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Navigating crucial conversations in health care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Kim Downey, a physical therapist, and Frances Mei Hardin, an otolaryngologist, to dive into the nuances of navigating difficult discussions in the medical field. From delivering challenging diagnoses to addressing patient concerns, we’ll uncover strategies for preparing, Read more… Navigating crucial conversations in health care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs

This Week ’ s Health IT Jobs – April 10, 2024
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Application Coordinator – State University of New York Upstate Medical University Epic Certified Cupid Analyst – Engage Partners Inc. Senior Category Manager, Digital Technologies – Vizient Oracle Cloud Benefits Functional ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Career and Jobs Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Datavant Engage Partners Inc. ETG.COMPANY Family First Health GlobalSource IT HCA Healthcare Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Careers Healthcare IT Jobs Inceed Source Type: blogs

Suspicions of medical child abuse delayed my child ’ s cancer diagnosis
It was November 2014. I was leaving the parking structure of my local children’s hospital when I realized, “They don’t believe us.” I didn’t know it at the time, but it would take seven more months to find the cause of my eight-year-old daughter’s unremitting abdominal pain. An ultrasound ultimately revealed a malignant mass on Read more… Suspicions of medical child abuse delayed my child’s cancer diagnosis originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

LyGenesis Commences Phase II Trial for Growth of Liver Organoids in Patient Lymph Nodes
LyGenesis has been working towards liver organoid transplantation as a treatment for liver failure for some years now. Organs such as the liver, thymus, and a few others do not need to be in any specific place in the body to carry out many of their varied functions. Some of the vital work of the liver, for example, can be conducted in small organoids grown from liver cells transplanted into lymph nodes or other parts of the body that can act as stable bioreactors. Even setting aside the possibility of growing functional liver organoids from patient cells or universal cell lines, it is worth noting that the old appro...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 9, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Longevity Industry Source Type: blogs

Mitochondrial Hydrogen Peroxide Does Not Damage Nuclear DNA
In this study, we investigated the effects of H2O2 released by mitochondria or produced at the nucleosomes using a titratable chemogenetic approach. This enabled us to precisely investigate to what extent DNA damage occurs downstream of near- and supraphysiological amounts of localized H2O2. Nuclear H2O2 gives rise to DNA damage and mutations and a subsequent p53 dependent cell cycle arrest. Mitochondrial H2O2 release shows none of these effects, even at levels that are orders of magnitude higher than what mitochondria normally produce. We conclude that H2O2 released from mitochondria is unlikely to directly damage ...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 9, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

8 Mindblowing Examples Of Technology Innovation In Healthcare
Medical innovations often conjure images of sterile labs, high-tech equipment, and complex procedures. But every now and then, remarkable breakthroughs come with a dash of ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ ingenuity. From reimagined everyday objects to solutions inspired by the natural world, these innovations prove that effective healthcare doesn’t always need to be complicated. Let’s see some medical innovations that are as surprising as they are effective. We collected eight of our favorites that show how a little out-of-the-box thinking is leading to big changes in healthcare. 1. Zip-up ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF creative healthcare healthcare innovation Source Type: blogs

Dump Punts
Apparently realizing that they were caught on the horns, as it were, the dumpsters handlers wrote a statement for him in which he tried to split the baby by saying that abortion policy should be left entirely up to the states. Presumably he agreed to this although his dementia is too far advanced for him to have written the statement.The whole issue has never been anything but opportunism for him. He proclaimed himself to be a strong supporter of abortion rights until he decided to run for president as a Republican, and then he had a very difficult time articulating exactly what he thought about the entire question until t...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 8th 2024
In this study, we tested a stem cell secretome product, which contains extracellular vesicles and growth factors, cytoskeletal remodeling factors, and immunomodulatory factors. We examined the effects of 4 weeks of 2×/week unilateral intramuscular secretome injections (quadriceps) in ambulatory aged male C57BL/6 mice (22-24 months) compared to saline-injected aged-matched controls. Secretome delivery substantially increased whole-body lean mass and decreased fat mass, corresponding to higher myofiber cross-sectional area and smaller adipocyte size, respectively. Secretome-treated mice also had greater whole-bod...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 7, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Confronting colon cancer: a daughter ’ s regretful journey
My mother. 63 years old. Colon cancer. She first noticed rectal bleeding. She made excuses. Maybe it’s hemorrhoids. She put her physician on a pedestal. He said, “You’re too young to die,” and there was no need for further tests. Her daughters, both RNs (one an ICU nurse, the other an anesthetist), pleaded with her Read more… Confronting colon cancer: a daughter’s regretful journey originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs

The curse of the excellent doctor
The reward for good work is always more work. The employer becomes dependent on the quality of work that you do because he knows that you, as a person, are a workaholic and perfectionist. You put your heart and soul into everything you do. No other employers can do the kind of work that you Read more… The curse of the excellent doctor originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs

Naked Mole Rats are Resistant to Ischemia, Such as Occurs Following a Heart Attack
On the one hand, naked mole-rats are most likely long-lived because they live underground, and thus suffer much lower rates of predation than other similarly sized mammals. Lower rates of extrinsic mortality appear to be a necessary prerequisite for the evolution of a longer species life span. On the other hand, living in a low-oxygen environment appears to have spurred the evolution of broad range of adaptations to that environment that incidentally happen to extend species longevity. Today's open access paper covers one aspect of those adaptations, a resistance to ischemia that reduces the harms resulting from the loss o...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 5, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

A Survey of MicroRNAs Shown to be Relevant to Muscle Aging
RNA molecules are produced in the cell nucleus by transcription machinery that reads gene sequences from the genome. MicroRNAs are among the varieties of RNA molecule that are not translated by a ribosome to produce proteins. Instead they directly participate in cell functions, often by altering the expression of other genes. Many microRNAs appear to be important players in the regulation of specific cell behaviors and tissue functions, such as regeneration and maintenance of tissues. In today's open access paper, the authors provide an overview of some of the microRNAs that have been identified as important or pote...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 4, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

Technobabble To English: A Buzzword Guide For Medical AI And Digital Health
Navigating AI in medicine and digital health can feel like ordering a coffee at that new hipster café downtown: exciting yet slightly overwhelming with a menu that seems to be in a different language. A while ago we published a buzzword dictionary to help you decode the most frequently repeated terms. Back then artificial intelligence and machine learning were rarely heard exotic expressions, but as quite a few years have passed, a whole new set of mambo-jambo emerged, waiting to be explained.  You’re probably sick of hearing the latest digital health buzzwords without any actual context, so let’s translat...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine buzzword AI in medicine generative AI in medicine Source Type: blogs

Why minorities need more representation in breast cancer research
I’ve always been interested in democratizing health care and have tried to incorporate this in my image-guided therapeutics research. As a health care CEO, I’ve been afforded the opportunity to broaden my research scope and examine a personal area of interest: disparities in health care and how we can address these through innovation and scientific Read more… Why minorities need more representation in breast cancer research originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs

Evolution of targeted cancer therapies: a radiation oncologist ’ s perspective
On July 1, 1987, I started treating cancer patients as a full-time radiation oncologist – a cancer specialist who uses radiation therapy to help cancer patients beat their disease. Now, nearly 37 years later, I have the privilege of caring for cancer patients at a cancer center. Nearly every type of cancer is treated differently; Read more… Evolution of targeted cancer therapies: a radiation oncologist’s perspective originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs