The Pregnancy Choice — How Women Make Their Most Important Pregnancy Decision
By ERIN LANDAU and REENA AGGARWAL, MD
Selecting an obstetrician or midwife and birth center or hospital is arguably one of the most important decisions that a pregnant woman makes. This choice will determine many aspects of a woman’s pregnancy journey, including the likelihood that she delivers via C-section. To understand how women choose their obstetric provider and their delivery facility, Ovia Health has teamed up with Ariadne Labs to survey women and help shed light on this important decision-making process.
C-sections in America
Few would debate that the United States is experiencing a C-section epidemic. One out o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Aridane Labs c-section Ovia Health Ovia Pregnancy App Source Type: blogs
News From 2055: Gene Therapy Went Wrong? Mother Dies After Fetus Breaks Out Of Womb
A short story written by Margit Hilland Laerum as part of Dr. Bertalan Meskó’s course: Lessons in Digital Health at Semmelweis University. The dystopic scenario details possible consequences of gene therapies that might make us think about how to prevent ethical issues in time.
Following the death of 26-year-old Petra Pollutino, NYPD has confirmed that the woman bled to death as a result of her 6-month old fetus bursting out of her womb.
Pollutino was attending a tennis match Saturday, 14 August 2055 at the New York Tennis Club when she suddenly fell ill. Witnesses reported gruesome scenes. They described Pollu...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 27, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Medical Science Fiction future gene therapy genetics Healthcare Medicine scifi short story technology Source Type: blogs
Stop opioid addiction where it starts: in the hospital
Doctors at some of the largest U.S. hospital chains admit they went overboard with opioids to make people as pain-free as possible, and now they shoulder part of the blame for the nation’s opioid crisis. In an effort to be part of the cure, they’ve begun to issue an uncomfortable warning to patients: You’re going to feel some pain.
Even for people who’ve never struggled with drug abuse, studies are finding that patients are at risk of addiction anytime they go under the knife.
“I had the C-section, had the kiddo,” said Michelle Leavy of Las Vegas. “And then they tell me, ‘It’s OK, you can keep taking t...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/blake-farmer" rel="tag" > Blake Farmer < /a > Tags: Conditions Hospital-Based Medicine Surgery Source Type: blogs
Science left unquestioned on BBC Radio 4 Today (again)
When there’s something “sciencey” on BBC Radio4 Today program, the interviewers never seems to ask any of the obvious “sciencey” questions about the subject. Today was no exception…
A Professor from Liverpool was suggesting could reduce Caesarean section rates by giving the expectant mothers, whose labour was not progressing, a drink of bicarbonate of soda. Apparently, blood around the uterus (or womb) was too acidic in these women.
I looked at this research which seems to have been published in June 2017 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28587493], not entirely sure why it’s su...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Science left unquestioned on BBC Radio 4 Today
When there’s something “sciencey” on BBC Radio4 Today program, the interviewers never seems to ask any of the obvious “sciencey” questions about the subject. Today was no exception…
A Professor from Liverpool was suggesting should could reduce Caesarean section rates by giving the expectant mothers whose labour was not progressing a drink of bicarbonate of soda. Apparently, blood around the uterus (or womb) was too acidic in these women.
I looked at this research which seems to have been published in June 2017 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28587493], not entirely sure why it’...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Medgadget Sci-Fi Contest 2017: Meet The Winning Stories
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the moment you have all been waiting for – the day that the winners of the Medgadget Medical Sci-Fi Competition are announced and their fantastic stories are published!
First, we would like to thank Eko Devices, the wonderful sponsors of our contest, that make the coolest and most advanced digital stethoscopes out there.The winner of our contest will receive an Eko CORE stethoscope that is both acoustic and electronic, has all the features of both, can amplify sound, record audio waveforms, and connect to your phone. Thank you, Eko!
Since we announced our Medical Sci-Fi Writing Contest i...
Source: Medgadget - December 15, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Sensus Healthcare ’s Technology Uses Low-Energy X-rays Directly on Cancer Cells: Interview with CEO Joe Sardano
Sensus Healthcare is a medical device company that focuses on providing non-invasive and cost-effective treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers and keloids utilizing superficial radiation technology (SRT). Their proprietary, FDA-cleared SRT technology is used to effectively and safely treat oncological and non-oncological skin conditions. The radiation is focused onto cancer cells almost exclusively, and it penetrates no more than 5mm under the surface of the skin, sparing nearby tissues.
