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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 4h

#Immunotherapy has improved the treatment for many cancers, but progress has been limited in #leukemia. Researchers from 🇸🇪 @lund-university.bsky.social have discovered a new evasive mechanism that could help change this.

How leukemia cells trick the immune system

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, ...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 8h

🇮🇪 Precision Oncology Ireland ( @precisiononcire.bsky.social ), a €28M #cancer #research programme coordinated by @sysbioire.bsky.social, uniting universities, charities and industry to develop tailored diagnostic and therapeutic solutions, has now entered phase 2, reports @ucdresearch.bsky.social.

Ireland’s largest ever cancer research programme enters next phase

Ireland's Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, launched Phase 2 of Ireland’s leading and largest ever cancer research programme, Precision Onc...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 1d

Using #PET/CT imaging, researchers from 🇳🇴 @unibergen.bsky.social discovered that the biological activity of visceral fat may drive the progression of #endometrialcancer, offering a novel angle for diagnosis and treatment. The insights were presented at the @eanm.org #EANM25 congress.

Endometrial cancer: visceral fat may drive aggressiveness

High metabolic activity of visceral fat may be associated with more aggressive endometrial cancer, new research presented at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (E...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 1d

When the many protect the few: An expert from 🇺🇸 @masonpublichealth.bsky.social explains the premise of herd immunity, and how #vaccinations apply the priciple in preventing communicable diseases, notably in the complete eradication of smallpox. #HerdImmunity #PublicHealth

What is ‘herd immunity’ and how can it help eliminate infectious diseases?

When forest fire experts want to proactively decrease the risk of wildfires, they create small, controlled burns to limit the amount of fuel available to the fire. This reduces the fire’s ability to s...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 2d

Scientists from 🇺🇸 Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and 🇺🇸 @einsteinmededu.bsky.social have shown that #glioblastoma affects not just the 🧠 brain but also erodes the skull, alters the makeup of skull marrow, and interferes with the body’s immune response. #braincancer

Glioblastoma: damage beyond the brain

Finding links between tumors and skull bone marrow could lead to new treatment strategies

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 2d

#Women who survived #breastcancer are often discouraged from undergoing #hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate #menopause symptoms, as it increases the risk of the cancer recurring. Now, new research from 🇬🇧 @uclmedsci.bsky.social paints a more differentiated picture. #HRT

Hormone replacement therapy after breast cancer: a risk worth taking?

Breast cancer survivors with severe menopausal symptoms should be supported to make an informed decision about whether to have hormone replacement therapy or not, according to an interdisciplinary pan...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations! The🏅2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or #Medicine is awarded to 🇺🇸 Mary E. Brunkow ( @isbscience.org ), 🇺🇸 Fred Ramsdell (Sonoma Biotherapeutics) and 🇯🇵 Shimon Sakaguchi (Osaka University) for their insights into how our #immunesystem is kept from attacking our own body.

Immune system researchers receive Nobel Prize 2025 in Medicine

The body’s powerful immune system must be regulated, or it may attack our own organs. Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 for...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Overcrowded EDs and the escalating workload of #nurses are pressing challenges in #EmergencyMedicine. While #AI might not solve these problems, it could help staff mitigate them, new research presented at @eusem.bsky.social 's #EUSEM2025 suggests.

Triaging patients: no job for AI (alone)

Doctors and nurses are better at triaging patients in emergency departments than artificial intelligence (AI), according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 4d

🧠🌫️ New insights on the cause of #BrainFog in #LongCovid patients: Researchers from 🇯🇵 Yokohama City University use a specialized brain #imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. http://dlvr.it/TNTcK8

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 5d

Researchers from 🇬🇧 @unibirmingham.bsky.social ’s Bladder Cancer Research Centre have found a new way of detecting #tumour DNA in #urine to identify #bladdercancer. http://dlvr.it/TNSnsc

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 6d

Asking people how much #money they would accept to experience #pain again can provide a more accurate and comparable measure of pain levels than the familiar 1–10 scale, finds new research led by 🇬🇧 @lancasteruni.bsky.social. http://dlvr.it/TNRcsS

Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 7d

This year, the 🇫🇷 Journées Francophones de Radiologie (📅 Oct 3-6, Paris) will carry a clinical ambition as simple as it is essential: to shine a spotlight on those who are often overlooked. Congress President Prof Mathieu Lederlin previews some of the annual meeting's highlights. #radiology #JFR2025

What the clinic does not say

This year, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR) will carry a clinical ambition as simple as it is essential: to shine a spotlight on those who are often overlooked. Under the presidency of Pr...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 7d

