CDC Failures: Mission Sprawl Is One Problem
Chris EdwardsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)says that it “has a unique mission—to save lives by deploying effective, proven strategies to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to disease outbreaks at their source.”But the CDCwas slow to recognize the size of the COVID-19 threat and it fumbled the ball in numerous ways.CDC DirectorRobert Redfieldtweeted January 14 that “there is no confirmed person‐to‐person spread” of the illness, and on January 28 heemailed CDC colleagues that “the virus is not spreading in the U.S. at this time. ”A ProPublicaanalysis found, “Internal Emails...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 13, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
More important news on vitamin D and coronavirus
On March 27, I published a post about some findings of a team from the University of Turin (Italy) showing that low levels of vitamin D might increase:
your risk of being infected with Covid-19
your risk of having complications if you already have the virus
The University of Turin data also showed that vitamin D can counteract lung damage caused by hyperinflammation.
Well, now a research team led by Northwestern University has found a “strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.” Their results are based on data from hospitals in several countries, including Italy.
Incidentally,...
Source: Margaret's Corner - May 12, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll covid-19 vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Want to Stem the Rising Mental Health Crisis? Look Beyond the Usual Suspects for Help
As the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects spread, concerns about mental health impacts continue to grow. For example, we worry for health and human services professionals whose duties involve higher risk for trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress. Reports of global increases in family violence also suggest that there will be many violence victims and witnesses in need of mental health support. Add to this the potential effects of social isolation, health-related anxiety, and that these mental health problems may persist and worsen long after society goes back to “normal.”
And this is all happening as the Uni...
Source: World of Psychology - May 11, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lynsay Ayer, Ph.D. & Clare Stevens, M.P.H. Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Stress Suicide coronavirus COVID-19 Depression pandemic Task sharing Source Type: blogs
Cardiac Arrest. What does the ECG show? Also see the bizarre Bigeminy.
A 60-something woman presented after a witnessed cardiac arrest. CPR was started immediately. EMS arrived and found her in a wide complex PEA rhythm. She was given 3 mg IV epinephrine and multiple rounds of ACLS over approximately 20 minutes.Her husband stated that she had not been feeling well in the past 2 weeks and c/o dizziness as well as diarrhea.She was never defibrillated.I was texted this ECG in real time, but it turns out to actually be the 2nd one recorded in the ED.What do you think?This is what I wrote:This looks like pseudoSTEMI to me. What appears to be ST elevation seems to be a wide QRS. I...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Keeping Kids Healthy in the Age of Coronavirus: Dr. Greene on The People ’ s Pharmacy
Transcript
[00:00:00] Joe Graedon: I’m Joe Graedon.
[00:00:01] Terry Graedon: And I’m Terry Graedon. Welcome to this podcast of the People’s Pharmacy.
[00:00:06] Joe Graedon: You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at PeoplesPharmacy.com.
[00:00:14] How’s your family holding up during the coronavirus pandemic? Isolation can be especially challenging for children.
[00:00:22] This is the People’s Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graedon.
[00:00:33] Terry Graedon: Children appear less susceptible than older adults to serious complications of COVID-19...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID COVID-19 Viral Infection Source Type: blogs
Keeping Kids Healthy in the Age of Coronavirus: Dr. Greene on The People s Pharmacy
Transcript
[00:00:00] Joe Graedon: I’m Joe Graedon.
[00:00:01] Terry Graedon: And I’m Terry Graedon. Welcome to this podcast of the People’s Pharmacy.
[00:00:06] Joe Graedon: You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at PeoplesPharmacy.com.
[00:00:14] How’s your family holding up during the coronavirus pandemic? Isolation can be especially challenging for children.
[00:00:22] This is the People’s Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graedon.
[00:00:33] Terry Graedon: Children appear less susceptible than older adults to serious complications of COVID-19...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 21, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog COVID COVID-19 Viral Infection Source Type: blogs
A tale of two epidemics: When COVID-19 and opioid addiction collide
I am a primary care doctor who has recovered from — and who treats — opiate addiction. I work in an inner-city primary care clinic in Chelsea, Massachusetts, which currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 in the state, due, in part, to poverty. These two experiences offer me a clear view of how these two epidemics — COVID-19 and opioid addiction — can impact and worsen each other. Two great epidemics of our generation are intersecting in ways that are additively deadly, and which highlight the urgent ways we must respond to some of the underlying fault lines in our society that are worsening both crises.
