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Hypnosis could be one of the least respected yet most effective self-help pain reduction strategies we know of. Surprised? You shouldn’t be! Hypnosis has such a lot of baggage, most of it completely unrelated to the way it is used in the clinic. Once we dig just a little more deeply into how it can be used and the effects it has on a person’s pain (and as shown in fMRI studies and experimental studies) we can see that there are some things our mind can do that are literally mind-boggling!
What is hypnosis? Simply put it’s a state of focused attention that allows us to be open to suggestions for changes...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 30, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Coping strategies pain management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Photonic Radar Monitors Breathing from a Distance
Engineers at the University of Sydney have developed a photonic radar that allows them to monitor breathing rates without the need to attach equipment to a patient’s skin. Wired or more invasive systems may not be suitable for everyone – for instance, burn patients with damaged skin or infants with a tiny body surface area may not be able to avail of such systems. This latest technology can monitor breathing remotely and may enable multiple patients to be monitored from one base station. The technology relies on a light-based system to generate and collect radar signals, which results in very precise measurements.
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Source: Medgadget - July 25, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medicine Pediatrics Surgery Sydney_Uni Source Type: blogs
Shelf-Stable Breast Milk Powder: Interview with Dr. Vansh Langer, CEO at BBy
BBy, a medtech company based in New York, has developed a spray drying method that hospitals can use to process human breast milk into a shelf-stable powder. Human breast milk is an incredibly important source of nutrition for neonates in intensive care units (NICUs). At present, human donor milk is frozen and must be defrosted prior to use in such facilities. This is highly labor intensive for staff and is very wasteful, as excess defrosted milk must be thrown away and large freezers use a lot of electricity.
The spray drying technology developed by BBy converts human breast milk into a shelf-stable dry powder that can...
Source: Medgadget - June 26, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Pediatrics BByCares breast milk Source Type: blogs
Patients with chest numbness following mastectomy may experience lower quality of life
Imagine not being able to fully feel a hug from your loved ones. Not being able to feel your baby’s head nuzzled against your chest. Feeling like a part of your body doesn’t belong to you. These side effects are common following a mastectomy—and often permanent. Chest numbness is the result of nerves being cut
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Patients with chest numbness following mastectomy may experience lower quality of life originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kristen Casey, PsyD Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Unveiling the hidden impact of social inflation: Soaring costs for medical professionals revealed
In Philadelphia, a family alleged that a birth injury had led to their baby’s cerebral palsy. They sued Penn Medicine and were awarded $183 million. In Boise, a jury recently awarded the state’s second-highest-ever award, $13.5 million, in a suit against an emergency medicine group that was filed after a patient was disabled by a
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Unveiling the hidden impact of social inflation: Soaring costs for medical professionals revealed originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Robert E. White, Jr. Tags: Policy Malpractice Source Type: blogs
Carta Healthcare Secures $25 Million in Series B Funding with Additional Investments from Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health
Top Health Systems Invest in Innovative Technology Company to Simplify Data Abstraction and Deliver Data Insights to Drive Quality Improvement
Carta Healthcare®, a company whose mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data, announced today the final closing of its $25 million series B financing, thanks to additional investments from leading health systems Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health.
These additional investments follow the initial $20 million series B financing announced in November 2022, which included investors such as Paramark Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Ame...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT American College of Cardiology Asset Management Ventures Carta Carta Healthcare Clinical Data CU Healthcare Innovation Fund Feby Abraham Frist Cressey Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings He Source Type: blogs
Increased Medicaid Coverage Is Not Improving Low Birth Weight
Marc JoffeWith so many people obtaining Medicaid coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act and during the pandemic, it is worth investigating whether this expanded eligibility is improving health outcomes. Overall, decreases in theproportion of uninsured individuals over the last decade are not being matched by improved life expectancy. Indeed, life expectancy at birth in 2021was lower than it was when the Affordable Care Act passed. But this fact tells us little about the benefits of Medicaid coverage since the decline has been driven in large part by COVID-19 deaths among elderly patients (often not on Medicaid) as...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Marc Joffe Source Type: blogs
MA for Tomorrow: Moving Beyond the Status Quo to Advance Concrete Policy Changes for the Future of Medicare Advantage
BY CECI CONNOLLY AND MICHAEL BAGEL
Medicare Advantage (MA) has passed the tipping point, delivering coverage and care to more than half of the senior population in the US. The Congressional Budget Office projects more than 60 percent of people 65 years and older will be in the program by 2030. As enrollment soars and interest in value-based health care grows, it is imperative policymakers modernize the program that is expected to cost $7.5 trillion over the next decade.
