Sleep Monitoring at Home: Interview with Ziv Peremen, CEO of X-trodes
X-trodes, a medtech startup based in Israel, created Smart Skin, a wireless monitoring and analytics technology that is suitable for at-home sleep monitoring. At present, diagnosing sleep disorders is an arduous and expensive business, requiring patients to attend a specialized sleep clinic and wear bulky and uncomfortable equipment, all while attempting to sleep in a strange environment.
Part of the problem is that many technologies used for sleep monitoring require patients to be tethered to stationary equipment with wires. This means that patients must sleep on their back and limit their movements, which can disturb ...
Source: Medgadget - August 10, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Exclusive Medicine Neurology Telemedicine sleep monitoring X-trodes Source Type: blogs
The Top 10 Super-Creepy Medical Technologies
We are all for new technologies here, spending our days researching where the science of medicine goes. With that said, every now and then we see something so creepy that it freaks out even the seasoned team of The Medical Futurist.
So here we collected ten examples of either super creepy medical technologies or ingeniously evil uses of perfectly innocent technologies.
The blood drawing robots
First, this doesn’t really sound creepy. Drawing blood might not be our favourite thing, but nothing of a terror for most of us either. Vein scanners are around for a while, actually being a useful little tool ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Bioethics Cyborgization Robotics Science Fiction Security & Privacy AI dream smartwatch virtual reality blood draw sleep tracking artificial womb gene editing medical robot creepy technologies Source Type: blogs
Ten Super-Creepy Medical Technologies
We are all for new technologies here, spending our days researching where the science of medicine goes. With that said, every now and then we see something so creepy that it freaks out even the seasoned team of The Medical Futurist.
So here we collected ten examples of either super creepy medical technologies or ingeniously evil uses of perfectly innocent technologies.
The blood drawing robots
First, this doesn’t really sound creepy. Drawing blood might not be our favourite thing, but nothing of a terror for most of us either. Vein scanners are around for a while, actually being a useful little tool ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Bioethics Cyborgization Robotics Science Fiction Security & Privacy AI dream smartwatch virtual reality blood draw sleep tracking artificial womb gene editing medical robot creepy technologies 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
Treating mild sleep apnea: Should you consider a CPAP device?
This study supports a comprehensive approach to evaluation and treatment of mild OSA. While all people with mild OSA may not need to be treated with CPAP, there are patients who can greatly benefit from it.
Treatments may be trial and error until you and your doctor get it right
When sleep apnea is mild, treatment recommendations are less clear-cut, and should be determined based on the severity of your symptoms, your preferences, and other co-occurring health problems. Working in conjunction with your doctor, you can try a stepwise approach — if one treatment doesn’t work, you can stop that and try an alternative. Man...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melanie Pogach, MD Tags: Ear, nose, and throat Sleep Tests and procedures Source Type: blogs
Limitless evidenceless trend: The growth of nootropic supplements
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The all-too-understandable urge to buy a better brain (Vox):
“… unfortunately, Bradley Cooper is partly to blame for the boom of the edible brain-improvement industry.
In 2011, he starred in Limitless, a movie about a man who takes a special pill and becomes smarter and more capable than anyone else on Earth. I’m joking about the cultural significance of this movie, but I’m also not. It was a wild card and an unexpected hit, and it mainstreamed an idea that had already been taking hold among Silicon Valley biohackers and human optimization zealots. (TechCrunch called the prescription-only narcolepsy medicat...
Source: SharpBrains - July 9, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness brain brain health Brain-Fitness brain-improvement brain-improvement industry dietary supplements Limitless mental-fitness modafinil nootropics Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 283
Dr Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 283
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 283 (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 14, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Neil Long Tags: FFFF ankylosing spondylitis ECG Get out of Jail Card HLA inland taipan McGinn McGinn-White narcolepsy PE Pimping S1Q3T3 venom Windkessel effect Source Type: blogs
Narcolepsy: an autoimmune disease?
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - August 7, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: allergy and immunology neurology Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: August 26, 2017
Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
Can you believe it’s the last weekend of August? I know summer doesn’t technically end as soon as August is over, but…where did the summer go?!
