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Screening After Pneumococcal Disease May Reveal Undiagnosed Blood Cancer or Immune Disorders

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New ECG Foundation Model Enables Broad Cardiac Diagnosis and Risk Prediction

An AI foundation model for ECGs supports classification, regression, and survival prediction across long and short recordings.
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01 Oct 2026

Tile-Based Radiation Therapy Reduces Recurrence Risk After Brain Metastasis Surgery

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At-Home Neuromodulation Shows Promise in Selected Patients With Hypertension

01 Oct 2026

Nasal Spray Provides Rapid Pain Relief for Children in Emergency Care

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Noninvasive AI Tool Maps Atrial Cardiomyopathy to Support Ablation Planning

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Bioelectronic Network Enables Devices to Communicate Through Body Tissue and Coordinate Therapy

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Image: Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow that commonly causes painful bone lesions (Image Credit: Shutterstock)

Ultra-Low-Dose Radiotherapy Relieves Myeloma Bone Pain in Trial

New data show ultra-low-dose radiation relieves myeloma bone pain with short courses and low toxicity. Read more
30 Sep 2026 | Surgical Techniques

AI Platform Screens for Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Using ECG Images

An AI approach analyzes smartphone ECG photos to flag transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy for earlier evaluation. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: A reusable, soft contact lens developed at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation offers a noninvasive way to measure the stress-linked hormone serotonin directly from tears. (Image Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation)

Noninvasive Contact Lens Sensor Detects Tear Serotonin for Stress Assessment

A new soft contact lens sensor quantifies tear serotonin at picomolar levels, enabling noninvasive stress monitoring. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: Built on the SunCHECK Patient workflow, AdaptCHECK provides quality assurance for adaptive radiation therapy through rapid, patient-specific dose verification. (Photo courtesy of Mirion Medical)

Adaptive Radiation QA Software Gains Validation for NeoArc Treatments

Sun Nuclear's AdaptCHECK software has been validated for interoperability with the new Accela radiotherapy system from Siemens Healthineers. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Health IT

Image: A virtual reality nature scene paired with classical music significantly lowered patients’ blood pressure within 15 minutes in the emergency department. (Image Credit: iStock)

Virtual Reality and Music Aid Early Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Urgency

A VR plus classical music add-on to standard care speeds early blood pressure drop and eases anxiety in hypertensive urgency. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: CIPHER, an AI-powered CT foundation model, identifies patients with lung cancer at increased risk of immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis before treatment begins. The AI-generated output, shown here, highlights lung abnormalities to support early risk assessment and personalized patient care. (Image Credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)

AI Model Uses Pretreatment CT Scans to Predict Immunotherapy-Related Pneumonitis Risk

An AI model analyzes pretherapy chest CT to predict immunotherapy pneumonitis risk in lung cancer. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Medical Imaging

$Image: In response to growing online misinformation around childbirth, obstetricians at OHSU\'s Center for Women\'s Health have implemented a new intervention to educate and empower patients in labor. (Photo courtesy of OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)$

Labor Induction Guide Improves Patient Satisfaction in Randomized Trial

A new patient guide for labor induction boosts perceived control and satisfaction in childbirth care decisions. Read more
29 Sep 2026 | Surgical Techniques

MRI-Based Test Speeds Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Reduces Lumbar Punctures

A new MRI-based test detecting the central vein sign speeds MS diagnosis and reduces need for lumbar punctures. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Medical Imaging

Image: The findings suggest that hematopoietic cell transplantation may benefit patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome soon after high-risk features are detected, before advanced malignancy develops. (Image Credit: Shutterstock)

Early Stem Cell Transplantation May Improve Survival in Rare Inherited Bone Marrow Disorder

New data support earlier hematopoietic cell transplantation in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, improving 2-year survival over MDS/AML. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: During the pandemic, surveillance systems tracked COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths. No similarly comprehensive surveillance system exists for Long COVID. (Photo courtesy of UTHealth Houston)

Healthcare Database Helps Close Long COVID Surveillance Gap

A claims-based analysis tracked Long COVID burden, showing surges lag infections and higher rates in women and older adults. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Health IT

Drone AED Delivery Could Shorten Time to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Defibrillation

An approach combining drone-delivered AEDs with fixed sites reached more than 95% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests within 5 minutes. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: An exploded diagram showing the inner structure of the HELP patch with its silver nanowire anchors and graded hemispherical gates (Photo courtesy of HKUST)

Wearable Patch Tracks Sleep Apnea and Chronic Respiratory Disease

A new wearable patch captures breathing and ECG to detect sleep apnea and enable home respiratory monitoring. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Critical Care

Image: only about 200 are available in the United States. Black lung and silicosis can develop after years of inhaling coal or rock dust, with severe breathing problems sometimes taking 10 to 20 years to appear (Image Credit: Adobe Stock)

