Healthcare social media #HCSM - top articles
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media (#HCSM) in the past 4-8 weeks:Integration of Social Media in Emergency Medicine Residency Curriculum - Annals of Emergency Medicine http://buff.ly/1CcfgM9Collaborative Economy Honeycomb http://bit.ly/1zoBreN - Not many companies in healthcare/wellness... Risks in Using Social Media to Spot Signs of Mental Distress - NYTimes http://nyti.ms/1xYFumq -- NIH committed $11 million to support studies into using Twitter and Facebook to better understand substance abuse. Classification algorithm predicts whether a person was vulnerable to depres...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - September 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Source Type: news
Carpal tunnel syndrome animation
NHSChoices: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition that causes pain, numbness and a burning or tingling sensation in the hand and fingers. Watch this animation and find out what the carpal tunnel is and what causes CTS.http://youtu.be/F3VryalTK14
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
What happens when someone gets heat stroke? TED-Ed video
Have you ever suffered from exertional heat stroke? This condition is caused by intense activity in the heat and is one of the top three killers of athletes and soldiers in training. Douglas J. Casa explains heat stroke's tremendous effects on the human body and details an action plan in case it ever happens to someone you know.Lesson by Douglas J. Casa, animation by Cinematic.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - July 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Sports Source Type: news
Healthcare social media #HCSM - top articles
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media (#HCSM) in the past 2-4 weeks:Impact of Social Media on Dissemination of Research: close correlation between when I tweet the paper and downloads. Prior to me blogging and tweeting about the paper, it was downloaded twice. After, it immediately got 140 downloads http://buff.ly/1yf4ylWIs It Okay to Choose a Children's Hospital Based on Social Media Presence? http://buff.ly/10mSLae - Apparently, yes, it works.Self-organization on social media: endo-exo bursts and baseline fluctuations. http://buff.ly/10mTMzc - Twitter is an excitable med...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - June 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Source Type: news
Neurological center at Cleveland Clinic Florida: Egil and Pauline Braathen Center
A look inside the Egil and Pauline Braathen Center -- the brand new 144,000 square foot Braathen Center houses world-class neurological services and comprehensive cancer program (video):"Born in London, Mrs. Braathen was a fashion model and buyer and subsequently developed her own fashion business. She married Egil Braathen, a Norwegian businessman, who became one of the country’s wealthiest men, owning and developing property throughout Norway and in other parts of the world, including the United States. He died in 2009, after suffering the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade. Today Mrs....
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - May 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Neurology Source Type: news
How to combine exercise and diet in one acivity: Should hospitals teach patients how to grow vegetables?
Google has a vegetable gardenGoogle was doing it in 2007: In Growing our connection to food, Google explained they launched a mini-farm on campus with 300 self-watering containers. The correct name for the containers is sub-irrigated planters (SIPs) and they can be purchased commercially ($30) or made from plastic totes. Sports team has a mini-farmSan Francisco Giants have a mini-farm on their stadium growing kale, Swiss chard, lemon grass, sage and more. The garden—one of the first of its kind at an American sports stadium—comes as a bizarre sight to some fans who associate stadiums with more traditional fare. But the...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - May 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Food Garden Google Source Type: news
Medical jokes portray an unflattering picture of doctors in general
From this French study:Sociological studies have shown the link between humor and unconscious ideas that we have of the society in which we evolve. Researchers conducted a survey to answer the question: "What were the stereotypes of our medical profession that emerge from a transcript of jokes collected in a medical population?"Recruitment of the source population (doctors and medical students) was done through different personal and professional mailing lists, Twitter, Facebook, and medical press. The inclusion period was 6 weeks (from June 6 to July 14, 2013). Each physician recruited received the link to the study autho...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - April 22, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Humor Source Type: news
Offer new treatments only as part of post-market trials until data on meaningful outcomes are available, says Ben Goldacre to BMJ
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - April 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: BMJ Source Type: news
High-fructose sweeteners are a principal driver of type 2 diabetes
High-fructose sweeteners are a principal driver of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and its consequences, according to a recent report in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Conversely, whole foods that contain fructose (eg, fruits and vegetables) pose no problem for health and are likely protective against diabetes and adverse CV outcomes. Read more here: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00040-3/abstractOur own Dr Hyman discusses How to Avoid the Hidden Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup in this video from the official Cleveland Clinic YouTube channel: "Dr. Mark Hyman, explores the many ill effects of ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - April 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Diabetes Diet Endocrinology Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
This is what happens when social media sites go too far
From Ray Ray, gardener and YouTube star: "This is what happens when social media sites go too far. Mr Zuckerberg, there are certain things you (Facebook) can NOT have from me."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - March 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory"
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015Don't smoke. I did. Wish I never had. LLAP— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) January 11, 2015
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - March 7, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Most cancers caused by "bad luck" in cell division and "poor repair" of the defect
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied 31 different cancers. Of those, just 9 were found to be linked to bad genetics or unhealthy lifestyle choices. However, researchers excluded two of the most common cancers from their study, breast cancer and prostate cancer (published in the journal Science). The most common cause of the production of most cancerous cells occurs when one chemical letter in DNA is incorrectly swapped for another during stem cell division. Scientists found that cancer rates were higher in parts of the body where cells are quickest to regenerate, thereby creating more random mutations. Genetic m...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - March 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Oncology Source Type: news
Ironstrength, the Doctor's Total-Body Exercise Routine - New York Times video
Dr. Jordan Metzl is a sports medicine physician who developed an extreme total-body workout routine called Ironstrength. He now teaches free exercise classes all around New York City. Produced by: Colin Archdeacon.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - March 4, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Exercise NYTimes Source Type: news
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Myeloproliferative Disorders
What are myelodysplastic syndromes?Myelodysplastic syndromes are clonal marrow stem-cell disorders, characterized by ineffective hemopoiesis leading to blood cytopenias, and by progression to acute myeloid leukemia in a third of patients. Who is affected?15% of cases occur after chemotherapy or radiotherapy for a previous cancer. The syndromes are most common in elderly people. What is the cause?The pathophysiology involves cytogenetic changes with or without gene mutations and widespread gene hypermethylation at advanced stages. What are the symptoms?Clinical manifestations result from cytopenias (anemia, infection, and b...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - March 3, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Hematology Mayo Clinic Oncology Video Source Type: news
Tracking Sleep With Wearables Literally Changed My Life - The Medical Futurist
From Bertalan Mesko: "I use wearable gadgets to measure the quality of my sleep and as some of the subscribers asked me how I do that in details step by step, I thought I would share the whole process and my methods in one video. I hope you will find it useful."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Sleep Source Type: news
