Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the CDC showing that there are five times as many cases this year than at this point last year. The data, updated Thursday, shows the case count at 18,506 as of the week ending October 12. At the same time last year, 3,382 cases had been reported.
The dynamic nature of AI technology presents some unique regulatory challenges, especially in the areas of effectiveness, safety, postmarket performance, and accountability.
People with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus, according to a large study that comes as the U.S. government moves to expand the practice. That could shorten the wait for organs for all, regardless of HIV status. The new study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at 198 kidney transplants performed across the U.S. Researchers found similar results whether the donated organ came from a person with or without the AIDS virus. Last month, HHS proposed a rule change that would allow these types of kidney and liver transplants outside of research studies. A final rule would apply to both living and deceased donors. If approved, it could take effect in the coming year.
Natasha Miller says she was getting ready to do her job preserving donated organs for transplantation when the nurses wheeled the donor into the operating room. She quickly realized something wasn't right. Though the donor had been declared dead, he seemed to her very much alive.
Pathologists, or medical professionals who examine tissues and body fluids to diagnose diseases, often grapple with identifying rare abnormal cells among a sea of healthy ones. AI tools, especially in the realm of digital pathology, can offer speed and precision in this process.