Rather than taking the standard Washington posture of declaring victory or defending the status quo, our provider-aligned, nonprofit member pla...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ceci Connolly MA for Tomorrow Medicare Advantage Michael Bagel Source Type: blogs
Can You Get Pregnant With Hypertension?
Despite hypertension posing challenges to fertility, remember, it doesn’t rule out pregnancy! Let’s shed light on the complexities, risks, and importantly, the strategies to manage hypertension during your journey to motherhood.
Quick Summary
Women with hypertension can indeed get pregnant, but they may face challenges and potentially take longer to conceive due to the condition’s impact on the body’s reproductive system.
Hypertension can lead to complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, eclampsia, and premature birth. Therefore, managing hypertension throughout pregnancy i...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 10, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
A Hand Up, Not a Hand-Out
BY KIM BELLARD
As many of you did, I followed the recent debt ceiling saga closely, and am relieved that we now have a compromise, of sorts. The House Republicans demanded a lot of things, most of which they did not get, but one area where they did prevail was in toughening work requirements for food (SNAP) and income (TANF). They somehow believe that there are uncounted numbers of “able-bodied” people sitting around on their couches collecting government benefits, a myth that goes back to Ronald Reagan’s welfare queen stereotype, and have long advocated work requirements as the remedy.
Ironic...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Guaranteed Income Programs Kim Bellard SNAP Source Type: blogs
Five Rotten Reasons to Oppose Infant Formula Trade Liberalization
ConclusionThe legislation introduced by Senators Mike Lee (R ‑UT), and Bob Menendez (D‑NJ), and Representatives Adrian Smith (R‑NE), and Don Beyer (D‑VA), is a refreshing change from the seemingly ubiquitous political messages for onshoring and isolationism. Last year’s formula crisis was a glaring reminder of the risks of protectionism and Americ an parents should not have to continue paying the price to protect a handful of dairy farmers. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriella Beaumont-Smith, Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Sweetwater Schol é
Colleen HroncichLike many creative educational options, Sweetwater Schol é is evidence that necessity is the mother of invention. Despite a career working to advance educational freedom and school choice, Randan Steinhauser’s original education plan for her children was pretty typical. “When it came time for my husband and I to buy a house, the first thing we loo ked at was the local school district,” she recalls. “I grew up in public school. My husband did, too. So, I’m fighting for school choice for other families. But I never thought of it for myself.”When her oldest daughter was one, Randan had twins. ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 2, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Denial
I don ' t remember offhand if I mentioned this in my previous post on the subject, but Sarah Palin ' s grotesque lie about " death panels " also contained a reference to a claim by conservative economist Thomas Sowell:The Democrats promise that a government health care system will reduce
the cost of health care, but as the economist Thomas Sowell has pointed out,
government health care will not reduce the cost; it will simply refuse to pay
the cost. And who will suffer the most when they ration care? The sick, the
elderly, and the disabled, of course. Sowell is obviously an ignorant idiot. As you presumably know...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Operation Searchlight: The American-supported Pakistani genocide you probably haven ’ t heard about
BY ANISH KOKA
On March 25th, 1971, the Pakistani army launched Operation Searchlight, a military campaign to brutally suppress a Bengali nationalist movement.
The roots of the genocide lie in the parting gift British rulers gave to the Indian subcontinent at the time of independence in 1947. British controlled India was separated into Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan. But because there were two dense non-contiguous Muslim majority areas in British controlled India, the muslim majority country of Pakistan was divided into East and West Pakistan.
East and West Pakistan were linked by religion, b...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Anish Koka Bangladesh Bengali India Operation Searchlight Pakistan Source Type: blogs
The world is flat
This article also mentions the chemtrails absurdity.Climate change denial and chemtrails go back a long way, basically since right wing politics in the U.S. and Europe went batshit crazy. They obviously didn ' t like the Affordable Care Act, but the reasons they said they didn ' t like it were hallucinatory.Remember Sarah Palin and " death panels "?The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby
with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama ' s ' death panel '
so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ' level of productivity in society. 'That was a total ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
