The Top 5 Medical Innovations To Look Out For In 2022
As they say, new year, new beginnings; and this also applies to the field of digital health! With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, the crisis has led to the adoption of certain trends in response to the challenges it raised. In general, this tends to bring the point of care to wherever the patient is. As more investment and research focus are diverted towards those relevant fields, this will help generate more innovations from those areas.
Even if they might not become the point of focus in 2022, these “predictions” usually follow through with time. For instance, for 2020 we forecasted a new line of Googl...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Insurance Healthcare Design Telemedicine & Smartphones google microbiome genome sequencing A.I. vocal biomarkers at-home tests deepmin Source Type: blogs
Pregnancy and Childbirth Can Substantially Increase Your Risk of Developing Incontinence
Incontinence often begins with a few leaks when we laugh, cough, sneeze, or even exercise. For many women, that is where it stops. For some, whether right after the birth of a child or later on after menopause, these "leaks" happen when we find we can't always make it to the bathroom on time. For some, though, those unfortunate "leaks" turn into experiencing their bladder spontaneously emptying. Embarrassing? Oh, yeah. Messy? Most definitely. Your next thought is, How do I handle this?"
Read more on Egosancares blog to learn about the different types of incontinence that might affect you after childbirth or beyond.&...
Source: Minding Our Elders - January 4, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Positive tests and self isolation episode 1
I am not the first in the household to have to self isolate, but here is how it is going for me!Because I am not the first I was doing daily lateral flow tests. Maybe I should not have done one on the Tuesday morning as I had a bit of a cough but I did, and as well as the C line there was a faint T line. Because I was not the first I knew what I could do. Having an NHS staff member in the household means I can appear at the staff testing station at a local hospital. I did, and duly collected the testing kit.There was a long swab, with a fracture point half way up, and a large tube of reagen...
Source: Browsing - December 29, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Viral upper respiratory infections in the age of COVID
Your toddler has had a cough and runny, stuffy nose on and off for months. They also attend daycare and have a sibling in preschool. You are worried about the symptoms. You are also exhausted because your child’s coughing and congestion is not letting either of you sleep at night. Does this sound familiar? YouRead more …Viral upper respiratory infections in the age of COVID originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/david-epstein" rel="tag" > David Epstein, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID Infectious Disease Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
After hip surgery
I had my left hip replaced last Tuesday, November 30, and am happy to report that the surgery went amazingly well. I’m going to be using the word “amazing” a lot in this post…I mean, just think that my wound was closed with some sort of super glue. Glue! No stitches, not even one. Isn’t that…amazing? Well, it’s amazing to me, anyway.
On Friday, that is, just three days after surgery, I came home…walking! Sure, I was walking with two crutches, but using them as you use walking sticks when you’re on a hike. Ama…zing!
Okay, it wasn’t all a picnic in the park....
Source: Margaret's Corner - December 11, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll hip replacement surgery Source Type: blogs
Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 243 | Quartet, Ribbon, Lyn Health, Medallion & Safely You
I cough my way through this episode of Health in 2 Point 00 in his original interview sweater. There’s $60m for Quartet (mental health), Ribbon Health gets $43.5m to fix provider lists, Lyn Health reinvents the medical group with $10m (sort of), Medallion gets $30m to fix cross-state line provider credentialing & Safely You gets $30m to use AI to prevent falls in nursing homes. -Matthew Holt (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Jessica DaMassa Lyn Health Matthew Holt Medallion Quartet Ribbon Safely You Source Type: blogs
Feeling Down, So It ’s Time To Be Grateful
Sometimes life gets me down. So what am I going to do about it? I ’ve been way too sick to blog lately or post here. I mostly lay in bed and cough. It’s a party! But I did get somebook writing in. One more chapter, and I’ll be ready to post it on Kindle Vella. Now I just need to design a fetching avatar for the book.I started feeling better yesterday …marginally. I had energy enough to remotely log into my four computers and setup SSH key pairs, moved some doge into a dedicated hot wallet, listed items on eBay, updated my dynamic DNS account to make sure my web and ebook servers were working, downgraded Calibr...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depression Goodreads Spinning Visualizing Source Type: blogs
Should Volkswagen, Walmart Or Best Buy Provide Primary Care?
In October 2021, Best Buy announced it had acquired a UK-based remote care service. And that the company would keep on focusing on health services with a keen interest in serving senior citizens.
