Masked Hypertension: Your Silent Health Threat
Conclusion
Masked hypertension is a silent threat that occurs when normal blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office conceal high readings at home or elsewhere.
Although the precise cause remains uncertain, factors like smoking, excessive alcohol, and work-related stress appear to play a role.
Despite the symptomless nature of this condition, regular monitoring of blood pressure can help detect and manage it effectively, preventing serious complications.
Regular lifestyle modifications and prescribed medications can help keep this masked menace at bay.
References
Cuspidi, C., et al. (2023). Masked hy...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 30, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Self-Reported Data From Several Hundred Rapamycin Self-Experimenters
This study has several limitations that make the data less reliable than what would be obtained from a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. The self-reported nature of the data and the possibility of unintended bias in the participant pool reduce confidence that these results would be recapitulated in a larger, more heterogenous population. In particular, we cannot rule out the possibility that the population of rapamycin users is self-selected against people who started taking rapamycin and stopped because of negative experiences; however, we attempted to recruit as broadly as possible to include such individuals both...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
The power of being present
I’ve been listening to Prof Kevin Vowles recently, as he presents his approach to pain using ACT. He made an important point about mindfulness that resonated with me: it’s that when learning to be fully present, it’s not how long we stray from our point of focus, nor even how many times we come back, the learning is that we can come back. Again and again and again.
There are arguments about what mindfulness is, and I’m certain these will continue, but for the purposes of this post and for people just learning mindfulness, I’m defining it as the deliberate practice of attending to a focus (t...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - May 28, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Coping strategies Professional topics Research hypnosis mindfulness Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Laguna Health Closes $15M Series A to Usher in the Next Generation of Care Management
AI-powered contextual care innovator gives care managers intimate insights into individuals life circumstances, helping identify risk barriers, personalize care plans and improve care manager productivity
Laguna-supported patients in hospital transitions and complex care settings see superior care plan adherence and outcomes, offering a beacon of light for payers and employers grappling with high-cost members
Initial close of Series A fundraise heralds next generation of contextual care management, which goes beyond SDOH to consider behavioral, emotional, cultural, financial, and spiritual patient life context
Laguna ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Care Management HC9 HC9 Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Laguna Laguna Health NLP Personalized Care Plans Richard Lungen Robby Peters ROI SDOH SemperVir Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Research
More than four in five (82%) of wearable device owners are willing to share health data with their physicians, according to a poll conducted by the Connected Health Initiative. Additionally, 87% of users said t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AccYouRate BeeKeeperAI Bill Lewkowski Cerner Cognizant Connected Health Initiative Cylera Deloitte Dispatch Health eClinicalWorks eHealth Exchange eHealth Initiative Epic EscrowAI HCTec Hea Source Type: blogs
Restoring our connection to the cosmos: a vital step for healing our minds, bodies, spirits, and planet
How do we balance the desire to stay connected with the cosmos with the demands of modern life? Our internal life is often mirrored by our external world. It is no surprise that the health of our bodies and our planet is under fire. Mental health illnesses, including active addiction, depression, and anxiety, are increasing
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Restoring our connection to the cosmos: a vital step for healing our minds, bodies, spirits, and planet originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vanessa Velez, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
A Therapist ’s Reflection In the Face of a Patient’s Death
I sat in the funeral home and just stood back and observed. There was a montage of pictures. I had an opportunity to see him in his youth, when he got married, and when he was a single parent with two very young children. In these photos I got the chance to meet all the people he’s spoken about for over 15 years with me. There were actual faces to the people I have grown to know so intimately.
The thing that amazed me the most was that there were so many people present that it was standing room only. I wasn’t just imagining it, there were a plethora of people who seemed to really know and care about him. It was obvi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michelle Maidenberg Tags: creativity depression featured psychology self-improvement death grief therapist therapy Source Type: blogs
Advances in Early Diagnosis
This article shows how some surprising technologies are improving the early detection of several conditions. Nutromics continuously monitors the delivery of an antibiotic used to treat sepsis. Eye-tracking from Tobii is used by several of its clients to detect certain kinds of autism as early as twelve months of age. And Cordio Medical is detecting oncoming congestive heart failure (CHF) three weeks in advance of an incident.
Minimally Invasive Monitoring Provides Real-Time Measurements
Although doctors learn what people have in their bodies most often through blood tests, technologies developed over the past few decades c...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring ADOS Agim Beshiri AI Diagnosis Autism CHF Cordio Medical Eye Tracking Eye Tracking Sensors Healthcare Sensors HearO Karen Pierce Source Type: blogs
Pulmonary hypertension and it ’ s mysterious affair with exercise !
