How Prior Authorization Fatigue Syndrome impedes asthma care
I’m writing this case report to raise awareness about a condition plaguing the health care system. The condition is Prior Authorization Fatigue Syndrome (PAFS). This condition is the direct result of the circuitous process of prior authorization (PA). I am the physician owner of a medium-sized allergy practice in Southern Colorado. In our clinic, weRead more …How Prior Authorization Fatigue Syndrome impedes asthma care originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 24, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/daniel-f-soteres" rel="tag" > Daniel F. Soteres, MD, MPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Pulmonology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 22nd 2021
This study nicely illustrates the importance of the cellular metabolic state of myeloid cells: it highlights that not only the availability of glucose, but also its channeling into different pathways (glycolysis versus glycogen synthesis) contributes to maintaining proper myeloid function.
On the Ability of Redundant Blood Vessels to Lower Cardiovascular Mortality
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/11/on-the-ability-of-redundant-blood-vessels-to-lower-cardiovascular-mortality/
A few strategies offer the possibility of growing additional redundant blood vessels, though this is far from rigorously p...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 21, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Results From a Small, Informal Trial of Telomerase and Klotho Gene Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
Bioviva was at one point developing telomerase gene therapies, work that has transitioned into the medical tourism industry via Integrated Health Systems rather than proceeding towards regulatory approval. The institutional communities of science and funding strongly disapproved of the self-experiment undertaken by the Bioviva founder, and the way that self-experiment was popularized in order to build the company. I think this a pity, given the long history of self-experimentation by noted figures in the scientific community. Nonetheless, we live in an era that frowns upon self-experimentation as a part of the path to prog...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 17, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Red blood cells are immune sentinels
Did you know that the innate immune DNA sensor TLR9 is on the membrane of red blood cells? I didn’t know that. To learn about why it’s there, listen to Immune episode #50. In that episode we review evidence that toll-like receptor 9 on the surface of red blood cells binds DNA, leading to uptake […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 12, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Immune Information anemia DNA immunology inflammation innate immune sensor red blood cell sepsis TLR9 Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 8th 2021
In conclusion, in less common and visible cardiovascular diseases, it is crucial to recognize substantial progress and achievement, given that penetration of such information into clinical practice and the patient community can be inconsistent. Diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, once linked to a uniformly adverse prognosis, are now associated with the opportunity for patients to experience satisfactory quality of life and extended longevity.
VitaDAO, a Novel Approach to Crowdfunding Life Science Research
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Source: Fight Aging! - November 7, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
How to Plan and Carry Out a Simple Self-Experiment, a Single Person Trial of Khavinson Peptides for Thymic Regrowth
The objective here is to produce doses of the peptides dissolved in 0.5 ml of phosphate buffered saline in sealed vials, ready to be used with the injection system, with as little contamination as possible from the environment, and stored a freezer until it is ready to use. Depending on the size of the vial, it might be able to contain doses for multiple injections, but it is better to stick to one dose per vial. Peptides are sensitive to free-thaw cycles, so you want as few of those as possible.
When ordering epitalon, thymogen, and vilon, they will arrive as lyophilized (freeze-dried) crystals or powder. Thymogen ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 1, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Self-Experimentation Source Type: blogs
Food Intolerances: A Warning of Bad Things Ahead
I’ve recently discussed how the majority of food intolerances, whether to FODMAPs, histamine, nightshades, fructose, etc., are really manifestations of dysbiosis and SIBO. Here is another way to view these phenomena: Food intolerances are your body’s signal to you that serious deterioration in your health is coming.
