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Ensuring there are enough providers to support youth mental health is an important part of a coordinated approach to delivering comprehensive student wellness.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lena Marceno, Alyssa Llamas Source Type: blogs

A View of Aging Centered Around the Capacity for Hormesis
It is not too far from the truth to say that everyone in the field of aging research has their own theory of aging. Enormous amounts of data exists, measurements of near every aspect of cellular biochemistry, to note the ways in which these aspects change with age, yet we lack the framework to link all of the data together, to firmly state what is important and what is not, what is cause, what is consequence, and how exactly the network of age-related changes are linked to one another. Aging is a dark forest in which the boundaries are well mapped, but only a few of the interior features have been well explored. So ...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 28, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

WHO Report: Tackling Hypertension Could Avert 76M Deaths Globally
Conclusion Hypertension, often referred to as the “silent killer,” isn’t just a mere health term; it’s a pressing global challenge with vast implications. As the World Health Organization’s report underscores, controlling high blood pressure is more than a matter of personal health. It’s about potentially averting millions of deaths worldwide by 2050. It’s heartening to see countries like Canada and South Korea lead the charge with effective treatment programs, offering hope and a pathway for others to follow. Yet, the contrasting statistics on sodium intake and the p...
Source: The EMT Spot - September 26, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs

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Community health centers need greater financial stability in order to continue to provide high-quality care, regardless of patients’ ability to pay.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis, Morenike Ayo-Vaughan, Henry Fernandez Source Type: blogs

Wound Bed Preparation is a Crucial Strategy to Heal Chronic Wounds
There are dozens of wound care products available, and the practitioner is often overwhelmed and confused by the variety of choices.  The best way to choose the correct product is understanding the concept of wound bed preparation – a crucial aspect of wound care that creates a systematic approach to an optimal strategy for wound healing. It encompasses various actions to facilitate the healing process by addressing the condition of the wound bed. Wound bed preparation helps reduce the risk of infection, promotes tissue regeneration, and accelerates the healing process. The following 9 steps are key considerations i...
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - September 24, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jeffrey M Levine Tags: Featured Medical Articles Geriatric Medicine Long-Term Care Pressure Injuries & Wound Care Risk Management aging skin bedsore bedsores decubiti decubitus ulcer end-of-life care geriatrics gerontology Healthcare Quality Improvin Source Type: blogs

The pros and cons of whole life insurance for high-income earners
According to the American Council of Life Insurers, permanent insurance is the most common type of life insurance purchased in the U.S. today. There is a variety of permanent life insurance available, but traditional whole life insurance is the most popular. For high-income earners like physicians, there are pros and cons to consider about whole Read more… The pros and cons of whole life insurance for high-income earners originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Finance Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

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Information about therapeutic alternatives to inform Medicare drug price negotiations can bring systematization and reliability to efforts to lower prices.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kate Meyer, Jeremy Sharp Source Type: blogs

Why Sustainability in the Healthcare Sector Requires a Cultural Mindset Shift
The following is a guest article by Sheetal Chawla, Head of Life Sciences and Head of Northeast Region at Capgemini Americas, and Stephen Obana, Vice President of Life Sciences at Capgemini Americas The healthcare sector has long been globally recognized as one of the leading carbon-intensive industries, accounting for 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gases. However, the increasing attention on reducing emissions and forging a path to net zero in recent years has many leaders questioning how they can implement new sustainability strategies across their organizations.  In fact, in 2021, the World Health Organization organi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Capgemini Americas Carbon Footprint environmental health Greenhouse Gas Emissions Healthcare Sustainability Scope Emissions 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

Etched Nanopillars Kill Bacteria, Fungi on Titanium Implants
Researchers at RMIT in Australia have developed a drug-free approach to kill bacteria and fungi that can infect surfaces on medical implants. Such pathogens can cause serious and difficult-to-treat infections around medical implants, sometimes requiring the removal of the implant. In addition, many microbes are increasingly resistant to common antibiotics, highlighting the need for drug-free approaches. This new technique is inspired by the nanopillars present on dragonfly wings, which can skewer microbial cells, killing them. The researchers used a relatively simple plasma etching technique to create such nanopillars on t...
Source: Medgadget - September 20, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine Public Health Candida RMIT Source Type: blogs

Pediatricians grapple with guns in America, from Band-Aids to bullets
“My best friend was murdered while we were walking home from school.” The once lively thirteen-year-old boy now slumped in the chair across from me, his words spilling out with newfound heaviness. As I looked at him during what was supposed to be a routine well-child check, I couldn’t shake the air of depression that Read more… Pediatricians grapple with guns in America, from Band-Aids to bullets originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Health care wins, losses, and lessons
Albert Einstein determined that time is relative. And when it comes to health care, five years can be both a long and a short amount of time. In August 2018, I launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast. At the time, the medium felt like the perfect auditory companion to the books and articles I’d been writing. By bringing on world-renowned guests Read more… Health care wins, losses, and lessons originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

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State-based health insurance marketplaces are fostering the development of more brokers of color to address issues of inequity in the insurance industry.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jalisa Clark, Christine Monahan Source Type: blogs

Ensuring Fairness in Medical Education Assessment
This study takes a first step in centering the margins as we as medical educators grow our understanding of the dynamics of promoting fairness in assessment. Future studies should explore feedback with intentional inclusion and involvement of diverse students, teachers, and researchers at every stage of the research process from conceptualization through dissemination and application of the new learning. We thank our participants for their time and candor discussing this sensitive topic and the Group on Educational Affairs for funding our work. Thank you for your time and attention and the focus that you’ll put on th...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - September 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast assessment equity Macy Foundation medical education Source Type: blogs

Unveiling excessive medical billing and greed
Recent op-eds have questioned medical billing and doctors’ pay, as both seemed high. Medical “greed” has become more apparent in the past two decades and has been well highlighted by two of my Dartmouth MPH Professors, Elliot Fisher, MD and Thom Walsh, PhD, DPT. Dr. Fisher has documented that higher billings compound the U.S. health Read more… Unveiling excessive medical billing and greed originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs