Getting to the Root of Gender Disparity in Radiology
In this study, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Emory University, and New York University looked at career data at a variety of academic facilities across the country from the Medicare Physician Compare database. They found that overall, representation rates differed by state, county, and practice levels, and disparities could often be attributed to demographic, socioeconomic, and political factors.There are more female radiologists practicing in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, with Washington DC having 39.3 percent female radiologists, Massachusetts with 34.2 percent, and Maryland with 31.5...
Source: radRounds - August 17, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Should Pregnant Women Worry About Heart Attacks?
A new study shows heart attacks in pregnant women are on the rise.
The good news in a new study by the New York University School of Medicine showing more pregnant women are having heart attacks is that data is being collected about heart disease in women. If we can clearly define the problem, a solution is much more likely. Organizations like the American Heart Association have worked hard to make sure women are included in heart disease studies, and studies like this one help decrease the number of deaths due to heart disease.
Should pregnant women be worried about heart attacks?
As I shared in this interview on CBS,...
Source: Embrace Your Heart Wellness Initiative - July 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eliz Greene Tags: Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart Health Pregnancy and Heart Health Women's Wellness Source Type: blogs
Death is not a Dirty Word: Living with Grief
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After my husband died, I remember all the awkward moments when people avoided me – at my office, on the street and even friends who were uncomfortable talking about it. At times I felt like I had a disease, and in a sense I did – I had been impacted by death and my world had been blown apart. If anyone got too close to me, death and all its sorrow might rub against them, too.
It’s true we live in a grief-p...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Debbie Augenthaler, LMHC, NCC Tags: featured psychology self improvement death Debbie Augenthaler grief grieving loss of a loved one pickthebrain You Are Not Alone Source Type: blogs
Free Webinar: Defeating ‘Grass is Greener’ Syndrome
(Please note: This free live webinar will be recorded and a copy made available to all who registered.)
The ‘Grass is Greener’ Syndrome webinar will be focused on the complexity of this conflicting life issue. The presenter is a therapist and coach who specializes in helping people who struggle with Grass is Greener Syndrome.
The webinar will help you understand how to notice problematic ‘grass is greener’ patterns in your life, as well as the behaviors, thought processes, and emotional processes that can contribute to building and shaping the relational struggle that is Grass is Greener Syndrome. The presentation...
Source: World of Psychology - July 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Webinar Source Type: blogs
What are Virtual Radiology Rounds?
Virtual discussion of imaging studies improves patient care and promotes new skills among radiologists, researchers reportedinPediatric Radiology. Virtual rounds allow radiologists from various facilities around the world to meet and analyze images and clinical matters together without leaving their desks. The study ’s authors from New York University began virtual rounds in 2014so that specialists could connect with radiologists to discuss medical images. By inviting radiologists to weigh in on cases, physicians can learn new perspectives about their patients ’ conditions, and are sometimes shown things they woul...
Source: radRounds - July 13, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
ResQ is Using Games to Fight Opioid Addiction: Interview with Dr. Paul Glimcher
Earlier this year at the Health 2.0 WinterTech Conference, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Catalyst @ Health 2.0 launched the RWJF Opioid Challenge, an initiative aimed at bringing together healthcare and technology innovators to solve a growing epidemic of addiction in the United States. A panel of 19 judges evaluated 97 initial submissions based on innovation, scalability, and overall design and intuitiveness of the solution, resulting in five semifinalists.
Resilience IQ (ResQ)
Hey, Charlie
Luceo/Canary App
Sober Grid
HashTag
Preparation for Phase 2 of the competition is underway with final submission...
Source: Medgadget - June 14, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Michael Batista Tags: Exclusive Medicine Net News Pain Management Psychiatry Public Health Rehab Source Type: blogs
Researchers Figure Out How to Turn a Glove into an Imaging Device
Researchers at New York University Langone Health have developed a wearable device that takes detailed images of bones, ligaments, and tendons in the hand. The glove-like instrument utilizes a high-impedance coil which prevents electrodynamic interactions with nearby coils, allowing the MRI device to bend and move according to the hand ’s structure.In traditional MRI scanners, receiver coils are positioned to stop magnetic fields from neighboring coils. NYU researchers Bei Zhang, PhD, and Martijn Cloos, PhD, wanted to create a technology that could eliminate these interferences but also ensure strong image quality.Cloos ...
Source: radRounds - June 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Researchers Figure Out How to Turn a Glove into a Imaging Device
Researchers at New York University Langone Health have developed a wearable device that takes detailed images of bones, ligaments, and tendons in the hand. The glove-like instrument utilizes a high-impedance coil which prevents electrodynamic interactions with nearby coils, allowing the MRI device to bend and move according to the hand ’s structure.In traditional MRI scanners, receiver coils are positioned to stop magnetic fields from neighboring coils. NYU researchers Bei Zhang, PhD, and Martijn Cloos, PhD, wanted to create a technology that could eliminate these interferences but also ensure strong image quality.Cloos ...