#Children with #asthma who use at-home #monitoring are around half as likely to visit the #emergency department or be 🏥 hospitalised than those only receiving care from a medical team, finds new research led by 🇳🇱 @radboudumc.bsky.social, presented at the @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social #ERSCongress

Asthma in children: study shows benefits of at-home monitoring

Assessment of healthcare consumption and asthma control after implementation of remote monitoring in long-term multicentre paediatric asthma care

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 8d

Hospitalists frequently discuss the risks of #medical procedures with their patients. But is it always clear what “slight risk of complications” actually means? At SHM 2025, experts from 🇺🇸 MGH, 🇺🇸 @harvardmed.bsky.social, and @ben-geisler.com from 🇳🇴 @uio.no spoke about effective risk #communication.

“Very rarely a chance of heart attack or death” – Wait, what?

Hospitalists frequently discuss the risks associated with tests, treatments, and/or surgical procedures with their patients. But is everyone in the clear on what a “slight risk of complications” actua...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 8d

🫀 Using #AI to help detect one of the leading killers of #women worldwide: A new machine learning model developed at 🇦🇺 @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, in collaboration with 🇦🇺 @unsw.edu.au and 🇦🇺 @sydney.edu.au, can successfully predict #heartdisease risk by analysing #mammography images.

‘Two-for-one’ screening uses mammograms to predict heart disease in women

New AI algorithm uses mammograms to accurately predict cardiovascular risk in women

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 9d

The number of patients with #SubstanceAbuse disorders who are admitted to hospitals as inpatients has been steadily increasing. Hospitalists attending SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas were given practical advice on how to treat these patients. #Hospitalists #Addiction

Managing inpatients with substance abuse disorders

The number of patients with substance abuse disorders who are admitted to hospitals as inpatients has been steadily increasing. Hospitalists attending SHM Converge 2025, the annual meeting of the Soci...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 9d

Misinterpreting the #malignancy risk of lung nodules often results in high false-positive rates, unnecessary follow-ups, increased patient anxiety and #healthcare costs. A new study led by 🇳🇱 @radboudumc.bsky.social, published by @rsnasky.bsky.social, suggests that #AI can fix this. #lungcancer

Lung cancer screening: AI to reduce false positives

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer detection rates while significantly reducing false-positive results.

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 10d

Performed inaccurately, #cannulation of major veins is associated with complications like #pneumothorax or artery puncture. 🇨🇳 Chinese researchers propose a new #ultrasound guided method for increased accuracy.

Ultrasound-guided cannulation for safer vein access

A retrospective study evaluates the safety and efficacy of a novel ultrasound method for infraclavicular vein cannulation

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 10d

Digital transformation, including #AI, is key to improving #healthcare services - but this may be easier said than done: A new UK study led by @angusramsay.bsky.social from 🇬🇧 @ucl.ac.uk, 🇬🇧 @nuffieldtrust.org.uk and 🇬🇧 @cam.ac.uk, identifies hurdles for AI implementation in #NHS hospitals.

What's holding back the digital transformation of NHS healthcare

Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into NHS hospitals is far harder than initially anticipated, with complications around governance, contracts, data collection, harmonisation with old IT syste...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 14d

An #ultrasound examination performed by an autonomous #robot can cause distress in some patients. Researchers at 🇩🇪 @tum.de have now developed a #VR #avatar system that makes the process feel more human. http://dlvr.it/TNH62L

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 15d

A team from 🇬🇧 @unibirmingham.bsky.social used a new technique to measure #boron in individual #cancer cells for the first time, enabling researchers to better understand how drugs act to kill #tumours. http://dlvr.it/TNFz94

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 16d

To improve #OrganDonation supply, researchers at 🇳🇱 @umcutrecht.bsky.social and 🇳🇱 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social developed a #3Dprinter that prints implantable tissues, but can also co-design organ parts with #AI. http://dlvr.it/TNDrGS

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 17d

A study from 🇬🇧 @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @welshambulance.bsky.social shows #drones can deliver a #defibrillator within minutes – potentially doubling survival rates in cardiac arrests. http://dlvr.it/TNCkb2

Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 20d

A squishy new ‘artificial #cartilage’ material developed by researchers at 🇬🇧 @cam.ac.uk could improve #arthritis treatments by releasing anti-inflammatory drugs in response to a flare-up. http://dlvr.it/TN980W

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 21d

In metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell #LungCancer (#NSCLC), targeting residual disease through surgery can extend the benefits of #EGFR TKI therapy beyond standard monotherapy, a new study presented at the @iaslc.bsky.social‬ #WCLC2025 finds.