All articles by Schattopadhaya
Schattopadhaya
Fancy footwork: preventing diabetic amputations
Foot ulcers are a major problem for diabetic patients and amputation rates are rising across the UK as more people are diagnosed with diabetes. But a team headed by Dr Richard Paisey, diabetes footcare lead for the south-west region of England, was able to buck the trend. He says this success is the result of collaboration between clinical commissioning groups, the south-west strategic clinical network and 100 clinicians.
Take the pressure down: preventing pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers, or bed sores, can be a chronic source of pain and discomfort for patients, but a new dressing could help improve their condition. Dave Callaghan gets an expert view on the matter from Carol Johnson of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, and Elaine Thorpe, from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Step forward: EWMA’s advanced therapies in clinical wound management
Dr Alberto Piaggesi, director of the diabetic foot section at Pisa University Hospital, Italy, and scientific recorder at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA), presents a summary of a new document prepared by EWMA that outlines challenges and opportunities related to the introduction of new advanced therapies in clinical wound management. The EWMA document will be published as an online supplement to the Journal of Wound Care in May 2018.
Near perfect: better quality care for cancer patients
A new project between Novartis and London’s Royal Marsden Partners Cancer Vanguard is aiming to improve the quality of care for cancer patients by expanding the role of oncology pharmacists. With cancer care targets continuing to be missed, such collaborative efforts between pharma companies and the NHS could play a vital role in ensuring quicker access to treatments, writes Ross Davies.
Into the deep: proper utilisation of patient data
From automatically analysing medical scans to using digital records to predict illness, new technology is transforming how doctors care for their patients. But the rise of digital patient data comes with its own set of challenges, with clinicians and IT firms needing to work hard to keep data safe. Andrea Valentino catches up with Dr Dominic King, a clinical lead at DeepMind, about how his team gets round these problems, and how innovative use of patient data can improve life for doctors and patients alike.
On the buzzer: centralised patient monitoring
While patient monitoring has saved many lives, the majority of alarms in hospital rooms are clinically insignificant, causing nurses to develop ‘alarm fatigue’. The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, US, is addressing this head-on by monitoring patients off-site. Dr Daniel Cantillon tells Abi Millar how centralised monitoring can more effectively use hospital resources and improve patient care.
AI in medicine: the end of human error?
Artificial intelligence researchers at Houston Methodist hospital have developed computer software that can read mammogram results more quickly and accurately than a human. Reportedly, it is 30 times faster than doctors and has a 99% accuracy rate. Andrew Putwain speaks to co-senior investigator Dr Stephen Wong, chief of medical physics, about what the study means for patients.
Made to measure: MRI technique to assess lung cancer
A new MRI technique might provide a reliable way to assess how lung cancers are responding to treatment. Kerry Taylor-Smith speaks to study leader Professor Nandita deSouza, translational imaging professor at the Institute of Cancer Research, about the tumour-measuring technology.
Embracing neonatal MRI
A revolutionary neonatal MRI system is enabling hospitals to run more brain diagnostics on premature babies in intensive care units than ever. Elly Earls talks to Uri Rapoport, CEO of Aspect Imaging, about this game-changing new technology.
Close to the chest: CheXNet
In November 2017, researchers at Stanford University unveiled CheXNet, a deep-learning algorithm that they claimed could identify pneumonia cases from chest X-rays more efficiently than radiologists. Questions emerged, however, on the accuracy of these findings. Greg Noone speaks to Pranav Rajpurkar and Jeremy Irvin, co-creators of the algorithm, about these claims.