Only a few days later, fitness company CrossFit declared it would launch a fully digital primary care service in an attempt to provide an “individualised approach to health.”
Tobacco company Philip Morris showed similar interest this summer by buying health firm Ventura claiming they are getting ready to create a “smoke-free future.”
Have all these companies lost their minds?! Suddenly everyone that pr...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Genomics Health Insurance Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Personalized Medicine Portable Medical Diagnostics Source Type: blogs
The needs of Afghan refugee children must be prioritized in evacuation and resettlement plans
I smiled as the Afghan family of six approached my triage station in the Philadelphia airport. The three young boys were laughing, playful, and full of energy despite the long journey. The oldest, who looked about 10 years old, sat on a chair and immediately began describing his symptoms —sore throat and cough, most likely aRead more …The needs of Afghan refugee children must be prioritized in evacuation and resettlement plans originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/bianca-nfonoyim-and-rebecca-whitmire" rel="tag" > Bianca Nfonoyim, MD and Rebecca Whitmire, MD, MPH < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Public Health & Source Type: blogs
We Shouldn ’t Tolerate Sloppy Allergy Lists
By HANS DUVEFELT
The medication and allergy lists seem like they would be the most important parts of a health record to keep current and accurate. But we all see errors too often.
I think it shouldn’t be possible to enter an allergy without describing the reaction. Because without that information the list becomes completely useless.
The other day I saw a patient who needed an urgent CT angiogram. The allergy list said “All Contrast Materials”, which isn’t even “structured data entry”, and thus not recognized by the computer if my EMR (Me again, Greenway!) would have been clever enough to check for al...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
Varied Uses for Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Show AI ’ s Riches
Industries, researchers, and governments have only scratched the surface of what they can do with artificial intelligence. Recently I spoke with three companies using AI in creative and unexpected ways in health care. Here are their stories. Personalized Medication Administration by Dosis Over-the-counter cough medicines and aspirins make dosage sound simple: a teaspoon of liquid […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 29, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring CCM Cosan Group Dosage Dosis Healthcare AI Healthcare Chatbot Healthcare Machine Learning Healthcare Supply Source Type: blogs
I see you, COVID
. I see you in the hospitals each day. I don on my surgical cap, scrubs, goggles, N95 mask, and gown. Are you there? I see you in the scared eyes of my patients, in their tears, and in their regrets. I see you in their cough, gasps for air, nausea, vomiting,Read more …I see you, COVID originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/lizbeth-hingst" rel="tag" > Lizbeth Hingst, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
A Man With Sudden Onset of Gastroparesis
By HANS DUVEFELT
Leo Dufour is not a diabetic. He is in his mid 50s, a light smoker with hypertension and a known hiatal hernia. He has had occasional heartburn and has taken famotidine for a few years along with his blood pressure and cholesterol pills.
Over the past few months, he started to experience a lot more heartburn, belching and bloating. Adding pantoprazole did nothing for him. I referred him to a local surgeon who did an upper endoscopy. This did not reveal much, except some retained food in his stomach. A gastric emptying study showed severe gastroparesis.
The surgeon offered him a trial of metoclopra...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
20 years after 9/11, we face another tragedy
As Delta numbers soar, I yearn for an escape from the daily discussions about why you should get vaccinated and why a mask is necessary, an escape from the daily worry that our six-year-old asthmatic son ’s cough is just that, and not more, and when can we get him a vaccination, and when can IRead more …20 years after 9/11, we face another tragedy originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/bonnie-vastola-lewan" rel="tag" > Bonnie Vastola-Lewan, DO < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Reading Aloud without a Mask, Olfactory Bulbs, Omega Variant
Conclusion and recommendation:" Ineligibility because of age and lack of vaccination contribute to persistent elevated risk for outbreaks in schools, especially as new SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge. However, implementation of multiple prevention strategies within schools can mitigate this risk. "Olfactory Bulbs Speaking of smell,over 20 papers show MRI signal abnormalities in the olfactory bulbs of COVID-19 patients with anosmia (loss of smell). This isn ' t new, but anosmia has been reported inbreakthroughcasesas well. The images below show some resolution in a patient from time 1 to time 2.Magnetic Resonance Imaging Al...
Source: The Neurocritic - August 31, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
