Age 60 or older is an independent predictor of outcomes after thiotepa-based autologous transplant in primary CNS lymphoma: a CIBMTR analysis

Just 5%–10% of people who need cardiac MRI get the exam because of barriers like cost, time and access, says Dr. Tim Leiner, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who, along with Dr. Jacinta Browne, a Mayo Clinic radiology researcher, leads the Artificial Intelligence for Cardiovascular Imaging Research and Exploration Program. Imaging of the heart, especially with MRI, is an important part of diagnosing heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. “That means they are operating without the best possible information. At Mayo the problem is lessened because we have so many resources, but, in general, this is a huge problem,” Dr.…

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition. The Senate is scheduled to vote in the coming days on a Democrat-led plan to extend the temporary additional subsidies that have lowered out-of-pocket costs for Affordable Care Act health plans. But even with the vote approaching,…

At Mayo Clinic, biomedical engineer Benjamin Brinkmann, Ph.D., is developing tools and technologies that help reveal brain patterns — making epileptic seizures more predictable and, one day, preventable.  In a neurology lab at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Benjamin Brinkmann studies the brain’s electrical rhythms across days, weeks and months — searching for patterns that reveal when seizures are most likely to occur. Working with neuroscientists and clinicians, he combines data from brain waves, vital signs and imaging to develop tools that interpret those signals and help guide patient care.  Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures — sudden…