Working Around MS and Incontinence Takes Significant Planning
People living with disabling diseases have as much desire as anyone else to experience traveling to national parks and other getaways. For this couple, it's challenging to pull this off both because of accessibility issues due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the inconveniences of not being able to change incontinence protection in comfortable surroundings. With good planning, though, it can happen and they mean to be sure it does for them.
Read more on Egosancares blog about how a determined husband is working to make this trip memorable for his wife:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “I ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - August 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Getting Rid of the Urine Smell When Incontinence Accidents Happen Takes Consistency
Incontinence accidents happen. Sometimes the pullup or brief doesn't get changed quite as often as it should. Sometimes, the fit is wrong or it's not put on quite right. Other times, the product simply fails the challenge. Whatever the reason, the result is the same. Caregivers or the person with dementia - or both - are left scrambling to clean up and get rid of the smell of urine before it permeates the home.
For tips on how to do this, read more on the Egosancares blog:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on purpose...I don't ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - July 28, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
How I resurrected my ancient PhD thesis using R/bookdown (and some other tools)
An ancient thesisI’ve long admired the look of publications generated using the R bookdown package, and thought it would be fun and educational to publish one myself. The problem is that I am not writing a book and have no plans to do so any time soon.
Then I remembered that I’ve already written a book. There it is on the right. It’s called “Cloning, sequence analysis and studies on the expression of the nirS gene, encoding cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase, from Thiosphaera pantotropha“. Catchy title, hey. It’s from my former life, as a biochemistry graduate turned reluctant molecular mi...
Source: What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate - July 22, 2021 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: nsaunders Tags: personal statistics bookdown oxford phd rstats thesis thesisdown Source Type: blogs
On the bias of science: Methods
This part is really complicated, and I don ' t think I can do it minimal justice in one post. Let me first say that there is no such thing as " the scientific method. " That we continually encounter that phrase, perpetrated by people with an air of authority, is quite depressing. Again, there is no such thing. The phrase is meaningless.Scientists use a vast array of different methods. For convenience, we can sort them into buckets, but there is diversity inside the buckets and a given study may mix and match as well. One broad division is between observational and experimental studies, but the line of demarcation isn ' t s...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 20, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Aortic Occlusion to Enhance Blood Flow to Brain and Heart: Interview with Habib Frost, CEO of Neurescue
Neurescue, a medtech company based in Denmark, created the NEURESCUE system, a balloon catheter designed to occlude the aorta, resulting in a significant increase in blood flow to the heart and brain. The mechanism is intended to provide emergency treatment for patients suffering a hemorrhage or cardiac arrest.
Both hemorrhage and cardiac arrest represent unmet needs, resulting in a significant number of deaths each year. At present only one in ten people survive a cardiac arrest, illustrating the stark outcomes of this patient population.
Aortic occlusion can help to control blood loss and, by increasing blood flow ...
Source: Medgadget - July 8, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Emergency Medicine Exclusive Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Is Choice Key to Peace in Education? Objections Answered!
