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Improving CNNs classification with pathologist-based expertise: the renal cell carcinoma case study

Abstract The prognosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) malignant neoplasms deeply relies on an accurate determination of the histological subtype, which currently involves the light microscopy visual analysis of histological slides, considering notably tumor architecture and cytology. RCC subtyping is therefore a time-consuming and tedious process, sometimes requiring expert review, with great impact on diagnosis, […]

Plant Fungus Infected a Human in First Reported Case of Its Kind

Silver leaf disease is a curse for a variety of botanicals, from pears to roses to rhododendron. Infecting their leaves and branches, the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum can be fatal for the plant if not quickly treated. Aside from the risk of losing the occasional rose bush, the fungal disease has never been considered a problem […]

Memorial blood drive brings donors to Floyd County during nationwide shortage

Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News First at Four PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – With a blood supply shortage impacting reserves across the nation, the American Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to roll up their sleeves and drive up to a donation station. Data from the Red Cross shows blood donors of all types are […]

American Red Cross encourages blood donations amid nationwide shortage

CHICAGO (WLS) — Major blood suppliers, including the American Red Cross, have been warning about the potential need to ration their blood supply. The Red Cross said they normally have 12,500 units of blood every day. Since August, that number has dwindled down 25%. “Pain has caused me multiple hospitalization and, you know, I kind […]

Toronto woman on French ‘culinary adventure’ was Patient Zero in deadly mass botulism infection

PARIS—A Toronto woman is fighting back from near death after more than a dozen people were infected with botulism, one fatally, from sardines at a French wine bar. Restaurant manager Jubilee Pridham, 33, is now paralyzed, blinded and breathing with the help of a mechanical ventilator after she and two other Canadians stopped in at […]

Restrictions lifted at Memorial Blood Centers starting Monday

Memorial Blood Centers will start welcoming LGBTQIA+ donors starting Monday. Blood donation centers must follow regulations published by the FDA. In August, the Food and Drug Administration announced that they had updated their guidelines for blood donations. Previously, donations were based on sexual identity. Gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate due to […]

Opinion | Medicare’s Organ Transplant Face Plant

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