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
Reducing Viral Spread in Schools: France Makes Proactive Move to Measure and Reduce CO2 Levels in School and Daycare
One of my favorite gadgets from the pandemic is the AraNet 4 CO2 monitor. I carry it with me whenever I am curious about an indoor space. This easy-to-use monitor gives a simple red-yellow-green reading of the CO2 level. At a green level (<1000 ppm) it is harder to transmit an airborne viral infection. At a red level (>1400 ppm) it is much easier to catch a virus if someone else in the room is sick.
I use this in restaurants and on airplanes, for instance, to help guide my actions.
As a bonus, CO2 levels also correlate with alertness and productivity. When CO2 levels drift into the yellow range (>1000 ppm), cognit...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 9, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Air Quality Allergies Virus Source Type: blogs
In-Office Treatment for Chronic Rhinitis: Interview with Brian Shields, Neurent Medical CEO
Neurent Medical, a medtech company based in Galway, Ireland, has developed the NEUROMARK system to treat chronic rhinitis via a simple in-office procedure which targets the nerves responsible for many common symptoms. Chronic rhinitis affects a huge number of people and has been estimated to affect 1 in 4 people in the U.S.
Symptoms are consistent with chronic inflammation of the mucosal membrane in the nose, leading to a variety of issues including sneezing, postnasal drip, congestion, and itching. Conventional therapies involve long-term pharmacological interventions which meet with mixed success and require patients ...
Source: Medgadget - February 4, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: ENT Exclusive Neurology Source Type: blogs
Do thunderstorms worsen asthma and COPD symptoms?
Anyone familiar with hay fever understands that weather impacts respiratory symptoms. However, many of weather’s effects on respiratory function remain unclear. One unanswered question is the extent to which storms affect people with chronic lung disease, particularly the type affecting the way air moves in and out of the lungs. These “obstructive lung diseases” are characterized by problems with airway narrowing. The most common obstructive lung diseases are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The two main types of COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Obstructive lung diseases affect a...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kathleen Haley, MD Tags: Asthma Lung disease Source Type: blogs
Tivic Wins EU Clearance for ClearUP Sinus Relief Device
San Francisco-based Tivic Health announced that the company has received CE Mark approval in Europe for ClearUP Sinus Pain Relief, a small handheld device that can temporarily relieve allergy-related sinus pain, pressure, and congestion.
ClearUP is a small handheld device that delivers a proprietary microcurrent waveform that stimulates sinus nerve fibers under the skin to relieve pain related to allergies. It is designed to treat symptoms in five minutes and can be used up to four times per day. ClearUP employs a light and vibration system to guide the user along the most optimal treatment points along the cheek...
Source: Medgadget - March 9, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: ENT Source Type: blogs
How You Can Help Yourself Get A Good Night ’s Sleep
You're reading How You Can Help Yourself Get A Good Night’s Sleep, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Sleep is an essential part of our lives and it’s important that our bodys get enough sleep on a regular basis. Without this we can struggle to function correctly and be more prone to picking up infections, as our body becomes run down. If you struggle to get to sleep, there are ways in which you can improve your environment in order to achieve a better night’s rest.
We all know that we should get en...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: shaadidukaan01 Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Save the trees, prevent the sneeze
When I worked at Greenpeace for five years before I attended medical school, a popular slogan was, “think globally, act locally.” As I write this blog about climate change and hay fever, I wonder if wiping off my computer that I’ve just sneezed all over due to my seasonal allergies counts as abiding by this aphorism? (Can you clean a computer screen with a tissue?)
Come to think of it, my allergies do seem to be worse in recent years. So do those of my patients. It seems as if I’m prescribing nasal steroids and antihistamines, recommending over-the-counter eye drops, and discussing ways to avoid allergens much more...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peter Grinspoon, MD Tags: Allergies Environmental health Source Type: blogs
10 Natural Remedies to Defeat Seasonal Allergies
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The roses are in bloom and gardens scintillating. But you cannot stop to smell and enjoy the lovely scent because you are already on Claritin allergy medication. When spring beckons, allergic sneezes, skin peeling, flaking, and itching become the order of the day. But allergies are not just common in springs. Some people experience allergic reactions even in summer, falls, and winter.
