NYU Researchers Develop New Assessment Tool to Combat Oral-Systemic Disease Across the Lifespan
The Interprofessional Oral Health Grant Team Challenges the Medical Profession to “Put the Mouth Back in the Head” in the American Journal of Public HealthImproving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. Funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), New York University College of Nursing’s (NYUCN) Teaching Oral-Systemic Health (TOSH) Program is working to build interprofessional oral health workforce capacity which addresses a significant public health i...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - January 26, 2015 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Joint Pain, From the Gut - The Atlantic
Doctors aren't entirely sure what triggers rheumatoid arthritis, a disease in which the body turns on itself to attack the joints, but an emerging body of research is focusing on a potential culprit: the bacteria that live in our intestines.
Several recent studies have found intriguing links between gut microbes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases in which the body's immune system goes awry and attacks its own tissue.
A study published in 2013 by Jose Scher, a rheumatologist at New York University, found that people with rheumatoid arthritis were much more likely to have a bug called Prevotella copri in t...
Source: Psychology of Pain - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Stay human in medicine: Lessons from The House of God
In 1978, under the pseudonym Samuel Shem, psychiatrist Stephen Bergman published “The House of God,” an iconic novel drawn from his medical internship in Boston in the early 1970s. Earlier this year, Dr. Bergman spoke at the commencement of the New York University School of Medicine. With his permission, the following is adapted from those remarks.
I began writing The House of God as a catharsis, to make sense of what seemed like the worst year of my life.
These are times we all have each day, finding ourselves doing things — or not doing things we should have done — and we say to ourselves, “Hey...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stephen Bergman, MD Tags: Physician Medical school Source Type: blogs
Dirty Money: How Cocaine and Germs Contaminate Our Cash
Q: What do cocaine and bacteria have in common?
A: They both contaminate our cash.
While most of the dollar bills you come into contact with would test positive for cocaine, that doesn’t mean that they were used to snort cocaine. In fact, less than 1 percent of people age 12 or older even use the drug.
It happens because cocaine is a very fine powder that easily transfers from bill to bill. One bill with cocaine on it can contaminate an entire cash drawer or ATM. It’s a little like someone with a cold—if he or she sneezes on you, the chances are good that you’ll catch what the individual has.
But don’t worry...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - November 6, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: The NIDA Blog Team Source Type: blogs
The 100th birth anniversary of Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk, who lead the team that developed the first poliovirus vaccine, was born 100 years ago today, 28 October 1914, in New York City. Numerous sites across the country have convened symposia in his honor. Last week City College of New York, where Salk earned a bachelor’s degree, held a centennial celebration. The photo shows Salk’s son Peter speaking at the celebration. New York University Medical Center, where Salk obtained his MD degree, also had a celebration last week. The Salk Institute, founded by Jonas Salk, will hold a celebration on 13 November. And today’s Google Doodle is in honor of Dr...
Source: virology blog - October 28, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Events Information centenary celebration inactivated poliovirus vaccine IPV jonas salk viral Source Type: blogs
Think and Act Globally: Health Affairs’ September Issue
TweetThe September issue of Health Affairs emphasizes lessons learned from developing and industrialized nations collectively seeking the elusive goals of better care, with lower costs and higher quality. A number of studies analyze key global trends including patient engagement and integrated care, while others examine U.S.-based policy changes and their applicability overseas.
This issue was supported by the Qatar Foundation and World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Hamad Medical Corporation, Imperial College London, and The Commonwealth Fund.
The U.S. leads the global pack in hospital bureaucracy, no matter what t...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 8, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: All Categories Emergency Medicine Global Health Health Reform Hospitals Source Type: blogs
Health Affairs Event Reminder: Advancing Global Health Policy
TweetPlease join us on Monday, September 8, when Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will host a briefing to discuss our September 2014 thematic issue, “Advancing Global Health Policy.” In an expansion of last year’s theme, “The ‘Triple Aim’ Goes Global,” we explore how developing and industrialized countries around the world are confronting challenges and learning from each other on three aims: cost, quality, and population health.