ConclusionIt is terrific to see people starting to grapple with the possibility that public schooling is a social divider, and school choice a bringer of peace. But the work of explaining why choice is essential is only just beginning. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
Respect for Science
I vaguely remember discussing some of this before, but anyway . . . Throughout most of the 19th Century, despite the dramatic advances of science in many areas, nobody gained any useful understanding of human health and disease, and effective therapies were largely lacking. In fact, physicians -- medical school graduates -- advocated bloodletting and violent purging with mercury based emetics and laxatives. For obvious reasons, most people preferred other healing methods, which didn ' t work either but at least didn ' t kill you. Hospitals were just places where poor people went to die. So what happened to ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 5, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Malpractice claims from the COVID-19 pandemic [PODCAST]
“We won ’t know until 2022 or later whether there will be an increase in claims related to the pandemic. When a medical error occurs, it’s not like an automobile accident. Everybody nearby knows when there’s been an automobile accident because they hear screeching tires, a loud crash, and then sirens. But when a medical errorRead more …Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Cat-astrophizing: Why Expecting the Worst is Bad For Your Mental Health
How is it that cats somehow know when you are running late? Somehow, they manage to care about you, even less than normal. Has your cat ever played that adorable game of hide and seek with you? Tell me if this sounds familiar. I spill my coffee. This forces me to change clothes. Of course, now I have to get different shoes. While changing, I messed up my ‘do’ so now I have to fix that. In the process of redoing my hair, I realize that I forgot to brush my teeth. I was distracted earlier when I went to pick up my toothbrush. Not this time. I finish up with my pearly whites just in time to remember that the rea...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: K3MOON Tags: featured psychology self-improvement anxiety catastrophizing expecting the worst mental health self improvement Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 14th 2021
In conclusion, a number of high-income countries, changes in health expectancies over time have not kept pace with the growth in life expectancy. That is, people are living longer but disability and poor health are occupying an increasing proportion of later life. Our findings suggest that countries still need to make significant progress to achieve the WHO's Decade of Healthy Ageing goal of healthier, longer lives for all.
Progress on Understanding Why Human Growth Hormone Receptor Variants are Associated with Greater Longevity
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/06/progress-on-understanding-why-human-gr...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 13, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Trends in Human Healthspan versus Lifespan
In conclusion, a number of high-income countries, changes in health expectancies over time have not kept pace with the growth in life expectancy. That is, people are living longer but disability and poor health are occupying an increasing proportion of later life. Our findings suggest that countries still need to make significant progress to achieve the WHO's Decade of Healthy Ageing goal of healthier, longer lives for all. (Source: Fight Aging!)
Source: Fight Aging! - June 10, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Battery-Free Smart Fabrics to Monitor Health
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique to create smart garments that can harvest electrical power from nearby Wi-Fi networks and radio waves in a process known as magnetic resonance coupling. This power can then be used to energize on-board electrical systems, including body monitors. The fabrics are water repellent, breathable, and fully machine washable, making them practical for use in everyday life.
The myriad of already existing wearable devices are making it easier to monitor health on the move, and can typically communicate wirelessly with smartphones. However, they usually require a battery ...
Source: Medgadget - June 10, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Geriatrics Materials Source Type: blogs
U.S. Science Embrace of Wuhan “Gain-Of-Function” Viral Research Proved A Slippery Slope
By MIKE MAGEE
The truth hurts.
Eighteen months into a disaster that has claimed 3.5 million lives around the globe, the truth is seeping out. Human error likely caused the Covid pandemic, and America’s Medical-Industrial Complex was right in the middle of it.
Signs of a “great awakening” have emerged from various corners in the month of May.
On May 14, UNC’s top virologist, Ralph Baric, who worked closely with Wuhan chief virologist and batwoman extraordinare, Shi Zhengli, signed on with 17 other scientists to a Science editorial that demanded a reexamination of Covid’s causality writing “theorie...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Mike Magee Wuhan Source Type: blogs
Caregiving Criticism from Those Who Don ’t Understand Hurtful not Helpful
Caregivers work hard to do the best that they can under daunting conditions. This goes double for dementia caregivers. We do the best each day with the information that we have. We learn and if needed, correct how we do things. But information, well-meaning or not, from people who have never been in our shoes is rarely helpful and generally hurtful.
Continue reading on Egosancares blog for more on how caregivers can weather criticism from outsiders who don't get it:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on purpose...I don't want it...
Source: Minding Our Elders - June 4, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Geting Rid of the Urine Smell Afer an Incontinence Accident
Let's face it, incontinence is inconvenient at best and challenging to manage at worst. When you are caring for someone living with dementia, accidents that can drench a bed or even furniture do happen. Then - well, how do you get rid of the smell of urine?
You'll find some tips on the Egosancares blog - many of which came from caregivers like you:
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “I hold onto your book as a life preserver and am reading it slowly on purpose...I don't want it to end.” ...Craig William Dayton, Film Composer
Egosan wants to help you live your life fully: Tr...
Source: Minding Our Elders - May 28, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