Though the common rem...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dispick Tags: featured health and fitness self improvement allergies natural remedies Source Type: blogs
The Placebo Effect, Digested – 10 Amazing Findings
By Christian Jarrett
The placebo effect usually triggers an eye-brow raise or two among even the most hard-nosed of skeptics. We may not be able to forecast the future or move physical objects with our minds, but the placebo effect is nearly as marvellous (Ben Goldacre once called it the “coolest, strangest thing in medicine”).
The term “placebo effect” is short-hand for how our mere beliefs about the effectiveness of an inert treatment or intervention can lead to demonstrable health benefits and cognitive changes – an apparently incontrovertible demonstration of the near-magical power of mind ove...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Feature Source Type: blogs
Itchy Eyes: Allergies are Crying Out for Attention
In many ways, the eyes are the windows of the body. When children have itchy eyes, it can disrupt their days – and nights. Itchy eyes often distract kids and decrease their ability to learn new material. If this weren’t bad enough, they can cause kids to sleep less well. For some kids, the difference in sleep can make them moody and hungry. Hangry is not what any parent, teacher or child wants.
Why Do Kids Get Itchy Eyes?
The human body is armed with an amazing immune system that includes an array of protection devices. The respiratory system tightens up when foreign particles are introduced. The nose secretes a flow o...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 10, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Allergies Hay fever Pollen Allergies Remedies Source Type: blogs
Itchy Eyes: Allergies are Crying Out for Attention
In many ways, the eyes are the windows of the body. When children have itchy eyes, it can disrupt their days – and nights. Itchy eyes often distract kids and decrease their ability to learn new material. If this weren’t bad enough, they can cause kids to sleep less well. For some kids, the difference in sleep can make them moody and hungry. Hangry is not what any parent, teacher or child wants.
Why Do Kids Get Itchy Eyes?
The human body is armed with an amazing immune system that includes an array of protection devices. The respiratory system tightens up when foreign particles are introduced. The nose secretes a fl...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 10, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Allergies Hay fever Pollen Allergies Remedies Source Type: blogs
Could that rash be from wheat?
Grains can play havoc with your skin. The prolamin proteins, such as gliadin, trigger autoimmune skin reactions and turn antibodies against the skin enzymes, their lectins fan the fires of inflammation, their proteins provoke allergies, and their amylopectins send blood sugar and insulin sky-high and provoke the skin-disrupting hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF). The whole grain package adds up to an impressive collection of skin conditions that can take a variety of forms, from simple red, itchy rashes to scaly, oily raised patches to large vesicles to gangrene. Because hair and nails are also considere...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
Are Grains to Blame for That Rash Too?
Grains can play havoc with your skin. The prolamin proteins, such as gliadin, trigger autoimmune skin reactions and turn antibodies against the skin enzymes, their lectins fan the fires of inflammation, their proteins provoke allergies, and their amylopectins send blood sugar and insulin sky-high and provoke the skin-disrupting hormone insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF). The whole grain package adds up to an impressive collection of skin conditions that can take a variety of forms, from simple red, itchy rashes to scaly, oily raised patches to large vesicles to gangrene. Because hair and nails are also considere...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 270
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 270
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - February 8, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Mark Corden Tags: FFFF allergic rhinitis allopurinol Amoxicillin asthma atopic march Carbamazepine DRESS Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome EBV eczema eosinophilia Hawaii Infectious mononucleosis ixodes Ixodes holocyclus meat allergy S Source Type: blogs
ClearUP Electronic Gadget for Relieving Sinus Pain from Hay Fever
Tivic Health, based outside of San Francisco, won FDA clearance for its ClearUP device for treating allergy-related sinus pain. ClearUP is used to deliver electric current to the nose, the user sliding the device along the outside of the nasal passages while therapy is administered. The device delivers only a small electric current using a proprietary signal pattern that has shown to be effective in clinical practice.
There’s only one button to push and the device can deliver three levels of therapy intensity, depending on the patient’s needs. It only takes about five minutes to use the device and it helps the ...
Source: Medgadget - January 8, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: ENT Source Type: blogs
