Academic Articles & Research Papers

Impact of medical informatics on medical education.

In recent years, medical informatics has become a well-recognized branch of medicine. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines information technology and various specialties of medicine. The impact of medical informatics on medical e...

Is telemedicine a subset of medical informatics?

Informatics has a key characteristic of a new discipline in a technically transient environment--there is no universal definition of it. This is not surprising, given its complex and diverse nature. In a broad sense informatics is the inter...

[Medical informatics--today and tomorrow].

The status of medical informatics, a comparatively new biomedical discipline beginning to develop in the second half of the 20th century, is described at the transition into the 21st century. The appearance of new information and communicat...

In silico analysis of ciprofloxacin analogs as inhibitors of DNA gyrase of Staphylococcus aureus

In this in silico study, thirty-five ciprofloxacin analogs were docked to the active site of DNA gyrase, the prime target of ciprofloxacin type antibiotics. Prior to docking all the structures were optimized using MM2 force field parameters...

Brain perfusion imaging in neonates

Abnormal variations of the neonatal brain perfusion can result in long-term neurodevelopmental consequences and cerebral perfusion imaging can play an important role in diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making. To identify at-risk situati...

Modulation of frontal gamma oscillations improves working memory in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder that is associated with cognitive deficits. Impairments in cognition occur early in the course of illness and are associated with poor functional outcome, but have been difficult to treat with...

A novel and accelerated method for integrated alignment and variant calling from short and long reads

BackgroundIntegrating short- and long-read sequencing technologies has become a promising approach for achieving accurate and comprehensive genomic analysis. Although short-read sequencing (Illumina, etc.) offers high base accuracy and cost...

Tele-Critical Care at 25 Years Old

This editorial reviews and reflects how the approach to Tele-critical care has changed from its first inception, through the COVID pandemic and into todays telemedicine world....

A history of medical informatics

The Road to Professionalism in Medical Informatics: A Proposal for Debate

Abstract: Medical Informatics has not as yet reached professional status. However, as an expanding and increasingly important discipline in the delivery of healthcare, it is important that it strives towards professionalisation. In this art...

On the foundation and structure of medical informatics.

The authors from China and the United States take medical informatics from theory to practice by improving its research, application, and dissemination and by expanding its educational potential. We built a theoretical model and discussed i...

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

Medical Informatics and the Concept of Disease

Trends in Proportion of Delirium Among Older Emergency Department Patients in South Korea, 2017–2022

Introduction: Delirium is a critical neuropsychiatric condition that surged among older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, likely due to social isolation resulting from distancing measures. In this study we exam...

Estimation of the probability of daily fluctuations of incidence of COVID-19 according to official data

When studying the dynamics of morbidity and mortality, one should not limit ourselves to analyzing general trends. Interesting information can be obtained from the analysis of deviations in morbidity and mortality from the general dynamics....

Lessons From a Rapid Project Management Exercise in the Time of Pandemic: Methodology for a Global COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Database

BackgroundThe rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic globally collapsed health care organizations worldwide. Incomplete knowledge of best practices, progression of disease, and its impact could result in fallible care. Data on symptoms an...

“I think it's something that we should lean in to”: The use of OpenNotes in Canadian psychiatric care contexts by clinicians

Background OpenNotes is the concept of patients having access to their health records and clinical notes in a digital form. In psychiatric settings, clinicians often feel uncomfortable with this concept, and require support during implement...

Telerehabilitation Policy Report: Interprofessional Policy Principles and Priorities

The American Occupational Therapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Telemedicine Association are collaborating to advance telehealth and ensure sustaina...

A real-world clinical validation for AI-based MRI monitoring in multiple sclerosis

Abstract Modern management of MS targets No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA): no clinical relapses, no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disease activity and no disability worsening. While MRI is the principal tool available to neurologis...

Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are sev...