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Bias and inequity in health care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join podiatrist Amol Saxena as we delve into the often overlooked disparities in the U.S. health care system. We discuss the historical underrepresentation of BIPOC individuals in both patient care and medical leadership, shedding light on biases, “sham peer review,” and limited advancement opportunities. Read more… Bias and inequity in health care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Peptoid Oligomers Target Viral Membranes
Researchers at New York University have developed a new method to target many viruses that cause disease. For viruses with a lipid membrane, which includes many that commonly cause disease, this new technique could prove to be fatal. By targeting the lipid membrane, the approach may circumvent the treatment resistance that arises when viruses mutate to alter their surface proteins, which are the most common targets for conventional anti-viral drugs. This new approach is based on a synthetic version of antimicrobial peptides, which are naturally produced by our immune system and can target pathogens such as bacteria and vir...
Source: Medgadget - August 30, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs

Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now
The following is a guest article by Dr. Richard Searle, Vice President of Confidential Computing at Fortanix, Inc. Today’s world is increasingly driven by technology and digitalization, and the healthcare industry finds itself at a vital intersection between patient care and data security. The rise of cyberattacks, particularly in the healthcare industry, has shone a spotlight on the significant disparity between the healthcare sector’s commitment to cybersecurity and the continually evolving threats it faces.  This stark contrast between the magnitude of cyber risks and the allocation of resources to protect ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Policies Data Breach Dr. Richard Searle Fortanix Healthcare Cybersecurity Source Type: blogs

The Lonely Epidemic: Social Isolation and Technology
Alarming effects have been found from recent digital technologies on social connections and mental health. The Surgeon General issued a highly publicized advisory on loneliness and another on youth, both replete with evidence of the harm done by social media and the internet generally. But can digital technology also improve social connections? While the harm done by digital media to many people has been well demonstrated, there are also people who thrive on digital connections, particularly people from marginalized groups who have trouble finding each other in physical settings). The Surgeon General advisory on youth poin...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Health IT Company LTPAC Caretakers Catalaize Dor Skuler Healthcare Isolation Healthcare Loneliness Healthcare Social Media Intuition Robotics mental health Sara Shanti Sheppard Mullin social isolation UCLA UCLA Lonel Source Type: blogs

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT
For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving. This can make it extremely difficult to not only follow all of the ones in place today but to prepare our organizations for the upcoming regulations. To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. The following is what they had to say. Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision S...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Andrew Harding athenahealth Brightside Health Cassie Choi Darena Solutions e4 Services Freshpaint Healthc Source Type: blogs

The burden of bullets: Leadership needs to treat gun violence as a public health issue
Regular mass shootings are a uniquely American phenomenon. The United States is the only developed country where mass shootings have happened every year for the past 20 years, according to Jason R. Silva, an assistant sociology and criminal justice professor at William Paterson University. According to the Gun Violence Archive, by the end of June 2023, Read more… The burden of bullets: Leadership needs to treat gun violence as a public health issue originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Revamping health care: Tackling outdated systems and shifting mindsets
Where do you start to update a system so deeply mired in antiquated technology and a culture so resistant to change? Here’s where: Health records requests. Why should I have to request my own medical records? When I do make a request, why does it take days to get them? Why do I have to physically Read more… Revamping health care: Tackling outdated systems and shifting mindsets originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 28th 2023
In conclusion, we identified 20 genes with significant evolutionary signals unique to long-lived species, which provided new insight into the lifespan extension of mammals and might bring new strategies to extend human lifespan. « Back to Top Trials of Xenotransplantation of Pig Organs into Humans Continue https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/08/trials-of-xenotransplantation-of-pig-organs-into-humans-continue/ Researchers have genetically engineered pigs to overcome the known barriers to transplantation of pig organs into humans, and have reached the stage of conducting transplants i...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

UV-Free Air Decontamination: Interview with Sorel Rothschild, VP at Quantum Innovations
LumaFlo, a medtech company based in Israel, has developed a decontamination technology that does not require UV light, something that can be dangerous for people nearby. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for safe and effective decontamination technologies for both public spaces and healthcare facilities. However, many such technologies rely on UV light to kill pathogens, but this can also have negative effects on those exposed. In an effort to create a safer and more effective alternative, LumaFlo has developed a carbon nanostructure based photocatalytic system that is activated through visible light, meaning t...
Source: Medgadget - August 25, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs

Lipid Metabolism in Age-Related Disease
In this age of excess calories, in which a large proportion of the population is significantly overweight, research into lipid metabolism in the context of aging tends overlap with research into lipid metabolism in the context of obesity. People of normal weight still undergo complex changes in lipid metabolism and lipid transport throughout the body with age, however. These lead to prominent, important issues such as atherosclerosis, localized excesses of cholesterol and associated lesions in the arterial walls, for example. Looking at these conditions through the lens of lipid metabolism is looking at just one part of a ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 23, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

National Latino Physician Day: a crisis sparked the origin of a national day
National Latino Physician Day (NLPD) was established on October 1, 2022, as a day to celebrate Latino physicians in the United States, who represent 6% of the physician workforce. A strategic aim of NLPD is to simultaneously recognize the critical shortage of Latino physicians when compared to the U.S. population (19%), while sharing evidence-based data Read more… National Latino Physician Day: a crisis sparked the origin of a national day originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors:
A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com. The U.S. spends the largest amount of money on health care in the world – around $4.3 trillion annually. However, an estimated 20% to 30% of this is wasted, with no benefit reaching the populace. Culprits contributing to this waste include administrative and duplicative Read more… The high “cost” of waste in U.S. health care, and what we can do about it originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

As suicide and gun violence rise, we need gun purchase waiting periods now
In 2018, physicians began #ThisIsOurLane, a movement arguing that gun violence is a public health epidemic that medical professionals have a vital role in dismantling. Gun suicide rates are increasing across America – particularly in states with the fewest gun laws. Guns are the most lethal method of self-harm, with a fatality rate of 90%, Read more… As suicide and gun violence rise, we need gun purchase waiting periods now originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council
Even as the declared public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, two other public health emergencies continued. The first such emergency, the opioid crisis, was initially declared in October 2017, more than two years before COVID-19. A second emergency was declared for youth mental health in October 2021 by three major national associations, Read more… The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Pediatrics Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Definitions and Models of Disability
Alan S. Gutterman (Entrepreneurship), Definitions and Models of Disability (2023): The World Health Organization ( “WHO”) has reported that approximately 16% of the global population, over 1.3 billion people worldwide, have some form of disability, and that an additional 190 million... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 19, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs