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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Crash on westbound I-30 at Montgomery leaves all lanes blocked Monday evening
All westbound lanes of Interstate 30 at Montgomery Street in Fort Worth are closed Monday evening after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Fort Worth police said the number of people involved and extent of any injuries are unknown as of 7:15 p.m. MedStar reported one person had non-life threatening injuries. The crash possibly involved two or three vehicles and one vehicle reported rolled over, police said. Officers are still working at the scene. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → Is Texas banning all THC products? → 900 tips led to arrests in fatal Grapevine Lake crash → 3-alarm fire damages Fort Worth mansion [Get our breaking news alerts.]
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
Man trying to rescue his dog killed after he was struck by a train in Fort Worth, police say
A man trying to retrieve his dog was killed after he was struck by a train in Fort Worth Tuesday night, police said. Just before 6:30 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Kelton Street and Avington Way, where a "train vs pedestrian" accident had been reported. When officers arrived, they found a man had been accidentally hit by a train while trying to rescue his dog. MedStar said the man was pronounced dead on the scene. Fort Worth PD said the dog was also killed in the accident. Police have not yet identified the man.
Medscape
12-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
The Promise of AI and Cardiovascular Diseases for PCPs
Physician outlooks on artificial intelligence (AI) vary, but most will tell you they're open to using it. AI as a tool to improve the administrative side of medicine is widely embraced, as is AI in medical imaging. But what is its role in helping detect cardiovascular diseases in the primary care setting? As with all areas of AI in medicine, that's an evolving picture. In an official statement, the American Heart Association (AHA) said it supports the creation of tools and services that would 'further the science and practice of precision medicine by enabling more precise approaches to cardiovascular and stroke research, prevention and care of individuals and populations.' Nevertheless, the AHA continued, 'several challenges exist, and few artificial intelligence tools have been shown to improve cardiovascular and stroke care sufficiently to be widely adopted.' Still, AI isn't going anywhere, and the push for its use in cardiovascular disease prediction and treatment will only increase. 'AI is everywhere in the healthcare system,' said Hector Garcia-Garcia, MD, an interventional cardiologist with MedStar, based in Washington, D.C. 'AI tools are involved with labs, imaging, values, and more, and it's well integrated into electronic medical records today.' Hector Garcia-Garcia, MD The role of primary care physicians (PCPs) continues to be critical in heart disease detection. As frontline healthcare workers, PCPs are generally the first to note something amiss when it comes to patient cardiovascular health. 'PCPs are crucial to identifying cardiovascular health risks,' said Anthony Mercando, MD, a cardiologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in New York City. 'They take family histories, do physical exams, and get blood panel results, all of which may show cause for investigating heart health.' While all these traditional tools have long led PCPs to refer patients to their cardiologist peers, today AI is increasingly involved in screening. And that may be a boon, as a high percentage of heart diseases go undiagnosed. The AI-Enhanced Tools If there's a traditional workhorse in the world of heart disease, it's the stethoscope. And now, AI has joined the show, promising to enhance the tool's ability to pick up subtle changes. Preliminary studies have demonstrated that AI-enhanced stethoscopes may lead to higher discovery and earlier diagnosis of cardiac murmurs associated with valvular heart disease, which affects 1 in 10 adults older than 65 years. The new stethoscopes work by making a 30- to 60-second recording of the patient's heart and lung sounds. Doctors also hear the sounds with greater clarity, thanks to amplification and noise cancellation. From here, AI steps in, instantly analyzing the sounds and ECG data to deliver a full picture of cardiac health — sometimes in as quickly as 15 seconds. The stethoscope represents a big step forward in early diagnosis, according to a Lancet-published study. Mercando is a fan of the new tool. 'We're doing a pilot here to screen patients who are not yet symptomatic or have abnormal test results,' he said. 'It's an exciting tool to pick up disease earlier in the process, and it's a tool that any healthcare practitioner can use.' The stethoscope is one example of how AI can enhance diagnosis of heart diseases, and represents a low-cost, frontline tool that PCPs can add to their practices. Other tools are less obvious, at least to the patient. One of these is imaging, a key player in heart disease diagnosis. CT scans of the heart have long been stalwarts in recognizing heart disease. For a relatively low cost, a scan can reveal three-dimensional images of a heart and its surrounding structures. Cardiac CT may involve contrast dye to reveal the moving heart and blood vessels. In the AI-enhanced version, CT can produce faster analysis of the images it takes. 'The AI is digging into hundreds of data points and is key in making the results faster,' said Garcia-Garcia. 'The results are always supervised by a cardiologist, but the AI is giving us the ability to identify red flags faster and earlier.' Anthony Mercando, MD Still, as with other uses of AI in medicine, it's important to recognize the clinical correctness of the results may not be perfect— thus the continued need for human intervention. According to the AHA's statement on CT imaging using AI, the applications are now 'capable of automating the computing of coronary artery calcium score' from low-dose CT or even from nuclear imaging studies. 