Questions Raised about the American Cancer Society's Corporate Partners
The EVP and CMO of the American Cancer Society has resigned, reportedly over the organization's corporate relationships (see:Cancer Society Executive Resigns Amid Upset Over Corporate Partnerships). In 2009, I posted a note stating that theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians had received a six-figure grant from Coca-Cola and also that theAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentists took a $1 million payment from Coca-Cola In 2003 (see: American Academy of Family Physicians Cozies Up to Coke). Below is an excerpt from the article about the ACS:A top official of the American Cancer Society has resigne...
Source: Lab Soft News - November 15, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Delivery Medical Consumerism Medical Ethics Public Health Source Type: blogs
How Would A Kid Explain Digital Health In The Future?
Twenty or thirty years from now, how would a kid explain what artificial intelligence is or robots are? What would children sense from virtual reality or what would they think of health sensors? Here’s our imagined interview with an 8-10 years old kid about digital health in the future.
Hi Matt. Thanks for accepting our interview invitation! What do you think it means to live a healthy way of life?
My mom always tells me that if I eat vegetables, I don’t have to go to the doctor. I don’t see why that would be a problem for me, though, because in the waiting room, I can always play with many toys and games. Besides, w...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 6, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Patients AI AR artificial intelligence children digital digital health health sensor Innovation interview kids sci-fi science fiction short story technology VR wearable Source Type: blogs
Perfecting The Power to Talk – The Future of Voice And Speaking
Talking, conversing, exchanging words: for more than 10 million people, this seemingly simple act cannot be imagined without assistive technologies, such as voice generating devices, touch screens or text-to-speech apps. What does the digital future bring for them? How could innovations turn around the translation industry or the medical administration process? Here’s a glimpse into the future of voice and speaking.
Speaking, identity, voice stereotypes
Give me the key! – This simple sentence carries much more information when it’s pronounced. A weary Philippino mother could instruct her little child as she cannot op...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 30, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Cyborgization Future of Medicine Medical Professionals Patients apps assistive technology Health Healthcare Innovation speaking speech speech generating voice voice generating device Source Type: blogs
There ’s no textbook for when your father is dying
On my first day of medical school, my father, a dentist, told me he’d just been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Cancer had crept back into my life — except this time not into my body.
At age 12, I was diagnosed with brain cancer. After an aggressive surgery, I was tumor-free for 10 years. Then, at 23, I received the news of an inoperable recurrence.
While going through radiation and chemotherapy, I struggled with how to move forward in the face of endless uncertainty — until I realized that, with or without cancer, everyone lives with uncertainty. Since I never knew what the next day would bring, I d...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jeremy-pivor" rel="tag" > Jeremy Pivor < /a > Tags: Education Oncology/Hematology Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
How to have a safe Halloween
Halloween is a magical day for children. They get to dress up, there are festivities at school — and, of course, they get candy. Here are some simple tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics to keep Halloween magical by keeping children safe.
Safe Halloween costumes
As you and your child choose a costume, keep this advice in mind:
Make sure the costume fits. If it’s too big, or too small, it can make it hard to walk and move around safely.
Make sure that any masks, wigs, hats, or other costume parts don’t block your child’s vision — instead of a mask, you might want to consider face paint.
Make sure that any...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Parenting Safety Source Type: blogs
On “ us ” and “ them ” : what if we ’ re one of “ them ” ?
Over the past few years I’ve been pondering the presumed gap between people living with pain and the people who “treat” or work with them. Most of my readers will know that I live with widespread pain (aka fibromyalgia) or pain that is present in many parts of my body, and the associated other symptoms like DOMS that last for weeks not a day or two, and increased sensitivity to heat, cold, pressure, chilli, sound and so on.
I first “came out” with my pain about 15 years ago: that is, I first disclosed to people I worked with that I had this weird ongoing pain – and finally joined the...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - October 7, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Professional topics Research Therapeutic approaches inclusion inequality Source Type: blogs
Nursing Jobs, Cost of Living, & Where to Hang Your Hat
In my work as a career coach for nurses and healthcare professionals, I frequently witness those who work in nursing struggling with decisions related to finding work and the relative cost of living in terms of where they live or where they might move.Making decisions about your workstyle and lifestyle can be fraught with anxiety and concern about the future -- let ' s unpack that conundrum.Photo by Joey Csunyo on UnsplashWorkstyle and LifestyleFiguring out where to live and work can be a difficult choice. On the one hand, you want to earn up to your potential and receive the highest possible wage according ...