Social d...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peter Grinspoon, MD Tags: Addiction Cold and Flu Health care disparities Infectious diseases Mental Health Source Type: blogs
60-something with wide complex tachycardia: from where does the rhythm originate?
p.p1 {margin: 0.1px 0.0px 0.1px 0.1px; font: 9.0px Helvetica}An elderly woman with history of coronary disease presented with CP and SOB and hypotension by EMS. EMS had attempted adenosine x 2 without success.Here is her ED ECG:Here is the ED physician ' s interpretation:IMPRESSIONUNCERTAIN REGULAR RHYTHM, wide complex tachycardia, likely p-waves.LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK [120+ ms QRS DURATION, 80+ ms Q/S IN V1/V2, 85+ ms R IN I/aVL/V5/V6]Comparison Summary: LBBB and tachycardia are new.What do you think?Smith: This is indeed a regular wide complex tachycardia. I do not see P-waves. Retrograde P...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
How to Find the Best Products That Promote Health and Wellness
You're reading How to Find the Best Products That Promote Health and Wellness, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Staying on top of your health may be one of your top priorities. However, you may be doing various things to keep your health in tip-top shape, but sometimes, it can be worth it to try new products to see how effective they are in improving your overall health and wellness. Unfortunately, it can be challenging to do this because there are so many products to choose from. So how can you tell which...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: featured health and fitness self-improvement beauty products pickthebrain self improvement wellness Source Type: blogs
Want to Know if a New Drug Crisis Is Growing? Check the Wastewater
Few people foresaw how quickly fentanyl would displace heroin, doubling or tripling opioid overdose deaths in some pockets of the United States from 2013 to 2017. But we could have been warned — if only we ' d checked our wastewater. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 25, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Bryce Pardo; Debra Knopman Source Type: blogs
Coping with coronavirus anxiety
Worrying about all the news on the new coronavirus and the illness it causes? Well, that makes good sense. If you’re wondering how to cope with anxious feelings that are surfacing, this blog post can guide you through steps that may be helpful to many people.
If you often struggle with anxiety, worries about your health, or obsessive thoughts and actions, you might need additional assistance, as I’ll explain in a later post.
Steady yourself around worries about the new coronavirus
Knowing how to manage your own anxiety always takes a little thought. Ask and answer these questions:
What typically happens to your body w...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Sharp, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Health Infectious diseases Mental Health Source Type: blogs
RESPMETER Opioid Overdose Detector Wins FDA Breakthrough Device Status
Altair
Medical recently announced that it received FDA Breakthrough Device status for
its RESPMETER wearable biosensor. The biosensor is a chest-worn wireless sensor
that can detect Opioid Indused Respiratory Depression (OIRD), a common and
often fatal side effect of using opioid drugs.
The biosensor monitors respiratory patterns and analyses them using proprietary algorithms. When the device detects OIRD in the wearer, it sends an alert to designated first responders, who can then intervene by administering naloxone.
Altair Medical hopes that the RESPMETER wearable biosensor will play an important role in the globa...
Source: Medgadget - March 4, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Emergency Medicine Pain Management Surgery Source Type: blogs
Challenging the Illness
Pat Deegan, a person who experiences schizophrenia and who also happens to have a Ph.D. in Psychology, is an inspiration to me. When I began my journey to recovery several years ago, her idea of the stages of recovery really moved me. She likened it to the petals on a flower and how at the beginning stages, petals are all over the place and detached from the flower like parts of a person’s identity, and then later the petals get reattached and the flower looks like a flower again.
One of the stages of recovery called “Learning to Challenge the Disabling Power of the Illness” really spoke to me. I was d...
Source: World of Psychology - February 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Lyn Phillips Tags: Antipsychotic Personal Schizophrenia auditory hallucination Delusions Paranoia Psychosis Source Type: blogs
Schizophrenia: Challenging the Illness
Pat Deegan, a person who experiences schizophrenia and who also happens to have a Ph.D. in Psychology, is an inspiration to me. When I began my journey to recovery several years ago, her idea of the stages of recovery really moved me. She likened it to the petals on a flower and how at the beginning stages, petals are all over the place and detached from the flower like parts of a person’s identity, and then later the petals get reattached and the flower looks like a flower again.
One of the stages of recovery called “Learning to Challenge the Disabling Power of the Illness” really spoke to me. I was d...
Source: World of Psychology - February 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Lyn Phillips Tags: Antipsychotic Personal Schizophrenia auditory hallucination Delusions Paranoia Psychosis Source Type: blogs
Opioid Medication For Addiction Treatment
For many individuals, “cold-turkey” abstinence isn’t realistic when it comes to recovering from addiction. This is especially true when it comes to opioid addiction. Opioids take over the brain’s chemistry so much to the point that it can be difficult to function without it. Therefore, taking opioid medication for addiction treatment in medication-assisted treatment has been found to help individuals recovering from opioid addiction by reducing the withdrawal symptoms and allowing for their body to readjust.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Medication-assisted treatment is the use of medications in combination with c...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - February 25, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Detox Resources for Alcohol and Drugs/Opiates Medical medical detox medicated-assisted detox medication opioid opioids prescription medication Source Type: blogs