Well, before you head out to enjoy the weekend, take some time to catch up on the science of spirituality, why having a best friend as a teenager helps develop a sense of self later in life, how winning the lottery will contribute little to your level of happiness, and more.
The Science of Spirituality: A Psychologist and a Neuroscientist Explain Being ‘In The Flow’: Although spirituality is making a big mainstream comeb...
Source: World of Psychology - August 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Alzheimer's Anxiety and Panic Autism Brain and Behavior Children and Teens Depression Friends Happiness Health-related Memory and Perception Money and Financial OCD Psychology Psychology Around the Net Research Spirituality Source Type: blogs
The Dangers of Rising Adderall Abuse among Teens
Call it a case of unintended consequences. Twenty years ago, the prescription medication Adderall debuted as a treatment for narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A stimulant, with amphetamine as its active ingredient, Adderall helped sufferers of narcolepsy stay awake, but it also increased mental focus and endurance for those diagnosed with ADHD.
Because of its effectiveness and relatively mild side effects, Adderall quickly became a common treatment for ADHD. But as its popularity increased, use of Adderall also began spreading beyond the people it was intended for. Today, students without ADH...
Source: World of Psychology - September 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth Blackwell Tags: Addiction ADHD and ADD Children and Teens College Habits Medications Psychology Recovery Stimulants Students Success & Achievement Adderall Amphetamine attention Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder cognitive enhancement Source Type: blogs
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Discloses DOJ Subpoena on Patient Assistance Program
Jazz Pharmaceuticals recently revealed, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that it received a documents subpoena from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. The subpoena requested documents related to Jazz' support of 501(c)(3) organizations that provide financial assistance to Medicare patients.
Jazz also received requests about documentation about the provision of financial assistance to Medicare patients who receive the prescription Xyrem, a narcolepsy drug and Jazz' top-selling product.
The patient assistance programs at issue in Jazz' case involved a free produ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - June 6, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Sleep Drugs: What Every Woman Should Know
The post below first appeared on Law Street.
Sleepless nights; nights full of tossing and turning. It happens to all of us–but for some it’s more frequent than others. In fact, an estimated 50 to 70 million American adults suffer from sleep disorders like insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea. Many turn to prescription sleep medications for relief– but women are more likely to take sleep drugs than men. About 3.1 percent of American men and 5 percent of American women report having used a prescription sleep medication within the last 30 days.
What does this use of sleep aids mean for women? Read on to learn more...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - May 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women's Health Source Type: blogs
District Court Holds Corporate Integrity Agreement Obligations May Create "Reverse" FCA Liability in Cephalon Case
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O’Neill of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Cephalon’s motion to dismiss False Claims Act allegations brought by three former employees. Bruce Boise, Keith Dufour, and Andrew Augustine, joined by the United States, alleged that Cephalon promoted two drugs, Provigil and Nuvigil off-label (view the third amended complaint here). The complaint had additional weight due to the fact that Cephalon was under a Corporate Integrity Agreement during the alleged illegal conduct, which outlined “Stipulated Penalties for Failure to Comply” with a variety of comp...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 27, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
TWiV 345: How a vaccine got the nod
On episode #345 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVonauts review how the weather affects West Nile virus disease in the US, benefit of B cell depletion for ME/CFS patients, and an autoimmune reaction induced by influenza virus vaccine that leads to narcolepsy.
You can find TWiV #345 at www.twiv.tv. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - July 12, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antibody autoimmunity B cell chronic fatigue syndrome hypocretin influenza vaccine influenza virus mecfs meterological conditions myalgic encephalitis narcolepsy pandemrix rituximab viral weather West Source Type: blogs
B cell depletion benefits ME/CFS patients
Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) showed clinical improvement after extended treatment with the anti-B-cell monoclonal antibody rituximab. This result suggests that in a subset of patients, ME/CFS might be an autoimmune disease.
Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody against a protein on the surface of B cells known as CD20. When the antibody is given to patients, it leads to destruction of B cells, which are the producers of antibodies, proteins that are made by the immune system to counter infections. The drug has been approved by the US Food and Drug administration to treat diseas...
Source: virology blog - July 10, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information autoimmune disease B cell chronic fatigue syndrome mecfs monoclonal antibody myalgic encephalomyelitis rituximab viral virus Source Type: blogs
