There Are Buoys: The Real Path to Lower cost in the Coming Catastrophic Deformation of Healthcare
By JOE FLOWER
There are buoys, far out in the ocean, that bob in the waves and signal, through satellites, when the surf will rise at Mavericks on the California coast, or when the tsunami will hit.
Here comes.
Healthcare in the U.S. is a hollow economy, inflated, impossible, all over patches and gimcracks and work-arounds puffed up on clouds of hot air generated by sweaty, dedicated crews of policy panjandrums and podium pundits burning forests of acronyms. True, that’s just looking at the bad side. But this bad side goes all the way around.
Will it pop? Will it undergo catastrophic exothermal deformation? Is it the Hi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Joe Flower Source Type: blogs
4 Principles to Maximize Your Performance and Wellbeing
Conclusion
Physical fitness and mental well-being are necessary to lead a productive and happy life. Unfortunately, the modern society leaves little room for both and instead encourages a sedentary lifestyle. Hopefully, the above four principals will help you lead a more active life and break away from your work-related stress. Approach them with an open mind and try them out as soon as possible. Which tactics have you used to improve your productivity and lead a healthy life? Share your experiences in the comments below.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: koriecantor Tags: featured motivation productivity tips self improvement better health maximize your performance pickthebrain wellbeing Source Type: blogs
What Are Lectins? The Health Implications and How to Avoid It
Over the past few years, there has been so much hype and speculation around gluten, with many people considering it the number one gut health enemy. While you could genuinely be having gluten intolerance or any other health condition linked to gluten, sometimes this protein isn’t the real menace. Individuals claiming to have gluten intolerance may actually be suffering from lectin sensitivity. So if you have been experiencing symptoms of gluten intolerance especially after eating something that’s made from wheat, then lectin could be the cause of your problems. Read on to find out more about lectin and how you can avoi...
Source: Nursing Comments - April 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Eat these foods daily (or at least often)
Improving your diet can seem like a lofty goal, one that people often think requires rigid self-discipline and sacrifice. Cupcakes out, pizza out, treats out, sigh.
But it doesn’t really have to be that way. Sometimes making better decisions for your body can be about adding — not taking away. This may create a more palatable option for those looking for a health boost that feels like a bonus, not a burden.
But what to add? I asked Teresa Fung, adjunct professor in the department of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for her advice on what foods pack the biggest nutritional punch to a daily diet...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelly Bilodeau Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Testing Food for Gluten at Home: The Nima Sensor Review
For people living with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, eating could be a torment. Can I eat that delicious-looking pastry claimed gluten-free? Does this pasta meal contain gluten? All these burning questions could get a fast response from the Nima gluten sensor which promises to measure anywhere in the world in minutes whether your food contains gluten. As the claim looked too good to be true, The Medical Futurist tested it. Thumbs up for the Nima team. We were highly impressed!
Food allergies, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease – an epidemic on the horizon?
Food allergy has been referred to as the second wave ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 28, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Food food allergy food sensors gluten health sensors Innovation Nima Personalized medicine review wearables Source Type: blogs
In tragedy, practicing medicine both an honor and a privilege
For the past four years, this is James Beck’s routine: After a morning spent guzzling $5 vodka, he stumbles into a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot, lying on the cement with his dusty oversized coat splayed open to reveal a cachectic chest. A concerned patron (cigarette and coffee in hand) will call 911 and, in accordance with protocol, an ambulance will deliver him to our emergency room.
Upon his arrival, we unpredictably greet our guest, sometimes with a jovial, “Hey Jimbo!,” other times with rolled eyes and a reluctance to approach the stench of his urine-soaked khakis. James, too, is unpredictable: occasionally flash...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/molly-m-murray" rel="tag" > Molly M. Murray, PA-C < /a > Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
Let ’ s talk about chocolate … .
5 Great reasons to consume dark chocolate and cocoa
Some Wheat Belly tips for consuming chocolate
An oldie, but goodie: Chocolate For Adults Only
I call this Chocolate For Adults Only because it is certain to leave young, sugar-craving palates unsatisfied. But rest assured, it is appropriate for the most serious chocolate craving!
This is a way to obtain the rich flavors and textures of cocoa, the health benefits (for example, blood pressure reduction and anti-oxidation) of cocoa flavonoids, while obtaining none of the sugars/carbohydrates . . . and certainly no wheat or grains!
It is easy to make, requiring just a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Chocolate Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly/Undoctored Cruise blood sugar grain-free low-carb Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Good and Cheap cookbook
Leanne Brown wrote the New York Times bestselling cookbook for people who are on SNAP/Food Stamp benefits or for anyone on a tight budget. The project started off as her master’s thesis at New York University and a Kickstarter campaign allowed for an initial printing for those without computer access. Thousands of copies have been given away either free or at a greatly reduced cost to those who otherwise would not have access to it.