Source: radRounds - June 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Prolific U.S. Inventor Prof. Esther Sans Takeuchi Named European Inventor Award Finalist (Interview)
In the category of Non-EPO countries, the European Patent Office (EPO) named U.S. Inventor Prof. Esther Sans Takeuchi a finalist for the 2018 European Inventor Award. Sans Takeuchi is being recognized for her work developing a battery that increases the lifespan of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) fivefold, effectively reducing the need for multiple replacement surgeries. Her contributions not only advanced the field of chemistry through the compact lithium/silver vanadium oxide (Li/SVO) battery, but also increased the acceptance of ICDs beginning in the 1980s.
Compact, implantable ICD battery
Sans Takeuchi’...
Source: Medgadget - May 22, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Michael Batista Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: May 12, 2018
Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
This week’s Psychology Around the Net is packed with the latest on WOOP’ing (yep, you read that correctly), the psychology of apologizing and how Starbucks’ CEO Kevin Johnson nailed it, why believing people tend to get happier as they get older isn’t just wishful thinking, and more.
A Study of 7,000 Workers Showed the Standout Trait of Productive People Can Easily Be Learned: Do you know how to “WOOP”? This “more nuanced version of positive thinking” could help boost your productivity.
The Psychology of Apology: How Did Starbucks’ CEO Kev...
Source: World of Psychology - May 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Aging Books Borderline Personality Children and Teens Disorders Habits Happiness Psychology Around the Net Research Apology Bad Habits boderline personality disorder symptoms Borderline Personality Disorder Kevin Johnson Medica Source Type: blogs
" Genetic Informants " and the Hunt for the Golden State Killer
Last week officers with the Sacramento County Sheriff ’s Department arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, the suspected Golden State Killer who allegedly committed a dozen murders, at least 50 rapes, and more than 100 burglaries in California between 1976 and 1986. Police made the arrest after uploading DeAngelo’s“discarded DNA” to one of the increasingly popular genealogy websites. Using information from the site, investigators were able to find DeAngelo ’s distant relatives, thereby significantly narrowing their list of suspects. This investigatory technique is worth keeping an eye on, not least because millions of p...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 30, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Matthew Feeney Source Type: blogs
Science, Liability, Public Policy and the CTE “ Epidemic ”
By NYU SPORTS & SOCIETY
Should young athletes be allowed to play tackle football?
Are concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) a public health problem or merely one associated with professional sports?
Join experts in science, media, policy and administration at New York University, Wednesday April 18th, as they discuss whether our current understanding of head injuries and their pathology require immediate public action.
Register Here
Scientific Panel
Does the science support recent legislative efforts to ban youth tackle football for athletes under age 12?
Experts will present the current understanding...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Caffeine causes widespread brain entropy (and that ’s a good thing)
By Christian Jarrett
Basic neuroscience teaches us how individual brain cells communicate with each other, like neighbours chatting over the garden fence. This is a vital part of brain function. Increasingly however neuroscientists are zooming out and studying the information processing that happens within and between neural networks across the entire brain, more akin to the complex flow of digital information constantly pulsing around the globe.
This has led them to realise the importance of what they call “brain entropy” – intense complexity and irregular variability in brain activity from one moment to th...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Intelligence Source Type: blogs
Research trend: Combining brain stimulation with cognitive training to enhance attention and memory
This article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons.
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Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging
Important insights on the growing home use of tDCS brain stimulation: older-than-expected users, positive self-reported results for treatment of depression but negative for self-enhancement, and a couple areas of concern (severe burns, frequency)
Five reasons the future of brain enhancement is digital, pervasive and (hopefully) bright
Session on the future of brain health, brain training and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at t...
Source: SharpBrains - April 2, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tessa Abagis Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology brain-stimulation cognition cognitive-skills Cognitive-Training improve-cognition tDCS Transcranial-direct-current-stimulation working-memory-training Source Type: blogs
How well can university roommates judge each other ’s distress levels?
By Christian Jarrett
With suicide among university students on the increase in England and Wales, there’s an urgent need to find better ways to support those students who are experiencing distress. Many campuses have provisions in place, such as student counselling services, but students often prefer to turn to their peers in times of need. This raises the possibility that students themselves are best placed to sound the alarm if and when one of their friends is going through a crisis. A new study from the US – where there are similar concerns about student mental health issues – has investigated how well colleg...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs
