ChatGPT: Charting the future of health care with visionary AI
As technology advances, the health care sector perennially seeks innovative solutions to enhance patient care, diagnostic capabilities, and accessibility. OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4, with its pioneering vision feature, has emerged as a potentially transformative tool, enabling myriad applications that traverse beyond textual interactions and delve deeply into the visual realm. Elevating user interactivity in health care
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ChatGPT: Charting the future of health care with visionary AI originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Harvey Castro, MD, MBA Tags: Tech Dermatology Health IT Source Type: blogs
8 Practical Predictions For The Near Future Of Healthcare
This article aims to bridge that gap, providing a condensed overview beneficial for healthcare professionals and users alike.
1) Patients will become the point of care
In the pursuit of more streamlined and patient-centric healthcare, traditional hospital frameworks are under reassessment. The stereotypical scenes of long waiting lines, overwhelming paperwork, and sterile, uninviting corridors symbolize a dated workflow. The evolution towards modernity beckons a shift from this conventional setup, ushering in an era where patients, armed with digital health tools, become the focal point of care, reducing the dependen...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine AI artificial intelligence digital health Source Type: blogs
How Could Digital Technology Make An Impact On Primary Care?
I truly hope that very soon I do not have to make an appointment at the GP when I suspect signs of a disease, but my GP will send me a message that she spotted something irregular in my latest test results and my digital health data, so I’d better visit. Let me show you in detail how primary care should be carried out in the future!
Digital health should become an organic part of primary care in the future
I live a fairly healthy life. I use data to improve my lifestyle and to make better decisions by optimising my sleep pattern, my physical, my cognitive or my emotional abilities; and I had several genetic tests....
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Digital Health Research Healthcare Innovation technology wearables GP primary care general practitioner Source Type: blogs
Microneedle Skin Patch Measures Cancer Biomarkers
Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a technique that lets clinicians to characterize and monitor melanoma. The system involves using a microneedle patch that can draw deep interstitial fluid into itself through a series of penetrating hyaluronic acid needles. The needles can later be dissolved to release the biomarkers into a test tube before analysis, using a highly sensitive technique called Simoa, to detect individual biomarker protein molecules. The Simoa method involves capturing these molecules using an antibody attached to a magnetic bead, which allows the researchers to use magnets to separate ...
Source: Medgadget - September 14, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Diagnostics Medicine Oncology harvard wyssinstitute Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 725
Answer toParasite Case of the Week 725: Swimmer ' s itchAs noted by Florida Fan, this is " typical swimmer ’s itch, also known by other names depending on the activity of the patient like ' clam digger ’s itch ' or ' duck itch ' . " (Also called Pelican itch in Australia) " All are caused by [zoonotic] cercariae in most freshwater bodies of water frequented by ducks and/or water birds. The cercariae penetrate the skin and cause a cercarial dermatitis. This summer is so hot even in the Northern most states that a quick plunge into the lake is certainly very appealing. We may expect to see more cases like this one....
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - September 3, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Navigating the rising challenges of dermatology residency applications
The path to becoming a dermatologist has become increasingly challenging in recent years. This is due, in part, to the competitive environment of residency applications, as well as the increasing emphasis on research output. In their publication, “Research Fever—An Ever More Prominent Trend in the Residency Match,” Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Adashi note that the
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Navigating the rising challenges of dermatology residency applications originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hannah Kopelman, DO, MBA Tags: Physician Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Top 6 Companies Using AI In Drug Discovery And Development
What if coming up with a new drug could be measured in days rather than years? What if new medication would cost thousands instead of billions of dollars? Just look at how an AI pharma start-up developed a potential new drug in 46 days! Artificial intelligence technologies promise to speed up the process of drug discovery and development and make it more cost-effective. As the market is flourishing, and it takes time and effort to separate the wheat from the chaff, we collected the most promising AI pharma companies out there.
Drug design is a key area AI is revolutionizing. In one of our latest database projects, we de...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Pharma Genomics research clinical trials AI drug development medication drug discovery drug research cure Source Type: blogs
MedEssist is Helping to Transform Pharmacies into Pharmacy Health Clinics
The healthcare system in many countries is stretched thin. To help relieve the pressure, governments are starting to allow pharmacists to treat a growing number of minor ailments. MedEssist’s technology platform is helping pharmacies transform into health clinics.
