of a Digital Therapeutic Intervention to Support the Pediatric Cardiac Care Journey: Qualitative Study on Clinician Perspectives

Pediatric heart disease currently effects over one million infants children and adolescents in the United States alone Unlike the adult population pediatric patients