In 2013, Sensus Healthcare received FDA clearance in the United States to treat keloids with the SRT-100 device. Earlier this summer, Chi...
Source: Medgadget - November 20, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Dermatology Exclusive Oncology Source Type: blogs
What Baseball Can Teach Doctors
By MICHAEL MILLENSON
Baseball, like medicine, is deeply imbued with a sense of tradition, and no team more so than the New York Yankees, disdainful of innovations like placing players’ names on the backs of their jerseys and resistant to eroding strict standards related to haircuts and beards.
It’s why doctors and patients alike should pay special attention to why the Yankees parted ways with their old manager and what they now seek instead. In a word: “collaboration.”
That’s the takeaway from a recent New York Times article examining why the Yankees declined to re-sign manager Joe Girardi despite his stellar ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Michael Millenson Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 306
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Welcome to the 306th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
RebelEM unleashes his top 10 pearls from ACEP17 [LP]
EPMonthly published an ER account of the...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 13, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: LITFL review #FOAMped #FOAMresus #FOAMsim #FOAMus #meded FOAMcc FOAMed LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
Medical students must have this mindset
It is early on a Saturday morning when I walk out of the elevator of Doan Hall looking for a nursing desk to call the fourth-year anesthesiology resident I am supposed to be shadowing. Instead, I am met with a set of double doors and a staff-only sign.
Before walking through the doors, I decided to read the placard placed on the wall next to them. As I begin to read, I hear footsteps approaching and turn to my right only to be met with the resident who immediately informs me of an emergency C-section that she was just called into. She instructs me to hang my white coat on the wall and grab a scrub cap. Then she speeds away...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 6, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/manisha-ravi%e2%80%8b" rel="tag" > Manisha Ravi < /a > Tags: Education Hospital-Based Medicine Medical school Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - October 27, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Outrageous Hospital Expenses
Getting relatively simple procedures is much more expensive in the US than elsewhere. Take the cost of an appendectomy: Or having a baby: Or having a baby by C-section, a more invasive procedure that is not only more expensive in … Continue reading →
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 12, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Peter Ubel Tags: Health Care healthcare costs Peter Ubel syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The worst moment of my life shaped me into the person I am today
More than one million women experience pregnancy or infant loss every year in the U.S., yet many stay silent about their experiences. What if we were brave enough to break the silence? Empowered to declare, “My baby existed and mattered?”
In 2011, I was a newly-minted pediatrician and finally living the life I dreamed of after so many years of hard work. My husband and I announced my pregnancy with a series of growing bump photos. I felt great, ate healthy, exercised, and received regular prenatal care. But thirty-five weeks in, I experienced some issues that I thought were normal pregnancy symptoms. My legs were swoll...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 6, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/priscilla-sarmiento-gupana" rel="tag" > Priscilla Sarmiento-Gupana, DO < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine OB/GYN Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
48 hours in the life of an on-call gynecologist
An on-call weekend: 48 hours of being at any moment “on,” of being edgy, of being exhausted. This weekend included a full house of patients to see in the hospital, a patient list of three pages to be exact. As I went from patient to patient, room to room, each held its own unique story filled with the yin and yang of life. I realize too, this may be a vulnerable time for them, a time they feel weakened and tired of their medical issues or just the fatigue of childbirth, take a toll on them physically and emotionally. To help create order out of the disorder with the variety of patients before me at the hospital, I ment...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 25, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrea-eisenberg" rel="tag" > Andrea Eisenberg, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine OB/GYN Primary Care Source Type: blogs
5 Misconceptions about Cord Blood Banking
When it comes to life-saving medical decisions, most people want to hear just the facts. And it’s no different when it comes to cord blood banking. Unfortunately, when you do a simple Google search on cord blood banking, you get a lot of information that may or may not be factual about the process and possibilities of cord blood banking, influencing your decisions with unreliable data. Here’s 5 Cord Blood Misconceptions debunked!
Myth #1: Treating diseases with cord blood is still in the experimental phase.
Fact: Not anymore. The first cord blood transplant was performed in 1988. Since then, 30,000 cord blood st...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 1, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood private cord blood bank Source Type: blogs
