From fear to empowerment: Beating breast lump anxiety [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Tami Burdick, a patient advocate and the author of Diagnosis Detective: Curing Granulomatous Mastitis. Tami shares her personal journey with granulomatous mastitis (GM) and how she navigated the fear of a breast lump. Discover the relationship between GM and breast cancer risk, practical
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From fear to empowerment: Beating breast lump anxiety [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories
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 Studies
The latest Hospital Vitals report from Syntellis and the AHA found that hospitals have seen a 28% decline in cash reserves over the last 19 months. This is due in large part to increased expenses (from 25$ for...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Aerin Medical Akasa American Hospital Association Artera AvaSure BrightSpring Health Services CancerIQ Carestream Health Clue CodaMetrix Da Vinci Project Derrick Sung eHealth Exchange EHR Association First Healt Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 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
CMMI released the 2022 performance results for the direct contracting value-based care model, which has since been redesigned and renamed the ACO REACH Model. All told, participating entities achieved net savings of more t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT 1upHealth ACO REACH AGS Health Avenda Health Bluefin California HHS Carestream Dental CB Insights Cedar Gate Technologies CMMI CORE eClinicalWorks Fivetran Found Freshpaint FutureRx GSR Ventures Healthcare Source Type: blogs
My breast cancer journey: Why mammograms matter
25 years ago, at the age of 42, I had my first mammogram, which was part of my routine checkup. I had no symptoms at the time. I was devastated when the radiologist discovered a shadow in my left breast. To confirm this, a biopsy was scheduled, and indeed, the biopsy confirmed that I had
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My breast cancer journey: Why mammograms matter originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Debbie Moore-Black, RN Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
When a breast lump is as scary as Halloween
October is an important month for many, but I’m not actually talking about Halloween. However, for many, it can be a reminder of something very scary that happened in their lifetime. For me, it isn’t October, a month dedicated to breast cancer awareness. March was when breast pain and a self-detected lump would lead me
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When a breast lump is as scary as Halloween originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tami Burdick and Kelly McLean, MD Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
GoodWill ’ s Lessons for Health Care
By KIM BELLARD
The New York Times had an interesting profile this weekend about how Goodwill Industries is trying to revamp its online presence – transitioning from its legacy ShopGoodwill.com to a new platform GoodwillFinds — in the amidst of numerous other online resellers. It zeroed in on the key distinction Goodwill has:
But Goodwill isn’t doing this just because it wants to move into the 21st century. More than 130,000 people work across the organization, while two million people received assistance last year through its programs, which include career navigation and skills training. Those opportu...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Cleveland Clinic community health Goodwill HCA Kaiser Permanente Kim Bellard United Healthcare UPMC Source Type: blogs
Ibex Raises $55 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Global Adoption of AI for Cancer Diagnosis
Led by 83North, This Round of Financing Brings Total Funding to Over $100 Million
Ibex Medical Analytics (Ibex), the leader in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, today announced it has closed a $55 million Series C financing round led by 83North. Additional participants in the round were Sienna Venture Capital and existing investors in the company, Octopus Ventures, aMoon, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, and Dell Technologies Capital. The financing brings total funding to over $100 million since Ibex’s inception in 2016.
Ibex is transforming cancer diagnostics with AI-powered solutions that help pathologists improve the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 83North aMoon Dell Technologies Capital Galen Gil Goren Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Ibex Ibex Medical Analytics Joseph Mossel Octopus Ventures Planven Entrepreneur V Source Type: blogs
AI is living up to its promise as a tool for radiology
For the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been proving itself as an effective tool in breast cancer screening. An ever-growing list of research studies has shown that using AI in mammography can safely and efficiently reduce patient wait times while reducing the pressure on in-demand radiologists. This is significant, as early detection greatly
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AI is living up to its promise as a tool for radiology originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Tags: Tech Radiology Source Type: blogs
DNA is Better at Math than You Are
By KIM BELLARD
I was tempted to write about the work being done at Wharton that suggests that AI may already be better at being entrepreneurial than most of us, and of course I’m always interested to see how nanoparticles are starting to change health care (e.g., breast cancer or cancer more generally), but when I saw what researchers at China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University have done with DNA-based computers, well, I couldn’t pass that up.
If PCs helped change the image of computers from the big mainframes, and mobile phones further redefined what a computer is, then DNA computers may cause us to one day...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech DNA Future of Computing Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
Enzyme Treatment Strips Mucins from Cancer Cells
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new type of cancer therapy. The technology targets mucins, sugar-coated proteins that help cancer cells to metastasize and avoid the immune system. In particular, mucins enable cancer cells to survive free-floating as they travel through the blood during metastasis and can also trick immune cells into assuming that the cancer cell is not a threat. The new treatment involves combining an enzyme called mucinase with a cancer-specific nanobody that can bind to the cell surface, allowing the mucinase to destroy any mucins present. In tests with mice with simulated breast and ...
Source: Medgadget - September 12, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Oncology Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – September 10, 2023 – 77% of clinicians see RPM outpacing traditional inpatient care within five years, Microsoft partnering with Paige on pathology and oncology AI models, 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
Executives for Healthcare Innovation is transferring its assets to the American Telemedicine Association, and ATA will extend engagement opportunities to current EHI members through its various Special Interest Groups.
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Adrian Agostini Alo American Telemedicine Association Andrea Rowe Anki ATA AVIA Black Book Research Canopy Edifecs Experity Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features HITRUST Ibex Medical Analytics iMerit Inovalon K Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – August 27, 2023 – Trilliant Health Opens its National Provider Directory for the First Time Ever, 60% of Patients Trust Independent Practices over Corporate Healthcare, 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
Levita received FDA clearance for its new product, the MARS™ platform. MARS expands on the Levita Magnetic Surgical System, to create a first-of-its-kind minimally invasive surgical platform aimed at the abdominal surger...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Healthcare IT AstraZeneca Carefeed Carium Cerner Community Health Network Danyele Homer Dignity Health Global Education DUOS eClinicalWorks Eliciting Insights Entira Family Clinics Fast Company Filecoin Health-Alert (Canada) Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer
Researchers at MIT have developed a wearable ultrasound system that is intended to allow women at high risk of breast cancer to perform an ultrasound scan on themselves at home, and may also let patients with early-stage malignancy or suspicious lesions to monitor how they are progressing. The technology can help patients to avoid having to attend a clinic, and may also help them to identify tumors that arise between routine breast checks at a clinic.
The system consists of a piezoelectric ultrasound scanning module that fits into a rig that can be affixed to a bra. The rig includes openings into which the ultrasoun...
Source: Medgadget - August 22, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Radiology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 31st 2023
In conclusion, an SBP level below 130 mmHg was found to be associated with longevity among older women. The longer SBP was controlled at a level between 110 and 130 mmHg, the higher the survival probability to age 90. Preventing age-related rises in SBP and increasing the time with controlled BP levels constitute important measures for achieving longevity.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Cancer Treatment Increases Biological Age
The established non-surgical forms of cancer treatment, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, induce cellular senescence via stress and damage to cells. The target for these harmful effects is the cancer, but other cells are also inevitably stressed to the point of entering a senescent state. An increased burden of senescent cells in tissues throughout the body is a feature of aging. These cells directly contribute to dysfunction of tissues and organs via secreted signals, the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). When maintained over the long term, the SASP contributes to the onset and progression of age-related cond...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