AI Tool Improves Early Detection of Silicosis and Black Lung on X-Rays

An AI approach flags early lung scarring in dust-exposed workers with 91% accuracy. Read more
28 Sep 2026 | Medical Imaging

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Proactive Monitoring and Response System Enhances Inpatient Diabetes Safety

Hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus are vulnerable to medication-related hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, particularly as newer therapies become part of increasingly complex inpatient regimens.... Read more

New Drug Delivery System Extends Release of Local Anesthetic for Weeks

Local anesthetics used for nerve blocks often provide pain relief for only a limited period, while perioperative pain can persist much longer. Extending the duration of a nerve block therefore requires... Read more

Image: Anatomically guided sonography for trauma assessment includes a mixed reality headset (e.g., top left). Example views show virtual augmentation overlays for anatomy registration and ultrasound probe guidance on a test surrogate. The anatomical display is customized based on the organ or region being targeted with the ultrasound probe. (Robert S. Armiger, Anna E. Knight, Catherine M. Carneal, et al. Journal of Medical Imaging (2026). DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.13.4.045001)

Anatomical Guidance System Improves Trauma Ultrasound Acquisition by Novice Users

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) helps clinicians detect free fluid and signs of internal bleeding in injured patients, but obtaining reliable images can be difficult for inexperienced operators.... Read more

AI-Enhanced Handheld Ultrasound Improves Carotid Plaque Detection

Handheld ultrasound can miss small or faint carotid plaque, creating uncertainty in community screening. This gap makes it harder for frontline clinicians to decide who needs confirmatory imaging, closer... Read more

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First Human Implant Performed With New Open Mitral Annuloplasty Ring

In mitral valve repair, clinicians aim to preserve the mitral annulus’s three-dimensional motion while providing enough support for effective remodeling. Ring preferences vary between open and closed ... Read more

Image: MIT researchers have developed a handheld device capable of gently collecting living cells from specific locations to test for ovarian and many other types of cancer. (Photo courtesy of Kripa Varanasi, et al)

Handheld Device Improves Targeted Cell Collection for Early Ovarian Cancer Assessment

High-grade serous ovarian cancer is the most common form of ovarian cancer, and many cases are thought to originate in the fallopian tubes. Because precursor lesions can be microscopic, they are difficult... Read more

Light-Activated Nanoparticles May Offer New Approach to Retinal Prostheses

Retinitis pigmentosa is a degenerative retinal disorder in which photoreceptors progressively die, reducing visual signals to the brain while leaving surviving inner retinal circuits underused.... Read more

FDA Approves First Sirolimus Drug-Eluting Balloon for Coronary In-Stent Restenosis

Coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) accounts for about 10% of the nearly one million percutaneous coronary interventions performed annually in the United States. Treating recurrent narrowing without another... Read more

Patient Care

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EHR Model Flags High-Risk Periods in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Determining when patients with metastatic breast cancer are nearing the end of life remains difficult, often leading to intensive interventions with limited benefit. Prognostic uncertainty can delay goals-of-care... Read more

Virtual Reality Helps Claustrophobic Patients Complete Cardiac PET/CT Scans

Anxiety and claustrophobia—intense fear of confined spaces—often prevent patients from completing cardiac positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Aborted scans delay diagnosis, consume... Read more

Weighted Blankets Reduce Anxiety in Hospitalized Adults

Anxiety is common among hospitalized adults and can impair recovery, disrupt sleep, and worsen mental health. Although clinicians often use nonpharmacologic strategies, bedside options that act quickly... Read more

Multicenter Study Quantifies Delays in Care for Emergency Department Boarders

Emergency department (ED) boarding—the practice of keeping admitted patients in the ED while awaiting an inpatient bed—creates hazardous delays in definitive care. Prolonged transitions expose older and... Read more

Medical Imaging

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Image: In the laboratory, the research team was able to demonstrate measurements with practically no dead time. (Image Credit: University of Stuttgart / Uli Regenscheit)

New MRI Approach Captures Rapidly Decaying Tissue Signals

MRI measures signals generated as excited proton spins return toward equilibrium. However, some tissue signals decay so rapidly that conventional systems can miss them during the brief interval after excitation,... Read more

AI Tool Integrates MRI and Ultrasound to Detect Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing pain, heavy bleeding, and infertility. Diagnosis often depends on surgical visualization,... Read more

$Image: A color map of blood flow through the brain, captured at high resolution with a 7 Tesla MRI scanner. Right: A map showing how densely cells are packed across the brain\'s outer layers, based on a detailed reference brain atlas. Comparing these two views allowed researchers to create CCSI, the study\'s new measure of how closely blood supply matches brain cells\' energy needs. (Photo courtesy of Stevens INI)$