10 colorectal pearls for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Share these gems with your family, friends, and patients. Take the time to reflect on your personal history and encourage yourself and others to get screened when appropriate. 1. The large intestine or the large bowel consists of the colon, rectum, and anus. The colon and rectum have aRead more …10 colorectal pearls for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/maseray-s-kamara" rel="tag" > Maseray S. Kamara, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
The (sort of, partial) Father mRNA Vaccines Who Now Spreads Vaccine Misinformation (Part 1)
By DAVID WARMFLASH, MD
Robert W. Malone, MD MS, is a physician-scientist who will live in infamy, thanks to the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast boosting his visibility this past December regarding his criticism of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly the mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech). Subsequently, Malone was banned from Twitter, which further boosted his celebrity status. Describing himself as the inventor of mRNA vaccine technology, he has been reaching a growing number of people with a narrative that makes COVID-19 vaccination sound scary. We cannot embed clips from the Rogan interview, which lasted about three...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy antivaxxer COVID-19 vaccine David Warmflash Joe Rogan Robert Malone Source Type: blogs
Surely This Plan Is Counting On A Triumph Of Hope Over Experience!
This rather hopeful article appeared last week: Govt's cost finder website to finally list specialists' fees... soon But it will be voluntary, and officials won't say how many doctors are signing up 25th February 2022 By Antony Scholefield The Federal Government ’s specialist fees website is finally going to reveal the fees charged by individual specialists — as long as they agree first. Touted as a fix for 'bill shock', the Medical Costs Finder website launched three years ago but was dubbed a waste of time because it only lists average out-of-pocket costs for about 1300 in-hospital and out-of-hospital procedure...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 28th 2022
In conclusion, as BMI and waist circumference are related to elevations of immune markers in the IL-6 pathway, chronic inflammation might be an important mediator of the relationship between BMI and frailty.
Fat Tissue Becomes Dysfunctional with Age as Mitochondria Falter
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/02/fat-tissue-becomes-dysfunctional-with-age-as-mitochondria-falter/
Mitochondria are effectively power plants, hundreds of them working in every cell to produce chemical energy store molecules to power cellular processes. Mitochondrial function declines with age, unfortunately, for underlying r...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 27, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The Aging Gut Microbiome in the Context of Alzheimer's Disease
The gut microbiome changes with age. The complex balance of microbial species shifts in an unfavorable direction, and with it comes ever greater chronic inflammation alongside a loss of beneficial metabolite production. It remains an open question as to how much of the inflammation of aging, disruptive of tissue function and health, is caused by the gut microbiome. Identifying mechanisms is one thing, figuring out their relative importance quite another. The only practical way to achieve that goal is to change just the one mechanism in isolation of all the others, and observe the results.
In the case of the aging gu...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 21, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 21st 2022
In conclusion, clinical trials targeting aging in humans have shown promising but limited results on biomarkers so far.
Mycobacterium Vaccae Immunization as an Anti-Inflammatory Strategy
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/02/mycobacterium-vaccae-immunization-as-an-anti-inflammatory-strategy/
In today's open access paper, researchers discuss immunization with Mycobacterium vaccae as an approach to reduce the inflammatory overactivity of the aged immune system. Researchers have made some initial inroads into studying the way in which this bacteria can alter the function of the immune system, and her...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 20, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Discussing the Present State of Clinical Trials for Therapies that Target Mechanisms of Aging
In conclusion, clinical trials targeting aging in humans have shown promising but limited results on biomarkers so far. (Source: Fight Aging!)
Source: Fight Aging! - February 15, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Stop “shoulding” all over yourself
The first time I heard the phrase“shoulding all over yourself,” I laughed. As a gastroenterologist, I have a particular affinity for poop jokes. It might not be obvious when you read the phrase, but say it out loud, and you will hear it. I think the phrase also caught me off guard. I didn’tRead more …Stop“shoulding” all over yourself originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-hersh" rel="tag" > Michael Hersh, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
The State Of Exoskeletons In 2022
Science fiction has for long fantasised about ways to augment fragile humans’ power and endurance through mechanical means. In Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise’s abilities are enhanced via a combat jacket. Humans in Avatar board the AMP suit to tread the deadly environment on Pandora. Such depictions of exoskeletons – or wearable mechanical structures that attach to joints to assist and/or enhance strength and endurance for motion – have left the realm of science fiction and have become part of our reality.
