Despite being responsible for causing 35% of deaths in women each year, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women remains understudied, under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and under-treated, with women under-represented in clinical trials. To tackle these inequities 17 experts from 11 countries, led by Commission chairs Roxana Mehran, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Angela H.E.M. Maas, and Monica Acevedo have … [Read more...]
Epidemiology, not geopolitics, should guide COVID-19 vaccine donations
With COVID-19 vaccine supplies shifting from scarcity to abundance in high-income settings, such as Canada, the EU, the USA, and the UK, the June 11–13, 2021, Group of Seven (G7) summit in Cornwall, UK, is the time when leaders from those countries should act on their promises to send surplus COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the many other countries where doses remain scarce. Vaccine donations are … [Read more...]
Guyana’s vaccination rate higher than Caribbean- Health Minister
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday said if Guyana had followed other Caribbean countries in depending on the COVAX facility to acquire vaccines, only about 10 percent of the adult population would have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Responding to opposition questions about approval for GYDS$1.3 billion already spent on purchasing 300,000 Sputnik V and Sinopharm … [Read more...]
Detecting cancer and heart disease in a single low-dose CT scan with AI
Clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital and engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a deep learning algorithm capable of screening for cardiovascular disease risk and cancer from the same scan. Applied to low-dose CT, the AI solution is designed to expedite the diagnosis process, accelerate treatment and improve patient outcomes, while eliminating the need for … [Read more...]
Guyana Government Considering COVID-19 Vaccine Passport
Guyana Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says the government is still considering introducing a COVID-19 travel certificate, as the country continues to work towards curbing transmission of the deadly virus. Guyana Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says the government is still considering introducing a COVID-19 travel certificate, as the country continues to work towards curbing … [Read more...]
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