Good and Cheap allows those on a tight budget to eat healthy and tasty dishes such as:
Peanut Butter and Jelly Granola Bars
Peach Coffee Cake
Spicy Broiled Tilapia with Lime
It also include...
Source: BHIC - February 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Low Income Websites Source Type: blogs
Digital Health Makes You A Superhero!
Superman, Spiderman, the Flash, the Avengers, Green Arrow, Catwoman. Idolized superheroes are able to fly, jump from one roof to another beating up the bad guys. Although they all have their unique characteristics and superpowers, one thing is common. They all use their abilities to the fullest. Digital health offers you the same. You can become a real superhero if you proactively harness the power of technology for your health.
Technology has the potential to transform how we think about our health
The current medical system in most countries works as a reactive setting. The patient goes to the doctor with existing sympt...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 8, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Cyborgization Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers artificial intelligence comics digital digital health Healthcare Innovation marvel marvel universe superhero superpower technology Source Type: blogs
A typical day in this physician ’s household
There is peanut butter on the doorknob.
Coffee cup in one hand, I stumble after my 17 month-old who is chattering away Mogwai-style, and quickly wipe my other greasy hand on my pajama pants. I ensure that she is not about to ingest any number of the choking hazards my 4 year old has left splayed on our floor.
It is 6:45 am on a Saturday morning, and in about an hour I will rush off to round in the hospital with my fellow, where we will consult on a list of anywhere from 15-20 patients. Just 45 minutes ago my two alarms went off: One crying for a frozen waffle to soothe her mercilessly erupting teeth, the other whose wa...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/tara-vijayan" rel="tag" > Tara Vijayan, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Symbiosis of Design And Healthcare: The Story of an ECG Device
A young Hungarian designer rethought the traditional ECG Holter into easily applicable and smart ECG wearable. It’s just one example how design will appear in healthcare in the future; how elements of design thinking and (user interface) UX will become an organic part of the development of medical devices.
An example of brilliance: redesigning the traditional ECG Holter
A young Hungarian designer, Ádám Miklósi contacted me half a year ago that he redesigned the traditional ECG Holter. As one of the 85 million Europeans suffering from cardiovascular disease, he frequently had to get into contact with the medical devic...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 23, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design digital future Innovation medical medical design technology wearables Source Type: blogs
How To Challenge Health Care Corruption Under a Corrupt Regime?
Introduction: the Corruption of Health Care Leadership as a Major Cause of Health Care DysfunctionFor a long time we have argued thathealth care corruption is a major cause of health care dysfunction. As we wrote in August, 2017, Transparency International (TI) defines corruption asAbuse of entrusted power for private gainIn 2006,TI published a report on health care corruption, which asserted that corruption is widespread throughout the world, serious, and causes severe harm to patients and society.the scale of corruption is vast in both rich and poor countries.Also,Corruption might mean the difference between life a...
Source: Health Care Renewal - January 15, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: anechoic effect conflicts of interest Donald Trump health care corruption mission-hostile management Source Type: blogs
The Greatest and Weirdest Digital Health Innovations at CES 2018
With more than a hundred exhibitors, countless new ideas and exciting innovations digital health truly conquered Las Vegas and CES 2018. Just as last year, we decided to show you the most and least impressive healthcare-related gadgets, sensors, trackers, and more importantly, the discernible trends.
2018 – The year when digital health arrived at CES
Would you like to play ping-pong with a robot? Do you want to try an air taxi? If you responded to both questions with “hell yes!” (how else, really), then your place is in the venues hosting CES. Innovators and tech fanatics flock to Las Vegas every January to k...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 11, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine AI ces CES 2018 digital digital health Health 2.0 Healthcare Innovation Personalized medicine robotics technology trackers wearables Source Type: blogs
Nima Announces Pocket-Sized Sensor to Check Food for Peanuts
Those with peanut allergies can have a little more peace of mind, thanks to a new product announced today from San Francisco based Nima. The Nima Peanut Sensor is a device that can detect as little as 20 parts per million of peanut protein in virtually any food or drink sample.
It’s nearly identical in appearance and function as the company’s first product that detects for the presence of gluten: simply place a pea-size sample of food or liquid (excluding alcohol) into the disposable cartridge and screw the top on. The sample drops into the bottom of the chamber which contains the reagent to test for the prese...
Source: Medgadget - January 9, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: GI Medicine News Source Type: blogs
