Artificial Intelligence Role in Population Health
Artificial Intelligence Role in Population Health The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze large patient data sets promises to change the face of population health management in a way that will be far reaching across the industry and a game changer to the way physicians monitor and care for their patients. Making Better […]
Durable, Simple, & Effective New Surgical Mask
The surgical masks people wear to stop the spread of diseases don’t work well — that isn’t what they’re designed for. Pathogens like influenza are transmitted in aerosol droplets when we cough or sneeze. Masks trap the droplets but the virus remains infectious. New Surgical Mask – Scientists took on the challenge of improving the […]
Physical Activity for Arthritis
Physical Activity for Arthritis Physical Activity. The Arthritis Pain Reliever. Physical Activity for Arthritis Long gone are the days when health care providers told people with arthritis to “rest their joints.” In fact, physical activity can reduce pain and improve function, mobility, mood, and quality of life for most adults with many types of arthritis […]
Arthritis Prevalence Among Pre-Diabetics
Arthritis Prevalence Among Pre-Diabetics Study: Nearly one-third of adults with pre-diabetes also have arthritis Arthritis Prevalence Among Pre-Diabetics – Between 2009 and 2014, nearly one-third of adults in the United States with pre-diabetes also had arthritis, according to an analysis presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. “This may impact physical activity recommended to prevent diabetes […]
Customizing Medical Treatments
Customizing Medical Treatments Chances are your doctor has stopped taking notes with pen and paper and moved to computer records. That is supposed to help coordinate your care. Increasingly, researchers are also exploring these computerized records for medical studies and gleaning facts that help individual patients get better care. Computerized medical records are hardly new. […]
Synthetic Spider Silk
Synthetic Spider Silk A study published in Nature Chemical Biology describes an efficient way to produce artificial spider silk or Synthetic Spider Silk, which scientists believe could be used for biomedical applications, such as repairing wounds and controlling bleeding. Formerly, the complexity and size of the proteins used by spiders to spin silk has presented […]
Medical Device Cybersecurity
Medical Device Cybersecurity FDA finalizes cybersecurity guidance for medical devices The agency outlines ways manufacturers can protect against cyber attacks, but doesn’t mention enforcement. By Jessica Davis Medical Device Cyber Security – On Dec. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance addressing the cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, outlining how manufacturers […]
Redefining Doctor Patient Relationship
Redefining Doctor Patient Relationship By Linda Girgis, MD The days of paternalistic (or maternalistic as the case may be) medicine no longer exist. Doctors acting as parent figures telling their patients what is best for them does not work in the 21st century. Evolution Into the Modern World Yet, many doctors and patients are forgetting […]
New ‘Spicy’ Pain Reliever
New ‘Spicy’ Pain Reliever New ‘Spicy’ Pain Reliever hasFDA Fast Track Designation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given “fast track” designation to an injectable pain reliever containing a synthetic form of capsaicin. Capsaicin is the active ingredient that makes chili peppers spicy. First Use of Capsaicin as Analgesic The move speeds the development of […]
Future of Prosthetic Limbs
Future of Prosthetic Limbs Like everyone in New England’s close-knit climbing community, Jim Ewing knew all about Hugh Herr, the young man who lost both legs below the knee to a 1982 Mount Washington ascent that killed one of his climbing partners. Herr not only returned to climbing, but he created bionic limbs that pushed the […]
Copper Fights Infections
Copper Fights Infections Best Practices: Using copper to fight infections Copper fights Infections in Grinell Iowa. Two years ago, Grinnell (Iowa) Regional Medical Center, a 49-bed rural hospital, began running an experiment. After the thorough scrubdown (terminal cleaning) a room receives after a patient is discharged —germ levels were still rebounding, even when the room was […]
How to Reduce the Risk of Subsequent Sepsis
Antibiotics Linked to Sepsis Risk Disturbing healthy bacteria during hospital admission associated with later sepsis
Value-Based Drug Pricing for Patients
Value-Based Drug Pricing AMA Embraces Value-Based Drug Pricing The American Medical Association Tuesday announced it supports initiatives “aimed at changing the fundamentals of prescription drug pricing without compromising patient outcomes and access.” Its new policy was adopted at the AMA’s interim meeting in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend. Incorporating Benefits and Cost The AMA says […]
Anesthesia Safe in Young
Anesthesia Safe in Young Anesthesia is safe in the young, study finds Anesthesia Safe in Young – A single exposure to general anesthesia poses no cognitive risk to healthy children under age three. A critical time in brain development. According to a multicenter study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian/Morgan […]
The Unsung Success of a Diabetes Prevention Program
Diabetes Program Success The Unsung Success of a Diabetes Prevention Program More than 86 million people have prediabetes, and the numbers continue to grow. While articles appear every day touting new breakthroughs in treatment, many of these never pan out. In contrast, a new program put forth by Medicare has shown fantastic preventive results, with little […]