Indigeneity in the Public Health Surveillance Maze
Aila Hoss (Indiana University), Indigeneity in the Public Health Surveillance Maze (2023): An October 2021 study revealed that race and ethnicity data was unavailable for nearly 40% of patients that tested positive for COVID-19 or receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Another... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - May 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Mobile Printer Produces Microneedle Vaccines
Researchers at MIT have developed a printer that can create large numbers of microneedle patch-style vaccines in places where they are needed quickly. Moreover, the printed patches can deliver thermostable mRNA vaccines, whereby the mRNA therapeutic is encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles before printing to enhance its shelf-life at room temperature and avoid the need for cold storage and transport. The current prototype can produce 100 such patches over the space of two days, but the researchers believe that they can scale up the technology to produce hundreds of vaccines a day. The technology could be very useful in addre...
Source: Medgadget - May 3, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Public Health microneedle mit Source Type: blogs
Let Them Stay
Paul MatzkoDr. Muhil Ravichandran has a PharmD from Rutgers University and works in cancer research. She has lived legally in America for almost her entire life and is a model immigrant. Yet because of America’s broken immigration system, she’s going to beforced to leave her home and take her much ‐needed talents elsewhere.Ravichandran legally moved to the USA with her family when she was two years old, but when she became an adult she was no longer covered by her family ’s legal status. While in college she qualified for a student visa, but upon graduation she was forced to fall back on the vagaries of the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 2, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Paul Matzko Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 1st 2023
In conclusion, frailty progression accelerates in males with one LTCs and females with two LTCs or more. Health providers should be aware of planning a suitable intervention once the elderly have two or more health conditions.
Plasma Transfer Lowers Epigenetic Age and Mortality in Rats
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/04/plasma-transfer-lowers-epigenetic-age-and-mortality-in-rats/
Plasma transfer from young to old individuals has produced mixed results in animals and little to no benefit in humans where assessed rigorously. These studies were driven by the hypothesis that young plasma contains m...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach
The following is a guest article by Chris Anello, Director of Digital Platforms at iTech AG
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed healthcare organizations to the edge and exposed both challenges and opportunities related to public health data. Some of these opportunities come down to basics of data interoperability and data sharing—challenges highlighted in a GAO report published last fall. But when it comes to putting the data in front of citizens, healthcare decision makers, government employees, and other key stakeholders, customer experience becomes a major part of the equation.
The appetite for data around COVID-19 cases, ho...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT CDC Chris Anello COVID-19 CX Data Interoperability Data Sets Data Sharing GAO Healthcare Accessibility Healthcare Data Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Manager – Clinic Informatics Coordinator
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinic Informatics Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Cow Creek Government Office and is in Roseburg, Oregon.
Here’s a description of the position:
Position Purpose
The Clinical Informatics Coordinator (CIC) will be responsible for the implementation and smooth operation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Greenway utilized at the Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center (CCH&WC) and other related technology-based initiatives crit...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Clinical Informatics Coordinator Clinical Informatics Jobs Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Cow Creek Government Office Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Source Type: blogs
Pure evil
That would be Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. He ordered a study of the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine, and when the result of the study was that it is safe, he altered the report to falsely imply that it poses a risk of cardiac complications in young men. In other words, he lied to the world in order to support the pre-ordained conclusion that his boss, the pathological liar and fascist governor of Florida, was touting as part of his political act. The result we can assume is that some people did not get vaccinated who other wise would have, and that therefore people got sick and died because of the lies of " Docto...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 25, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Understanding the end of the COVID public health emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented event for worldwide health care. The call to action for organizations included setting up mass testing sites to serve their communities. I helped set up multiple locations across several counties using a mobile model. We tested hundreds of patients each day in various places. Once the vaccine was
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Understanding the end of the COVID public health emergency originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Steven Marshall, DNP, RN Tags: Conditions COVID Source Type: blogs
Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA Therapy to the Lungs
Researchers at MIT have developed lipid nanoparticles that are highly efficient at delivering mRNA therapies to lung cells. Getting therapeutic agents into the lungs can be challenging, but there are a variety of medical challenges that could be addressed by efficiently targeting lung cells with nanoparticle technologies. These latest particles are highly efficient at delivering mRNA which can then encode therapeutically useful proteins in the lungs. So far, the researchers have demonstrated that the particles can deliver mRNA that codes for the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system, suggesting that the new method may be useful i...
Source: Medgadget - April 18, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Genetics Medicine Nanomedicine News mit Source Type: blogs
The Collaborative Innovation between Patents and Standards: A New Path to Solve the Legal Dilemma of COVID-19 Vaccine Patenting
Yupeng Dong (NingboTech University), Hong Wu (NingboTech University), The Collaborative Innovation between Patents and Standards: A New Path to Solve the Legal Dilemma of COVID-19 Vaccine Patenting (2023): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the rapid development and dissemination of safe,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 16, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - research evidence - 12th April 2023
Recent research articles that might be useful to know about.Infant feeding method and special educational need, a cohort study of 191745 Scottish schoolchildren.von Willebrand disease in pregnancy.Another systematic review of COVID vaccination in pregnancy, abstract and link in McMaster ' s Evidence Alerts. Postpartum hypertension, abstract and link in McMaster ' s Evidence Alerts.Safety and immunogenicity of an RSV vaccine in mothers and their infants.Intravenous ketorolac after cesarean, link and abstract in McMaster ' s Evidence Alerts. Induction of labour at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia - Cochr...
Source: Browsing - April 12, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Tiny Cylinders for Controlled Drug Release
Researchers at Rice University have developed a new type of microparticle for drug delivery, made from a polymer called PLGA that has already been extensively explored as a component in drug delivery systems. However, what makes these new particles different is the method of loading and sealing them, which appears to give them highly tunable release characteristics and may even allow the researchers to create particles that provide multiple doses of a drug, or continuous dosing, over the space of several months. The researchers have called their new particle creation method PULSED (Particles Uniformly Liquified and Sealed ...
Source: Medgadget - April 10, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine riceuniversity Source Type: blogs
An mRNA Vaccine to Treat Cancer
by Gertrud U. Rey There are several highly effective vaccines that block infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and thereby prevent the cervical, anogenital, and head and neck cancers caused by these viruses. However, none of these vaccines are effective for the treatment of established HPV-induced tumors. The success of the COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines … An mRNA Vaccine to Treat Cancer Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 7, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey cancer cancer mRNA vaccines cytotoxic T cells helper T cells HPV HPV E7 human papillomavirus tumor Source Type: blogs
An mRNA Vaccine to Treat Cancer
by Gertrud U. Rey There are several highly effective vaccines that block infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and thereby prevent the cervical, anogenital, and head and neck cancers caused by these viruses. However, none of these vaccines are effective for the treatment of established HPV-induced tumors. The success of the COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - April 6, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey cancer cancer vaccine cervical cancer cytotoxic T cells helper T cells HPV HPV E7 human papillomavirus mRNA mRNA vaccine non-replicating mRNA vaccine self-replicating mRNA vaccine tumor Source Type: blogs
Transforming the future of point-of-care diagnostics [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth, vaccine manufacturing, and point-of-care diagnostics, improving patient access to immediate care. In this episode, we welcome Nigel Lindner, the chief innovation officer at LumiraDx, to discuss the transformative impact of point-of-care diagnostics on our
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Transforming the future of point-of-care diagnostics [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Primary Care Source Type: blogs
