SNMMI launches Mars Shot Fund for nuclear medicine research

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced the creation of the Mars Shot Fund, an initiative to raise $100 million to help pay for research into nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and therapy. To date the fund has received $600,000 in grants and pledges, and work is underway to increase US federal spending […]

New biomarker predicts severity of cardiac remodelling after heart attack

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging held this year’s Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada from June 11-14. International Hospital looks at some of the research presented at the event.

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations almost doubles from 2020 to 2021

Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal that ransomware attacks on health organizations almost doubled from 34% in 2020 to 66% in 2021.

The electronic health record is not yet in force across the European Union

The electronic health record (EHR) is a system that collects, systematizes and stores patients’ data in a digital format. If this information is to be used to improve clinical care and epidemiological surveillance, these data must be interoperable between different government bodies and countries of the European Union.

Creating a ‘clinical satnav’ for doctors ‘must become a mainstream part of the NHS’ says IT body

Providing better computerised advice for routine medical decisions will save lives and help to solve problems like over-prescription of antibiotics, according to a new report by the professional body for IT in the United Kingdom, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Micro-device could pick up early signs of heart attack or stroke

Heart attacks and strokes are the world’s leading cause of death

Study shows oestrogen’s role in protecting from cardiomyopathy

Oestrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008758

Hormonal changes during menopause are directly related to decline in cardiovascular health

Levels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is due to shifts in sex hormones. That’s the finding of research published in May in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC. [1]

ESC publishes advice to prevent interference in patients’ cardiac devices

Recommendations on the prevention and management of interference caused by medical procedures in patients with implanted electronic cardiac devices has been published in EP Europace, [1] a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC.

ESC publishes recommendations on genetic testing for inherited cardiac diseases

When should patients and family members undergo genetic assessment for a heart condition? An international consensus document published in EP Europace, [1] a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC, sets out the recommendations.