Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 19th 2023
In conclusion, among Swedish middle-aged subjects, nearly two-thirds showed complete fatty degeneration of thymus on CT.
Age-Related Dysfunction of Water Homeostasis
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/06/age-related-dysfunction-of-water-homeostasis/
Dehydration can be an issue in older people. As in every complex system in the body, the mechanisms by which hydration is regulated become dysfunctional with advancing age. Researchers here look at the brain region responsible for regulating some of the response to dehydration, cataloging altered gene expression in search of the more important mechan...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 18, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Heritable Component for Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Thoracic Aortic Disease?
Is there a heritable component for bicuspid aortic valve disease and thoracic aortic disease including aneurysm and dissection? So it seems, from a study published in Circulation from the University of Utah School of Medicine [1]. The study included a huge database of 3, 812, 588 unique individuals! From the database they identified probands with a diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve, thoracic aortic aneurysm or thoracic aortic dissection. Age and sex matched controls in the ratio 10:1 were identified for each proband. They also identified first degree relatives, second degree relatives and first cousins of the p...
Source: Cardiophile MD - June 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Notes from the 2023 Age-Related Disease Therapeutics Summit
The former Longevity Therapeutics conference series was renamed to the Age-Related Disease Therapeutics Summit and held its fifth event recently in San Francisco. It was a smaller meeting than in past years, perhaps a result of the recent downturn in the global financial and investment environment. Few investors were present. Nonetheless, one can usually learn something interesting from the presenting biotech founders and executives. I took a few notes while I was there to present on progress at Repair Biotechnologies, and they follow in the order of the conference program.
Birget Schilling from the Buck Institute f...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 16, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Longevity Industry Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 16th June 2023 - disparities in maternal health
First aLancet meta-analysis of the effect of race and ethnicity on perinatal outcomes in higher income countries. The Lancet article is open access. There is also this plain language summary from the NIHR.Then, theBlack Maternity Experiences Survey, about the UK (PDF, on the Latest Health News blog from Rotherham Hospital Library and Knowledge Service), byFive X More.AndInvisible: maternity experiences of Muslim women from racialised minority communities (PDF) from Muslim Women ' s Network UK. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - June 16, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Carta Healthcare Secures $25 Million in Series B Funding with Additional Investments from Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health
Top Health Systems Invest in Innovative Technology Company to Simplify Data Abstraction and Deliver Data Insights to Drive Quality Improvement
Carta Healthcare®, a company whose mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data, announced today the final closing of its $25 million series B financing, thanks to additional investments from leading health systems Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health.
These additional investments follow the initial $20 million series B financing announced in November 2022, which included investors such as Paramark Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Ame...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT American College of Cardiology Asset Management Ventures Carta Carta Healthcare Clinical Data CU Healthcare Innovation Fund Feby Abraham Frist Cressey Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings He Source Type: blogs
Analysis Of Over 10,000 Healthcare AI Patents Highlights Future Trends: Our New Study
We are thrilled to announce the recent publication of our new study, Forecasting Artificial Intelligence Trends in Health Care: Systematic International Patent Analysis in the Journal of Medical Internet Research AI (JMIR AI). Our study takes an interesting deep dive into healthcare AI patents from the last decade, analysing over 10,000 of them from 2012 to 2022. Through this exploration, we shed light on the growth trends, the direction AI innovation is heading in different medical specialties, and the potential future implications of AI and Machine Learning (ML) in healthcare.
Our journey into the world of healthcare ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI patents digital health patent analysis future Innovation machine learning AI in healthcare AI in medicine Source Type: blogs
Two ECGs texted to me in the same hour. What would you recommend?