Healthcare IT Today got a brief demonstration of the MedEssist platform from Joella Almeida, CEO and Co-Founder at the Collision Conference. We also asked her about the expanding role of pharmacists in healthcare.
Pharmacies Are Already in the Community
“We are focused on helping independent pharmacies,” explained Almeida. “There’s one on every bloc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Collision 2023 Collision Conference Joella Almeida MedEssist minor ailments Pharmacies Pharmacists pharmacy health clinics Source Type: blogs
TPG to Acquire Leading Specialty Healthcare IT Platform Nextech
TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nextech, a leading provider of clinical and administrative healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices, from Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) for $1.4 billion. TPG is investing in Nextech through TPG Capital, its U.S. and European late-stage private equity platform.
“Nextech’s goal is to simplify the healthcare experience so physicians can focus on what matters most: their patients,” said Bill Lucchini, CEO at Nextech. “In TPG, we have found a partner who supports our mission to si...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Art Heidrich Bill Lucchini ClaimsXten Ganesh Rao Guggenheim Securities LLC Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A IQVIA Katherine Wood Kirkland & Ellis Lyric Mark Bean Nextech Raymond Source Type: blogs
Transform your life with 10 powerful tips for health and happiness
Separately, we discovered many of the same helpful tips that neither of us learned in a combined fifty-six years of education and training; we have each found comfort, sustenance, and direction from them. When we recently discussed wellness in our department, Alicia shared resources she had found useful in navigating the stressors of physician life.
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Transform your life with 10 powerful tips for health and happiness originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alicia J. Little, MD, PhD and Christine J. Ko, MD Tags: Physician Dermatology Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Microneedle Patch for Antibiotic-Free Acne Treatment
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have developed a microneedle patch for the drug-free treatment of skin infections, such as acne. Acne is often treated using antibiotics, but these have limited effectiveness over the long term and can result in drug-resistant bacteria. In an effort to develop a drug-free alternative, these researchers have created a microneedle patch that is ultrasound responsive. The patch contains zinc-based nanomaterials that produce a substantial amount of reactive oxygen species when stimulated using ultrasound. These reactive oxygen species are highly effective at killing acne-causing bacte...
Source: Medgadget - August 1, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Materials Medicine acne HKUniversity Source Type: blogs
Case of the Week 723
This week ' s case was donated by Dr. Nancy Wengenack and the Mycology lab at Mayo Clinic. These objects were found in a fungal culture for dermatophytes (lactophenol blue stain). What are they, and what is their significance? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - August 1, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 723
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 723: mite, not scabies. Given that this mite was found in a fungal culture from skin scrapings, it could very well be a dust mite (Dermatophagoidessp.) as many of you suggested. However, mites are challenging to identify, so genus/species level identification is best left to the acarologists (people who study mites and ticks). The biggest concern here is its location - on a fungal culture in the mycology laboratory. Mites are a terror in the mycology lab. They crawl from plate to plate, contaminating and destroying cultures from patient samples. In most cases, the culture plates ...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - July 31, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Dermatology at a crossroads: an urgent case for value-based care
Over the past decade, the medical field has witnessed a profound shift—a transformative movement fueled by the commitment to render patient-centered, cost-effective care. This sweeping change is characterized by the transition from a volume-based to a value-based model of health care. While several medical specialties have responded to this call for change and started implementing
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Dermatology at a crossroads: an urgent case for value-based care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hannah Kopelman, DO, MBA Tags: Physician Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Insider secrets: 10 must-know tips for mastering medical appointments
Since December 2022, I have attended over 60 medical appointments, ranging from 15 minutes to as long as 6 hours. Some appointments were as short as 15 minutes, while others required a minimum of 3 hours. Through these numerous health care visits, which collectively amount to more than 60 hours, I have gained valuable insights.
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Insider secrets: 10 must-know tips for mastering medical appointments originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christine J. Ko, MD Tags: Physician Dermatology Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
