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ResurrectionSitting in my car with the windows rolled up in the parking lot waiting for my clinic to start. A small part of me legit thinks I might run out of air, get light headed and pass out, maybe even die. Don ’t thousands of babies and pets cash out in locked cars every year? Yeah, I know it ’s mostly the heat but still. And I ’m a goddam doctor thinking nonsense like this. People are always like, oh doctor this and doctor that and my doctor says and my doctor told me and I'm like for god's sake. What if your doctor kept warning you about the dangers of low oxygen levels whil...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - October 29, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Suppress Oral Biofilms
This study involved volunteers who wore a denture-like device that contained real tooth enamel. The volunteers regularly applied sugar solution to the denture, mimicking the sugary snacks many of us like to consume. They didn’t brush the dentures, but applied the nanoparticle/hydrogen peroxide combination twice a day. The treatment reduced the biofilm formation caused by bacteria such as S. mutans, without adversely affecting other microbial populations in the mouth or causing adverse effects.
“We found that this approach is both precise and effective,” said Hyun Koo, a researcher involved in the study, in a UPenn...
Source: Medgadget - October 26, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dentistry Materials Medicine Nanomedicine indianauniversity upenn Source Type: blogs
Scared Of Spiders? There ’s An App For That
In this study, published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 33 participants (18 diagnosed with arachnophobia) used the Phobys app as recommended. Before and after using the app, they provided responses to several measures of fear: subjective fear ratings when approaching a real spider (a Behavioural Approach Test), the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (FSQ), and the Spider Phobia Beliefs Questionnaire (SBQ), as well as a measure of disgust. They were also asked to rate how much they felt that their fears had reduced, post-intervention. A further 33 (17 diagnosed with arachnophobia) participants received no intervention, in ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 13, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Technology Source Type: blogs
Never Waste a (Design) Crisis
By KIM BELLARD
The Wall Street Journal reported that the American Dental Association (ADA) opposes expanding Medicare to include dental benefits. My reaction was, well, of course they do.
They apparently don’t care that at least half, and perhaps as many as two thirds, of seniors lack dental insurance, or that one in five seniors are missing all their teeth. The ADA prefers a plan for low income Medicare beneficiaries only, although state Medicaid programs were already supposed to be that, with widely varying results between the states.
The ADA is following blindly in the AMA’s oppositi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Design healthcare design Kim Bellard Medicare For All Source Type: blogs
Smart Dental Implant Resists Bacteria and Generates Electricity
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania created a dental implant that resists bacterial growth and generates electricity thanks to its piezoelectric properties. The generated electricity could power a light source for on-board phototherapy, a technique that could help protect gum tissue from disease and inflammation. The implant contains discs with embedded barium titanate (BTO) nanoparticles that work to create a negative surface charge on the material that repels bacteria.
Dental implants are used to replace teeth that are lost through decay or gum disease, and are a more advanced solution to tooth loss than den...
Source: Medgadget - September 10, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dentistry Materials Source Type: blogs
Mindfulness Can Help Us Overcome Our Deepest Fears
Mindfulness is all the rage for multiple reasons. This practice helps you halt future fears and ruminations about an immutable past and live in the present moment. That isn’t the only benefit you can reap, however.
Mindfulness allows you to capture what neurologist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl describes as freedom — the pause between an external stimulus and your reaction to it. Here’s how you can use this practice to help you overcome your deepest fears.
1. It Helps With Health Procedures
Do you feel nervous before you go to the dentist? If so, you aren’t alone. Approximately a third of the popula...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: confidence depression featured happiness meditation psychology self-improvement fear mindfulness self improvement success Source Type: blogs
Excessive “Mirroring” Could Explain Why People With Misophonia React Strongly To Sounds Of Chewing Or Drinking
By Emma Young
No one likes the sound of someone else chewing or drinking. But for some people, it’s enough to cause overwhelming feelings of anger or disgust — and in some cases, send them into a violent rage. People with “misophonia” (literally a hatred of sounds) over-react to some common everyday “trigger sounds” — typically, sounds made by another person. Though the phenomenon has been well documented, exactly what causes it hasn’t been clear. Now a new paper in the Journal of Neuroscience provides a compelling explanation: that misophonia isn’t related to hearing so much as to...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - August 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Perception Source Type: blogs
Model of oral healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees: how to support access to NHS dentists
Public Health England -Asylum seekers and refugees can face barriers when accessing NHS dentists. This model of care details the processes, rights and entitlements to care and includes supporting information and links to forms and guidance. It is designed for local authorities, support services and health professionals who work with asylum seekers and refugees.GuidancePublic Health England - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 13, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Review Body on Doctors ’ and Dentists’ Remuneration: forty-ninth report 2021
This report contains recommendations from the Review Body on Doctors ’ and Dentists’ Remuneration on doctors’ and dentists’ pay in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.ReportReview Body on Doctors ’ and Dentists’ Remuneration - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 22, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
U.S. Science Embrace of Wuhan “Gain-Of-Function” Viral Research Proved A Slippery Slope
By MIKE MAGEE
The truth hurts.