Written by Pendell MeyersBoth of these cases were sent to me with no information other than adults with acute chest pain. What would be your response?Case 1:Case 2:What if I told you that Case 1 has an abnormal initial troponin, and Case 2 has a normal initial troponin? Case 1An elderly male presented with chest pain. His vitals were within normal limits except some mild hypertension. Here was his triage ECG:What do you think?I texted back: " I just see LVH with no signs of OMI " .I sent this ECG to the Queen of Hearts (PMcardio OMI), and here is the verdict:You can subscribe for news and early access (via partic...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - June 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Government response to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee ’s seventh report of session 2022 to 2023 on'Integrated care systems: autonomy and accountability '
Department of Health and Social Care - The Health and Social Care Committee launched their inquiry on integrated care systems (ICSs) on 6 July 2022 and published theirSeventh report - Integrated care systems: autonomy and accountability on 30 March 2023. The government also commissioned an independent review of ICSs in November 2022 which was led by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt. The review published itsfindings on 4 April 2023. The government considered both the reports and has produced a combined response which is contained in this report.ReportDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 14, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: blogs
Increased Medicaid Coverage Is Not Improving Low Birth Weight
Marc JoffeWith so many people obtaining Medicaid coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act and during the pandemic, it is worth investigating whether this expanded eligibility is improving health outcomes. Overall, decreases in theproportion of uninsured individuals over the last decade are not being matched by improved life expectancy. Indeed, life expectancy at birth in 2021was lower than it was when the Affordable Care Act passed. But this fact tells us little about the benefits of Medicaid coverage since the decline has been driven in large part by COVID-19 deaths among elderly patients (often not on Medicaid) as...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Marc Joffe Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th June 2023 (2)
Some new research. Most of this identified through McMaster ' s Evidence Alerts, so thanks to them. I have given links to the article (subscription, payment or librarian intervention may be needed to access the full article) or in some cases, the record in PubMed.Three relating toperinatal mental healthInternet delivered psychological interventions for reducing depressive, anxiety symptoms and fear of childbirth in pregnant women - a systematic review.An interactive childbirth education platform to improve pregnancy-related anxiety - an RCT.Another RCT, Effect of immediate referral vs a brief pr...
Source: Browsing - June 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th June 2023 - policy, surveys and statistics
Some new things you might want to know about.First, aGuardian report of a survey in which more than one in ten woman surveyed reported problems bonding with their newborn. Undertaken by the Parent-Infant Foundation, it also reported lack of information from health professionals.Then, the NHS Staff Council Job Evaluation Group, at the request of the RCN and RCM, has produced anational job profile review (PDF file - and thanks to the Latest Health News blog from the Library and Knowledge Service at Rotherham Hospital for this one).Rotherham ' s Latest Health News also reports thetechnical guidance for NHS Eng...
Source: Browsing - June 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
After the pandemic: is the new public health system in England fit for purpose? The perspective of England ’s directors of public health
Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) - The CHPI was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to conduct research on the new public health structures which have been put in place in England since it was announced Public Health England was to be abolished in 2020. As the current pandemic has shown an effective, well organised accountable public health system is not only key to controlling the spread of a disease – permitting the wider economy and public services to function – but is also vital in addressing growing health inequalities.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
DHSC counter-fraud strategy: 2023 to 2026
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - This counter-fraud strategy provides a co-ordinated activity programme that aims to tackle the underlying factors which allow fraud to be committed by: improving the building and sharing of counter-fraud knowledge; tackling the most harmful threats; disrupting and punishing fraudsters; and enhancing our long-term capability to prevent fraud.StrategyMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: blogs
Patient empowerment: what is the role of technology in transforming care?
NHS Confederation - This joint report with Google Health explores the role of technology in managing, improving and support health and wellbeing. Ipsos was commissioned to explore people ’s behaviours, attitudes and beliefs about responsibility and control when it comes to their health, the role that health technologies play in this, along with their expectations about the future of healthcare.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs
The Covid-19 Inquiry
Institute for Government - This explainer sets out what is the Covid-19 inquiry; what powers does it have; and what is its purpose and scope.Explainer (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