'There's no AI tool in the United States that isn't supervised by the doctor, so the final word lies with the doctor,' said Garcia-Garcia. 'Therefore, there is no real downside.' At Mercando's community hospital, the newly created position of AI coordinator is looking into relevant applications for AI. One of those is a solution that looks at every chest CT and creates a calcium score. 'When you have a tool that can predict risk and allow specialists to treat patients earlier, you are saving lives,' said Mercando. Going Forward As a PCP, you may or may not be tuned into how AI is helping your cardiac/potential cardiac patients. But as the technology becomes more widespread and the public becomes more aware, patients may bring it into conversation. 'A classic example is how AI is now reading mammograms, identifying differences from 1 year to the next,' said Mercando. 'Patients are aware of this and now asking for it. The same may carry over to heart disease — patients are supportive of the technology.' AI in cardiac care isn't limited to stethoscopes and CT — its tentacles are beginning to reach into structural interventions like measuring stenosis, and by automatically detecting intracranial hemorrhage in stroke diagnosis. In its statement, the AHA warns against AI limitations specific to imaging. The group points to sourcing, curating, and sharing appropriate data as one sticking point, along with questions surrounding the appropriate reporting of results using accepted statistical measures. The AHA suggests that deep learning algorithms may be enhanced by using a new medical imaging data readiness scale for improved outcomes. As with all medical uses of AI, the AHA also cautions against bias leading to health inequities. The organization encourages the development of AI learning models that involve underrepresented races in cardiac care. The tool is far from perfected yet, but its potential will continue to intrigue doctors of all stripes, including cardiologists. Moving forward, the fact that AI will play an increasingly larger role in cardiovascular screening isn't up for debate. What is debatable is the point when will the tool be useful to improving patient outcomes at scale. In the AHA's opinion, the answer lies in the need to mitigate bias and ensure education and access to AI technologies. Only then, said the organization, can AI realize its full potential. From his perspective, Garcia-Garcia views AI's role in cardiovascular care as a game changer. 'AI can change how a patient is treated,' he said. 'Early detection gets patients to specialists sooner, and that saves lives.'
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'That Was Textbook Hurricanes Hockey': Rod Brind'Amour, Andrei Svechnikov, Eric Robinson, Jack Roslovic, Frederik Andersen On Game 3 Win
Capitals Notebook: One Last Practice Before Round 2, How Team Is Prepping For Hurricanes, Ovechkin's Thoughts ARLINGTON, V.A. — After a day off to get some more rest, the Washington Capitals were back at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for one last full practice before the team takes on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect arrested in connection with south Fort Worth triple fatality crash
A 41-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the April 5 south Fort Worth car crash that killed three people and injured five. Brian Hoy was booked into the Fort Worth City Jail on Friday, April 11, according to police records. Officers were called to 700 W. Risinger Road about 4 a.m. in response to a multi-vehicle crash, according to a police spokesperson. Three people, including 19-year-old Fort Worth women Taunya Freeman and Kianna White, died at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner hasn't publicly identified the third victim. Kianna's sister, 18-year-old Kiarra White, was in the same vehicle as her sister and Freeman. She was hospitalized in the ICU, according to a GoFundMe. Four other people received minor injuries in the crash, according to MedStar. Two were taken to hospitals and two were treated and released at the scene. Police said they were actively investigating the cause of the fatal pileup crash, which occurred near railroad tracks but didn't involve a train. Family members told Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV that Freeman dreamed of a career as an ultrasound tech. She was working toward getting her own place to live, and she had a lot of goals for her life. 'She was a well-mannered child,' the teen's grandmother Taunya Sims told WFAA. 'She was sweet as she could be, soft-spoken. She loved her brothers and sisters, loved her mom, her dad. She was a good person.' Freeman's mother has started a GoFundMe to help cover her daughter's funeral expenses. 'My heart is shattered,' she said in the fundraiser. Kianna White was the mother of two toddlers. Her family described her in their GoFundMe as 'a bright spark in this world.' 'Kianna was known for her beautiful personality, always welcoming wherever she went, always with a big smile,' the fundraiser states. 'She was the kind of person who would give anybody her last. She was a loving daughter, sister, niece, cousin, but most importantly, a mother.' Hoy was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a $60,000 bond as of Saturday, April 12. He faces a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and two counts of manslaughter. It's not clear if Hoy has obtained an attorney. According to court records, Hoy received nine months of probation with deferred adjudication in a previous reckless driving case after he was arrested by Hurst police in 2019. That case, which involved a misdemeanor charge, was dismissed in 2022 after he completed the terms of his probation, records show. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → Two crash victims identified as 19-year-old Fort Worth women → Athletes will risk it all for glory at the American Rodeo → Robber steals $7K wedding ring from woman on morning walk [Get our breaking news alerts.]
