Medical diagnosis
Process to identify a disease or disorder
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| 2022 |
Martha Mitchell effect
Netflix released 'The Martha Mitchell Effect', a documentary exploring her experiences and role in the Watergate scandal.
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| 2021 |
Geneva score
The Revised Geneva Score was re-evaluated specifically for pregnant women, with modifications to items and threshold values to better account for the physiologic changes during pregnancy. This resulted in the Pregnancy Adapted Geneva (PAG) score, which showed an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.795 in discriminating pulmonary embolism risk in pregnant patients.
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| 2018 |
Catheter ablation
A study demonstrated the efficacy of cardiac ablation for Premature Ventricular Contraction treatment, showing a 94.1% success rate.
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| 2018 |
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
McDonald criteria for multiple sclerosis diagnosis were revised, establishing current diagnostic standards based on MRI detection of demyelinating lesions distributed in space and time.
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| 2017 |
Martha Mitchell effect
Additional evidence supporting Martha Mitchell's historical claims was published in a Newsweek article about a U.S. ambassador's appointment.
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| 2016 |
Catheter ablation
A systematic review compared catheter ablation to heart rhythm drugs for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, revealing participants receiving ablation were more likely to be free of atrial fibrillation after 12 months.
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