Wednesday Bible Study: Imprecatory prayer for terrorism
In Psalm 69, the protagonist has for unspecified reasons become an outcast, so he begs God to destroy his enemies. Check out verse 22 et seq. While this is attributed to David, there isn ' t really any point in David ' s story that would correspond to this situation. But petitioning God to commit mass violence is a common theme in the psalms.To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Psalm of David.69 Save me, O God!For the waters have come up to my neck.2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold;I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.3 ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
A Gene Therapy to Promote Cardiomyocyte Proliferation Improves Late Stage Heart Failure in Rats
In this study, we did something that had not been done before. We intervened with the same gene therapy but not during acute heart failure or early in the disease as in our previous experiments, but late in the disease during the chronic phase four weeks after cardiac injury had severely damaged the heart."
Four months after treating the animals, the researchers checked cardiac function and heart structure. "We were surprised to see evidence of significant heart cell proliferation, a marked reduction in scar size and a significant improvement in cardiac function. Although heart dilation and lung congestion associate...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 21, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
From scrubs to success: Mastering health care attire [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join retired cardiologist and physician coach Sarah Samaan as we explore the significance of professional attire in health care. Discover how clothing choices impact patient perceptions, gender biases, and the doctor-patient relationship. We’ll also delve into practical tips for health care professionals looking to
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From scrubs to success: Mastering health care attire [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Why ICDs are less effective in Non Ischemic DCM ?
We wish, our understanding about cardiac contractile physiology is deep and nearly complete. Heart is an irreversibly coupled electro-mechanical organ , right from the fetal days until the final heart beat. In myocardial pathology, the genesis and sustainability of ventricular arrhythmia are intricately related to the degree of LV dysfunction of any cause.
SCD is the leading cause of mortality in heart failure. Tackling SCD was in God’s domain, until the brilliance of Dr. Michel Mirowski shrunk the defibrillator and implanted it under the chest in 1980. (Dr. MM’s s a unique and inspiring story, from Poland a...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - February 20, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized crt device crt-p vs crt-d danish trial ischemic dcm madit trial non ischemic dcm Source Type: blogs
Greater Benefit for Women with Leisure Time Physical Activity
It is well known that regular physical activity can reduce cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Female individuals usually lag behind male individuals in exercise programs. But a study involving over four hundred thousand adults in the United States of America showed that women derive greater gains in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk reduction from equivalent levels of leisure-time physical activity [1]. The study had nearly 5 million person-years of follow up. Regular leisure-time physical activity was associated with 24% lower risk of all-cause mortality in females while the corresponding figure for males w...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 20, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Inovalon Acquires VigiLanz, a Leading Clinical Surveillance and Patient Safety SaaS and Data Company
Acquisition Expands Inovalon’s Offerings, Enhancing Solutions for Hospitals, Clinical Facilities, Clinicians, and Life Sciences
Inovalon, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced the acquisition of VigiLanz, an industry-leading, rapidly growing SaaS-based clinical surveillance and patient safety software and data company.
Founded in 2001, VigiLanz is focused on advancing clinical surveillance, patient safety software, and related clinical data connectivity, helping hospitals, clinical facilities, clinicians, and life sciences companies identify opportunities ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 20, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Dr. David Goldsteen Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Inovalon Keith Dunleavy Vigilanz Source Type: blogs
7 Must-Have Features Of The Perfect Digital Health Platform
Searching for a great digital health platform feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. We have heaps of options, but one that genuinely delivers the goods? That’s a rare find.
So, let’s dive into what the perfect digital health platform should embody. But first, let’s clearly define what we’re discussing.
A digital health platform is a centralized hub for managing patient care, streamlining healthcare operations, and empowering patients to take a more active role in their health. It is software-based and integrates tools like electronic health records, telemedicine, secure communi...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 20, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF digital health digital health platform features Source Type: blogs
Tachycardia and hyperkalemia. What will happen after therapy with 1 gram of Ca gluconate and some bicarbonate?