Source: Digital Doorway - October 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: advanced practice nurses career career development career management careers healthcare careers job search nurse careers nurse practitioners nursing nursing careers Source Type: blogs
Nope, “provider” still doesn’t work
In November of 2015, Dr. Suneel Dhand and William J. Carbone penned, “Physicians are not providers: An Open Letter to the AMA (American Medical Association) and medical boards.” The authors ended their piece with the following plea: “The word “provider” is a non-specific and nondescript term that confers little meaning. We, therefore, call on the American Medical Association and all state medical boards to consider discouraging and terminating the use of the word “provider.”
In Dr. Dhand’s follow up piece, he waves a white flag, as he recounts a conversation with a young resident. In this conversation, Dr. ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jennifer-weiss" rel="tag" > Jennifer Weiss, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Winnebago Unveils All-Electric CT Lung Screening Truck
Winnebago, the famous maker of motorhomes, campers, and other recreational vehicles, has partnered with Samsung‘s health division and Motiv Power Systems, a California-based manufacturer of electric motors for cars and trucks, to create a fully electric mobile lung screening unit. Inside the quiet and environmentally friendly truck is a Samsung Neurologica BodyTom 32-slice CT scanner, itself battery powered and originally developed to be movable between different hospital wards.
Because the truck has enough battery storage to power its systems while parked and screening patient lungs, it doesn’t idle as a ga...
Source: Medgadget - September 11, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Public Health Radiology Source Type: blogs
The Cost Savings Opportunities on the Business Side of Healthcare – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/17 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Don Lee (@dflee30) and @CAQH on the topic of “The Cost Savings Opportunities on the Business Side of Healthcare“.
Progress on the Journey to Automate the Business of Healthcare
Next time you’re in the doctor’s office, take note of what the administrative staff is doing behind the reception desk.
For every patient, the staff needs to know if he or she has an active health insurance policy, if it will reimburse for the specific services the doctor...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: #HITsm Digital Health Healthcare HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics CAQH Don Lee Source Type: blogs
Why Don ’t Therapists Talk About Themselves in Session?
In any relationship, when you reveal something vulnerable about yourself, about your life, the other person typically does the same. Maybe they don’t do it in the same conversation, but over time, they share personal, private information, too. Or, if they don’t, you likely know a lot about the person you reveal your heart to — or, at the very least, you know their age, their family situation, where they live, what they like.
And yet, you rarely know much, if anything, about the one person you tell everything to or share something you’ve never shared before: your therapist.
Why is that? Why do therapists stay m...
Source: World of Psychology - August 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Psychology Psychotherapy Treatment Source Type: blogs
What happened to the first wheat eaters?
In the first Wheat Belly book, I recounted the history of wheat from its wild-growing 14-chromosome einkorn ancestor, to the 28-chromosome emmer of Biblical times, to 42-chromosome spelt and other Triticum species, and finally to high-yield semi-dwarf strains created by agricultural scientists in the 1960s now comprises 99% of all wheat products sold. The quantity of additional changes introduced since are many, including selection of strains enriched in wheat germ agglutinin and phytates for their pest-resistant properties (while increasing human toxicity), gliadin and glutenin for desirable baking characteristics ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 18, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates gluten gluten-free grain-free grains health Inflammation wheat wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Nano-Patterned Bone Implants Vascularize and Generate Bone Better Than Smooth Ones
A University of Toronto team from the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) discovered that nano-scale surface topology matters when it comes to vascularization of bone implants. They compared two titanium implants of the same chemical composition and varied only their surfaces at the nano scale. One was smooth and the other was rough and nano-patterned.
In their experiments of bone regrowth around a skull implant, they observed over three times more bone formation around the implant with a rough surface. To uncover the mechanism, they turned to intravital microscopy to visualize the implant at micr...
Source: Medgadget - July 9, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Ben Ouyang Tags: Materials Nanomedicine Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Delegation Challenge – Days 14-30
Conclusion
This was one of my toughest 30-day experiments in terms of how much mental effort it required of me. Pushing through the limiting beliefs wasn’t easy. In fact – and I say this without trying to exaggerate – I found last year’s 40-day water fasting experiment to be psychologically easier. Fasting was physically more challenging, but it didn’t run me into as many limiting beliefs.
I gained a lot from this challenge, and it certainly transformed my thinking about delegation. The way I think about delegation now is much different than it was eight weeks ago before I began this experiment. I fou...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Productivity Source Type: blogs
Self-Adhesive Drug-Eluting Patch to Treat Mouth Ulcers
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK and the Danish company Dermtreat have jointly developed an innovative patch, known as the Rivelin, to improve treatment for mouth ulcers.
The patch allows for highly-targeted treatment of ulcers with steroids and other drugs, while providing a protective barrier around the affected area. Current treatments require mouthwashes or ointments that distribute the treatment over the entire mouth and only offer short contact times between the drug and lesion.
The patch is created with a manufacturing technique known as electrospinning, where a scaffold of ultrafine biocompatible fibe...
Source: Medgadget - June 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Dentistry Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
