Mesothelioma – PossibleThreat Articles

AI system accurately detects key findings in chest X-rays of pneumonia patients within 10 seconds

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Lung Disease, Medical Imaging, Mesothelioma, Patient Education and Counseling, Pneumonia, Today's Healthcare

From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 seconds is about how quickly a new system they studied that utilizes artificial intelligence took to accurately identify key findings in chest X-rays of patients in the emergency department suspected of having pneumonia.

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Mesothelioma trial suggests immunotherapy as an alternative to chemotherapy

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Prostate Cancer, Today's Healthcare

Patients with mesothelioma may gain similar benefit from immunotherapy as chemotherapy, and good responders may provide important clues to novel treatment for the thousands of new cases each year. New data highlight the need to understand the biological mechanisms whereby mesothelioma, which is incurable, adapts to immunotherapy in some patients but not in others, resulting in variations in treatment response.