In other words, if all you do is choose to reduce or eliminate the offending food, you are still left with the massive disruption of your intestinal microbiome that caused the food intolerance in the first place, along with increased intestinal permeability and endotoxemia. So say you eliminate ferm...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open microbiota prebiotic probiotic sibo small intestinal bacterial super gut undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
The lab leak hypothesis: Stick a fork in it
I have never really understood why this is so important to the wingnuts. Oh well, I suppose I do. It was a way to gin up a narrative to smear Anthony Fauci. That is the claim that Covid-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan which had indirect funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which Fauci heads. The non-insane version of this was that it was an accidental release, which would be worth knowing. The insane version was that Fauci was the mastermind of a plot to foist the virus on the world in order to bring about a One World Socialist Dictatorship. On the other hand, the pandemic is a hoax...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 21, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
When celebrities attack children with food allergies [PODCAST]
“A child is born with a food allergy. They do not choose to have their immune system compromised. Parents do not get the choice to opt-in or out of having their child ’s body recognize ordinary food as a threat. Food allergies are a unique disease in that we need the help of those around usRead more …When celebrities attack children with food allergies [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 16, 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 Allergies & Immunology Source Type: blogs
The Law of Unintended Consequences
I’m bringing back a Wheat Belly Blog classic from several years ago, updated to today’s sensibilities and context. The creation of high-yield semi-dwarf wheat, intended to feed the world’s hungry, is a perfect illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences on a massive worldwide scale.
It’s 1961. Jack Kennedy has been inaugurated as President, the Cuban missile crisis dominates headlines, and Hostess cupcakes and Twinkies are the rage in school kid’s lunch boxes.
I was 4 years old, playing with toys on the floor while my mother ironed shirts, Divorce Court droning on the televis...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 12, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open wheat wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Big Pharma, Big Money: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis in digital health
In a recent series of articles, we explored the latest moves of Tech Giants like Amazon, NVIDIA and Microsoft in the field of digital health. Analysing these recent developments can give us a better idea regarding where they are focusing the efforts, and how it might shape the future path of healthcare.
But equally, if not more, strong players in this field are pharmaceutical giants, as their resources and influence can significantly shape or alter the course of this path. As such, we are kickstarting a new series of articles focusing on the digital health efforts of 14 global pharma companies. While those heavywe...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma digital health novartis pfizer J&J big pharma Johnson&Johnson Bayer Source Type: blogs
We Shouldn ’t Tolerate Sloppy Allergy Lists
By HANS DUVEFELT
The medication and allergy lists seem like they would be the most important parts of a health record to keep current and accurate. But we all see errors too often.
I think it shouldn’t be possible to enter an allergy without describing the reaction. Because without that information the list becomes completely useless.
The other day I saw a patient who needed an urgent CT angiogram. The allergy list said “All Contrast Materials”, which isn’t even “structured data entry”, and thus not recognized by the computer if my EMR (Me again, Greenway!) would have been clever enough to check for al...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 4th 2021
In conclusion, premature thymic involution and chronic inflammation greatly contribute to increased morbidity and mortality in CKD patients. Mechanisms are likely to be multiple and interlinked. Even when the quest to fountain of youth is a pipe dream, there are many scientific opportunities to prevent or to, at least in part, reverse CKD-related immune senescence. Further studies should precisely define most important pathways driving premature immune ageing in CKD patients and best therapeutic options to control them.
Extending Life Without Extending Health: Vast Effort Directed to the Wrong Goals
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Source: Fight Aging! - October 3, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
This is your brain on religion
A Providence TV news reporter tells us the sad story of health care workerswho are losing their jobs because they refuse the Covid-19 vaccine. I ' ll quote two of them." It goes against all of my religious beliefs to the core of my existence. " " I have not infected one patient that I know of. Who knows what [the vaccine] is going to do [to our bodies] years from now. I have my own God-given antibodies against this virus. " (She says she has been infected and recovered.)The first speaker is a phlebotomist. The second speaker is a registered nurse who works in a hospital. There is no major religious denomination -- Chr...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 1, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
A Useful Summary Of The Privacy Commissioner ’s Views On The Requirements For Accessing #myHealthRecord Information.
I noticed this recently: My Health Record A My Health Record is an electronic summary of a patient ’s health information. A registered healthcare provider organisation may view or add health information (such as diagnoses, treatments, medications and allergies) to a patient ’s My Health Record as long as they follow their access controls. Using the My Health Record system 8 September 2021 A healthcare provider organisation must register to use the My Health Record system, which contains a summary of a patient's health information. Read more: Using the My Health Record system Handling infor...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 30, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