PH has always been an exciting academic topic in cardio-pulmonary medicine, for both clinicians and researchers. It is also one of the extensively studied hemodynamic parameter. The pressure in pulmonary circulation is intimately tied to the function of two critical organs. lungs and heart and various systemic factors.The fact that pulmonary circulation is essentially expansive & engulfed by the dynamics of lungs, makes PA pressure a continually variable parameter. Further,the chest wall compliance, airway resistance ,influence of pleural pressure fluctuations, make it difficult to estimate the normative pulmonary arte...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - May 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized esc 2022 guidelines ph excercise induced ph pre post capillary pulmonary ht pulmonary hypertension Source Type: blogs
Pulmonary hypertension and it ’ s mystery affair with exercise !
PH has always been an exciting academic topic in cardio-pulmonary medicine, for both clinicians and researchers. It is also one of the extensively studied hemodynamic parameter. The pressure in pulmonary circulation is intimately tied to the function of two critical organs. lungs , heart and various systemic factors. The fact that pulmonary circulation is essentially expansive & engulfed by the dynamics of lungs, makes PA pressure a continually variable parameter. Further ,the chest wall compliance, airway resistance , influence of pleural pressure fluctuations, make it difficult to estimate the normative pulmonary art...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - May 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized esc 2022 guidelines ph excercise induced ph pre post capillary pulmonary ht pulmonary hypertension Source Type: blogs
Smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy found to significantly decrease insomnia, substantially outperforming sleep education
This study was a single-blinded RCT conducted from March 2021 to January 2022, with screening and randomization conducted at Peking University First Hospital in China. Following eligibility assessment, eligible participants were enrolled and allocated 1:1 to DCBT‑I or sleep education groups, and data were evaluated from January to February 2022. A total of 82 participants were included in the study, with 41 randomized to sleep education and 41 randomized to DCBT‑I.
The DCBT‑I group significantly outperformed the control group in improved insomnia severity and subjective sleep quality, demonstrating the interventionâ€...
Source: SharpBrains - May 17, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Chinese cognitive-behavioral-therapy DCBT-I digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia insomnia severity randomized clinical trial sleep education Source Type: blogs
Digital Detox: What is it, and why do you need it?
Our attitudes towards the digital world are very contradictory. Many researches show that most of us consider the Internet the best source of information and knowledge. Moreover, online presence increases the chances of finding a job and facilitates most everyday activities. Almost 80% of teenagers develop their interests and passions in the digital world. 60.2% feel calm and happy when using the web. However, this is only one face of the digital world.
On the other hand, 2 out of 3 Internet users declare they consider themselves addicted to technology. Over half of Americans spend between 3 to 5 hours on their devices ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michal Jonca Tags: depression motivation productivity tips self improvement Source Type: blogs
A man in his late 30s with acute chest pain and ST elevation
Sent by Dan Singer MD, written by Meyers, edits by SmithA man in his late 30s presented with acute chest pain and normal vitals except tachycardia at about 115 bpm. Here is his triage ECG:What do you think?Dr. Singer sent this to me with just the information: " ~40 year old with acute chest pain " . I immediately responded: " cool fake! Not OMI. Do you have a prior? There is a reasonable chance of pericarditis in this case, or this could be a baseline. " It could easily be mistaken for a South African flag pattern anterolateral OMI, with STE in I, aVL, V2. But importantly there is no reciprocal STD in III (which would...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Lock'em up, part three
This study happens to have been done in New York City but the population is presumably typical.EducationMaleFemale< HS46.2%63.2%HS or GED26.7%18.1%Any college or technical27.1%18.7%Employed at arrest44%18.6%Homeless/shelter past 12 months25.7%35.7%Health Issues past 12 monthsDepression19.4%26.5%Anxiety Disorder8.2%13.8%Visited ER26.3%41.7%Admitted to Hospital11.6%26.6%*Freudenberg, et al.Comparison
of Health and Social Characteristics of People Leaving New York City Jails by
Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Implications for Public HealthInterventions.
Public Health Reports 2007. 122(6)Okay, so you ' re likely to have li...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 15, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Learning ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy)
Around 2001 I read what I believe is the first randomised controlled trial of ACT for people living with chronic pain (McCracken, 1998). I quickly dived into this ‘new’ therapy – it appealed to me because it resonated with my own experiences with psychological therapies for depression, and in the way I had learned to live alongside my own pain. For those who don’t know, I developed chronic pain around the age of 22ish (dates are hard to remember!) and after seeing a pain specialist was given those fateful words ‘I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do from a medical perspective.’...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - May 14, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: 'Pacing' or Quota ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Motivation Occupational therapy Pain conditions Physiotherapy Professional topics Psychology Research Science in practice acceptance and commitment therapy Therap Source Type: blogs