A 20-something type, 1 diabetic presented by EMS with altered mental status. Blood pressure was 117/80, pulse 161, Resp 45, SpO2 100 on oxygen.Here is the 12-lead ECG:Wide complex tachycardiaWhat do you think?The providers thought that this wide QRS was purely due to (severe) hyperkalemia. They treated with 4 ampules (200 mL) of bicarb and 1 gram of calcium gluconate. Note: 1 g of calcium gluconate is insufficient. 1 g of calcium chloride has 3x as much calcium and is indeed a good start.His pulse on the monitor suddenly went down to 140 and another 12-lead ECG was recorded:Sinus tachycardia at a rate...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 20, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
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IncantationHer name looked like a magical spellWhen written out in her native tongueAll I had to do was whisper it And my heart was bewitchedFor me it ’s simple to comprehend Others see gibberishThe glyphs a child would draw If told to invent a new language My struggle is with proper pronunciationA youth spent learning how to say new wordsBased on how they sounded in my headWhile silently reading I still recall the strange looks on faces the first time I saidassuageOut loud, not realizing it was supposed to rhyme with rage 2/20/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 20, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
To What Degree is Alzheimer's Disease a Modern Phenomenon?
Here find an interesting commentary on what might be gleaned of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in antiquity from the body of ancient writings on the topic of aging, memory, and health. The consensus is that Alzheimer's disease is a creation of modernity, some combination of a longer life expectancy for a greater fraction of the population coupled with increased calorie intake and less active lives. Yet unlike type 2 diabetes, risk of Alzheimer's risk doesn't correlate well with the usual suspect lifestyle choices that raise the risk of age-related disease and lower life expectancy.
This line of thinking has l...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
ARCADIA Trial on Atrial Cardiopathy and Stroke
In an earlier post on Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS), I had mentioned about ARCADIA trial (AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs In Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke) which was testing whether there is role for apixaban compared to aspirin for prevention of recurrent stroke in ESUS. The trial was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, United States of America and the results have been published in February 2024. ARCADIA trial showed that in patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy, apixaban did not reduce the risk of recurrent stroke compared with low dose aspirin. The study wa...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
The 7 Decade History of ChatGPT
By MIKE MAGEE
Over the past year, the general popularization of AI orArtificial Intelligence has captured the world’s imagination. Of course, academicians often emphasize historical context. But entrepreneurs tend to agree with Thomas Jefferson who said, “I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”
This particular dream however is all about language, its standing and significance in human society. Throughout history, language has been a species accelerant, a secret power that has allowed us to dominate and rise quickly (for better or worse) to the position of “masters of the un...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI ChatGPT History of AI Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
Potential options for reducing cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines
What are the potential options for reducing cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines?
Anthracyclines are an important group of medications useful in the treatment of solid tumours and hematological malignancies. An important limitation is their potential cardiotoxicity which can cause heart failure at varying time intervals, even decades later. Some methods which have been used to prevent cardiotoxicity are longer infusion times, use of liposomal preparations, dexrazoxane, beta blockers and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, all with different success rates. These strategies have not been universally accepted as useful modalitie...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 18, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 19th 2024
This study aimed to explore the metabolic mechanisms and potential biomarkers associated with declining HGS among older adults. We recruited 15 age- and environment-matched inpatients (age, 77-90 years) with low or normal HGS. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene sequencing were performed to analyze the metabolome of serum and stool samples and the gut microbiome composition of stool samples. Spearman's correlation analysis was used to identify the potential serum and fecal metabolites associated with HGS.
We assessed the levels of serum and fecal metabolites belonging to...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Requirements for Re-entry
These are the basic requirements for re-entry in cardiac electrophysiology:
The impulse should re-excite the same area again and again repeatedly
The impulse should find the same area excitable when it reaches back
The area should have sufficient time to recover
The impulse should be constrained or directed to reach back to the same area (Source: Cardiophile MD)
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 18, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
