Latest AI and machine learning research in primary care for healthcare professionals.
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) can be identified on thoracic CT performed for a variety of clinical indications, including routine thoracic CT, lung cancer screening CT and attenuation correction CT. Identification of CAC on thoracic CT as part of opportunistic screening can improve the assessment of cardiovascular risk and can identify patients who may benefit from preventative medical therapies. ...
Cancer outcomes remain starkly unequal: 5-year survival rates for common malignancies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often lag 20-40 percentage points behind high-income benchmarks, and similar disparities persist between well-resourced metropolitan centers and rural or safety-net settings within high-income countries. The gap is driven less by the absence of effective interventions t...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disorder, with manifestations ranging from steato...
BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a prevalent and serious complication in older surgical patients, linked to prolonged hospitalization, high...
BACKGROUND: Breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected on routine mammography is an emerging marker of cardiovascular risk in women. However, substa...
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with hypertension being its most significant risk factor. However, few studies have specifically dev...
Chemical pollutants in aquatic ecosystems pose a significant and growing threat to fish health and overall ecosystem sustainability. This review highl...
Aortic stenosis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated. Nurse practitioners in primary care are uniquely positioned ...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Risk scores for pulmonary hypertension (PH) have been proven useful in adults. However, no risk score has been validated ...
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Timely radiology access is essential for accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, and efficient care delivery. U.S. academic ...
Large language models have emerged as potential tools to support hypertension care, including diagnosis, treatment decision-making, and patient educat...
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and colorectal cancer (CRC) share overlapping metabolic alterations that hinder early, diseas...
CONTEXT: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a crucial role in cellular signaling and is implicated in several c...
BACKGROUND: Young patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) exhibit diverse demographic, clinical and angiographic characteristics. We hypothesized ...
BACKGROUND: Deep learning (DL)-based artificial intelligence (AI) models, the fourth generation in autosegmentation, have been adopted both for commer...
BACKGROUND: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a prominent etiology of lower back pain. Type 2 diabetes (T2D), the most prevalent metabolic di...
Dietary strategies are increasingly recognized as important modulators of breast cancer outcomes, acting through effects on metabolic regulation, weig...
The aeromedical certification of commercial airline pilots relies on periodic, self-disclosure-dependent assessments. However, this reactive model lac...
BACKGROUND: The infection of high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) and related cervical cancer have greatly threatened women's health. However, the ...