A highlight of the event will be a discussion of international health policy—led by Weil—featuring former CMS and FDA administrator ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 5, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: All Categories Global Health Source Type: blogs
Health Affairs Briefing: Advancing Global Health Policy
TweetPlease join us on Monday, September 8, when Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will host a briefing to discuss our September 2014 thematic issue, “Advancing Global Health Policy.” In an expansion of last year’s theme, “The ‘Triple Aim’ Goes Global,” we explore how developing and industrialized countries around the world are confronting challenges and learning from each other on three aims: cost, quality, and population health.
A highlight of the event will be a discussion of international health policy—led by Weil—featuring former CMS and FDA administrator ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - August 22, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: All Categories End-of-Life Care Global Health Health Care Delivery Hospitals Innovation Pharma Policy Source Type: blogs
Today's YAMMM (Yet Another Mostly Male Meeting) Brought to You by CIFAR & NAS
Well, just got an invite to this meeting: Symbioses becoming permanent: The origins and evolutionary trajectories of organelles. The topic seems of direct interest to what I work on. And, it is relatively close (Irvine is a short hop away). So this could be a way to go to a meeting without having to travel too far. And maybe I could see my younger brother Matt who lives in LA and just graduated from UC Irvine's Masters program in Sound Engineering. Then I looked at the schedule of speakers and organizers. Many are friends. Many others are colleagues. Could be fun to see some p...
Source: The Tree of Life - August 15, 2014 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
"Does the Endowment Effect Justify Legal Intervention? The Debiasing Effect of Institutions"
Recently published in SSRN: "Does the Endowment Effect Justify Legal Intervention? The Debiasing Effect of Institutions" JENNIFER ARLEN, New York University School of Law STEPHAN W. TONTRUP, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods We claim that the endowment... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
Do PDUFA Fees Encourage Approval of Dangerous Drugs and/or Undermine FDA's Regulatory Oversight of Approved Drugs?
A new study by researchers from Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Boston Medical Center (BMC)/Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), City University of New York School of Public Health, and Public Citizen, reveals that drugs released after the 1992 enactment of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which allowed the FDA to collect fees to expedite drug approvals, were more likely to be withdrawn or have a black box warning, with 26.7 percent of these drugs receiving such a warning compared to 21.2 percent in the pre-PDUFA drugs that underwent the longer approval process (see press release here)....
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - August 5, 2014 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Black Box Warning Drug Safety FDA PDUFA Public Citizen warning letters Source Type: blogs
Keeping up with the Joneses
ConclusionThere is a significant spatial and temporal association for hospitals acquiring surgical robots during the study period. Hospitals were more likely to acquire a surgical robot during the robot's early adoption phase if their nearest neighbor had already done so. (Source: Running a hospital)
Source: Running a hospital - July 29, 2014 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Accelerated, continuous, 17-month, Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in dental hygiene.
NYU College of Dentistry Launches 17-Month Fast-Track AAS Degree in Dental Hygiene--First of its Kind in NYS Fast-Track Students to Learn in Integrated, State-of-the Art Clinical Settings Alongside NYU Dental Students and FacultyNew York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) is pleased to announce that, effective January 2015, it will offer an accelerated, continuous, 17-month, Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in dental hygiene. The Fast-Track AAS degree program, the first of its kind in New York State, is designed specifically to enable highly-motivated students to gain access to the same innovative, hig...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 25, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
GlaxoSmithKline's Marketing Firm Promised "Clinical Trials Could be Your Solution" to Poor Graduate Students
We have frequently raised concerns about the increasing domination of clinical research, particularly clinical trials, by those with vested in interests in the research producing particular results. In particular, drug, biotechnology and device companies often sponsor trials meant to evaluate their own products. Often it appears that commercial trial sponsors manipulate various aspects of research design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination to increase the likelihood of a result favorable to their interests. Furthermore, when even such manipulation fails to produce the desired result, particular s...
Source: Health Care Renewal - June 24, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: clinical trials GlaxoSmithKline manipulating clinical research marketing research subjects Source Type: blogs
Reading Pain in a Human Face - NYTimes.com
How well can computers interact with humans? Certainly computers play a mean game of chess, which requires strategy and logic, and "Jeopardy!," in which they must process language to understand the clues read by Alex Trebek (and buzz in with the correct question).But in recent years, scientists have striven for an even more complex goal: programming computers to read human facial expressions.We all know what it's like to experience pain that makes our faces twist into a grimace. But can you tell if someone else's face of pain is real or feigned?The practical applications could be profound...
Source: Psychology of Pain - April 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