Eighteen months into a disaster that has claimed 3.5 million lives around the globe, the truth is seeping out. Human error likely caused the Covid pandemic, and America’s Medical-Industrial Complex was right in the middle of it.
Signs of a “great awakening” have emerged from various corners in the month of May.
On May 14, UNC’s top virologist, Ralph Baric, who worked closely with Wuhan chief virologist and batwoman extraordinare, Shi Zhengli, signed on with 17 other scientists to a Science editorial that demanded a reexamination of Covid’s causality writing “theorie...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Mike Magee Wuhan Source Type: blogs
6 Ways Our Bodies Try to Tell Us Something is Wrong
Your body is a pretty incredible specimen, if you think about it. So many different systems work in tandem to keep you alive and well.
Still, things can go wrong — and a machine as finely tuned as the human body has its ways of telling you that it needs your attention. Some are quite obvious, and you’ve probably experienced them. But sometimes, the message is much more subtle.
Here are six of the more unexpected ways your body might be telling you that something’s up — and what each sign means for you and your health.
1. Your Eyes Have Gone Dry
Normally, your eyes would stay lubricated with yo...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: featured health and fitness self-improvement mental health rest Source Type: blogs
15 Self Care Ideas That Fit Into Your Lunch Break
Self care is important for your physical, mental, and emotional health…but sometimes there just isn’t a lot of time for indulging in self care activities when you also have a job, a family, chores, etc.
So while self care might be one of the first things to go when your to-do list stacks up, the times when you are busy and overwhelmed are actually when you could benefit from self care the most.
That’s why I learned that self care is all about balance! Don’t try to overextend yourself and do all of the self care activities you can think of every single day. It’s just not realistic.
Instead, try comm...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: selfcareseeker Tags: creativity featured happiness health and fitness motivation productivity tips psychology self-improvement good habits mental health pickthebrain self care self improvement Source Type: blogs
Dental appliances for sleep apnea: Do they work?
Keeping your partner — or yourself — up at night with loud snoring? This might be more than a nuisance. About 25% of men and nearly 10% of women have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a serious sleep disorder characterized by explosive snores, grunts, and gasps. Tissue at the back of the throat temporarily obstructs the airway, leading to breathing pauses (apneas) throughout the night. Not only does OSA leave people tired and groggy, but it also puts them at risk for a host of health problems, including high blood pressure, depression, and heart disease.
The most effective and best-studied treatment is positive airway pre...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Dental Health Fatigue Hypertension and Stroke Sleep Source Type: blogs
3D Printed Microfluidic Bioreactor for Brain Organoid Culture
Researchers at MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed a 3D-printed microfluidic bioreactor that can be used to culture and study brain organoids. The tiny self-organizing nodules of brain tissue are very useful in studying neurological disease and the effects of drugs. However, the bioreactors used to grow brain organoids can be bulky and costly, and do not always allow for easy viewing of the organoids as they grow. This latest technology aims to provide a low-cost organoid bioreactor using the benefits of 3D printing and microfluidics.
Organoids offer a chance to create ‘mini organs,’ and...
Source: Medgadget - April 8, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Oncology Source Type: blogs
Alternate Realities Help Medical Education And Training During COVID-19
With the need to limit physical contact amidst the pandemic, the whole world turned to virtual solutions to reprise their daily activities. Zoom and Slack became the new workplace; and even medical consultations were increasingly conducted online.
However, by turning indoors, aspiring healthcare professionals were negatively impacted since hands-on practices and training were limited, if not impossible. In Scotland, dental students had to repeat a whole year due to insufficient clinical exposure. In particular, they could not practise aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) enough. The latter were limited due to their pote...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Augmented Reality Biotechnology E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Healthcare Design Medical Education Virtual Reality Surgery VitraMed DentSim Simulator orthopedics stud Source Type: blogs