Back in 2014, a paraplegic man suited in a robotic exoskeleton made the symbolic kick-off for the Worl...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Cyborgization Future of Medicine Robotics exoskeleton exoskeleton technology Source Type: blogs
Innovation in a rural gastroenterology practice using a farm [PODCAST]
“Gastroenterology clinics in rural areas have the unique opportunity to innovate the field by working with local community organizations and farms. Patients and physicians develop a deeper understanding of the root cause for chronic disease, particularly digestive diseases using a food as medicine approach. Cultivating gut microbes in the soil and gut can re-shape theRead more …Innovation in a rural gastroenterology practice using a farm [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
Surgical Duct Tape Quickly Seals Intestinal Leaks
Researchers at MIT have created a surgical tape that can seal leaks and tears in the intestine. The off-the-shelf product has been designed to replace sutures, which are difficult to sew in the gut and can cause scarring or leaking. The adhesive patch is biocompatible, and the researchers designed it so that it will biodegrade after healing has occurred, without sticking to nearby tissues or triggering inflammation. The researchers hope that the technology will offer a rapid and safe way to seal internal leaks, tears, and incisions.
Suturing slippery intestines is challenging, and the consequences if the intestine later...
Source: Medgadget - February 7, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: GI Materials Surgery GI leak mit Source Type: blogs
Laparoscopic Robot Performs First Autonomous Surgery
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed and now successfully tested the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), a self-guiding surgical robot that can perform challenging laparoscopic procedures in gastrointestinal surgery, including intestinal anastomosis. The robot can adjust its surgical plan in real time, just as a human surgeon would, helping it to adapt to changing conditions during surgery. The researchers hope that such technology can allow every patient to enjoy the potential for optimal surgical outcomes, regardless of the surgical skill and experience that is available in their locality.
Surgical robo...
Source: Medgadget - February 3, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: GI Surgery johnshopkins Source Type: blogs
Capsule Delivers and Injects mRNA into Stomach
Researchers at MIT have created an oral mRNA delivery system that could provide an alternative to injectable mRNA vaccines. It could also enable RNA or DNA therapies that are intended to treat gastrointestinal diseases.
mRNA has shown its therapeutic potential in spectacular fashion, providing the powerhouse behind some of the world’s most successful and ubiquitous COVID-19 vaccines. However, not everyone is a fan of injections and an oral delivery solution for these treatments would be most welcome. Oral delivery would also help in directly targeting the gastrointestinal tract with mRNA therapeutics, which is curren...
Source: Medgadget - February 3, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Genetics Medicine Nanomedicine Public Health mit Source Type: blogs
It ’s time for physicians to stop taking patient calls at night
The calls started during dinner.“I forgot to get my med refilled, and now I’m out. Can you call it in?”“I’m reading these colonoscopy prep instructions, and I see I was supposed to stop eating seeds a week ago. Should I still take the prep?”“I haven’t had a bowel movement in three days.Read more …It’s time for physicians to stop taking patient calls at night originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/betsy-rodriguez-md" rel="tag" > Betsy Rodriguez, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
How to choose a probiotic
The world of commercial probiotics is evolving rapidly as the science of the microbiome continues to unfold. Unfortunately, the current crop of commercial probiotics provide limited benefits, as they are generally concocted in a haphazard fashion. Most current commercial probiotics are a slap-dash collection of microbes, each of which is believed to be beneficial or at least not harmful.They provide limited benefits that include helping suppress the proliferation (but not usually eradicating) unhealthy species such as Klebsiella and Staphylococcus, encourage production of intestinal mucus and strengthening the intestinal i...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 23, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open microbiota probiotic super gut Source Type: blogs
