Price tag for a questionable Alzheimer ’s treatment: $109,000 per patient, per year. Unclear yet: For how many years?
The real costs of the new Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi — and why taxpayers will foot much of the bill (CBS News):
The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors most likely to suffer from dementia.
Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for lecanemab, according to Eisai Co., which sells the drug under the brand name Leqembi. In addition to the company’s $26,500 annual price tag for the drug, treatment could cost U.S. taxpayers $82,500 per pati...
Source: SharpBrains - August 2, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Alzheimers-disease amyloid plaques brain hemorrhaging brain scans brain swelling dementia lecanemab Leqembi Medicaid Medicare PET-scan taxpayers Source Type: blogs
How Automated Lineage Improves Healthcare Data
The following is a guest article by Ernie Ostic, Chief Evangelist at Manta
The healthcare industry creates a vast amount of data each year — roughly 30% of worldwide data — the bulk of which must conform with regulatory standards. That data lives in a complex and evolving ecosystem, integrated with multiple applications and infrastructures, creating countless dependencies.
Between the volume of data and the web of interconnected systems, those dependencies remain hidden from most users in a “black box” of sorts. Without insight into the inner workings of their own flow of information, most healthcare organizations...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability CHRISTUS CHRISTUS Health Data Breaches Data Lineage Ernie Ostic Healthcare Automation Healthcare Data HIPAA Lineage in Health Source Type: blogs
Expanding Healthcare ’s Reach on the Edge
This article focuses on ways to take advantage of cloud solutions on the edge.
Digital Transformation Equals A Lot of Data
Technology is being used in new and interesting ways in healthcare. For example, tablets are now commonplace in healthcare facilities with some hospitals providing bedside connected tablets. Patients can use the devices to check their medication, read about their doctors, and even order their meals, freeing the staff to focus on medical care.
Wearable medical devices can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure, and health monitors can help with remote care. These wearabl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Adonay Cervantes cloud solutions CloudBlue Digital Transformation Edge Edge Computing Edge-Connected Devices Healthcare 5G Healthcare Data Int Source Type: blogs
Thinking on Your Feet Well: Building Adaptive Expertise in Learners Using Simulation
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Sam Clarke, MD, MAS, and Jon Ilgen, MD, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss the importance of teaching adaptive expertise to prepare learners for the types of complex cases they will encounter in clinical practice. This conversation also covers what adaptive expertise is, how simulation can be used to foster this skill in learners, and the complementary relationship between performance-oriented cases and adaptive cases in health professions education.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available.
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Source: Academic Medicine Blog - July 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast adaptive expertise medical education medical students residents simulation Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 24th 2023
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that periodontal disease (PD) as a source of infection alters inflammatory activation and Aβ phagocytosis by the microglial cells.
Experimental PD was induced using ligatures in C57BL/6 mice for 1, 10, 20, and 30 days to assess the progression of PD. Animals without ligatures were used as controls. Ligature placement caused progressive periodontal disease and bone resorption that was already significant on day 1 post-ligation and continued to increase until day 30. The severity of periodontal disease increased the frequency of activated microglia in the brains on day 30 by 36...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 23, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope
DiscussionBrugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Patients that develop a Type 1 pattern without any precipitating or provoking factors have a risk of SCD of 0.5-0.8% per year. In patients that only have this pattern induced by a sodium channel blocking agent have a lower rate of SCD (0 - 0.35% per year)[1]. Drugs that have been associated with Brugada ECG patterns include tricyclic antidepressants, anesthetics, cocaine, methadone, antihistamines, electrolyte derangements, and even tramadol. [2]. Our patient had a Brugada Type ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - July 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Revolutionizing Medical AI Development: Flywheel Announces $54 Million in Series D Funding led by Novalis LifeSciences and NVentures
Flywheel, the leading medical imaging data and AI platform, announces it has raised $54 million in Series D funding with more to come soon. This latest round of funding was co-led by Novalis LifeSciences LLC and NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm. Microsoft also participated in the round, along with insiders Invenshure, 8VC, Beringea, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intuitive Ventures, iSelect, Gundersen Health System, Seraph, and Great North Ventures. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP served as counsel to Flywheel in connection with the financing.
“Flywheel’s products transform healthcare innovation by empoweri...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 8VC Beringea Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Flywheel Great North Ventures Gundersen Health System Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intuitive Ven Source Type: blogs
A Tau Based Biomarker of Alzheimer's Progression and Cognitive Decline
Research groups have been hard at work over the past decade to build better biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. Several blood-based biomarkers are quite advanced in their development. Here, researchers propose a less convenient cerebrospinal fluid biomarker, but still an improvement over the cost of brain imaging technologies when it comes to tracking the progression of the condition. Better, cheaper assays for Alzheimer's disease are certainly needed, particularly when it comes to the early stages of the condition, in which symptoms are mild or non-existent. Prevention is always easier than coping with a condition in its ...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 20, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Reviewing the all-in-pod heart health segment
BY ANISH KOKA
The All-in podcast is a fairly popular show that features successful silicon valley investors commenting about everything worth commenting on from politics to health. The group has good chemistry and interesting insights that breaks the mold of the usual tribal politics that controls legacy media analysis of current events.
Last week, the podcast touched on a topic I spend a fair amount of time on: Cardiology.
Brad Gerstner, who is actually a guest host for this particular episode starts off by referencing something called Heartflow to evaluate the heart that has been recommended by one of the o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice All-in Podcast Anish Koka Brad Gerstner cardiology Source Type: blogs
Robotic Glove Helps Stroke Patients Relearn Dexterity
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a soft robotic glove that can assist stroke patients to relearn how to perform dexterous tasks with their hands. The glove contains soft actuators that helps patients to move their fingers as they perform tasks, and sensors that help to create tactile sensations. So far, the researchers have focused on using the gloves to assist patients to play music. The team used machine learning to train the gloves on a simple tune, and then when users play the tune the gloves can provide feedback on where they went wrong. This proof-of-concept shows that the technology could as...
Source: Medgadget - July 19, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Unraveling Its Impact On Heart And Lungs
Conclusion
Navigating the complexities of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) might seem daunting. However, with the right knowledge and proactive approach, it’s possible to manage the condition and maintain a good quality of life.
PAH, a unique type of high blood pressure affecting the arteries in the lungs, can put extra strain on the heart. Over time, this can lead to heart failure. The condition’s root cause may vary, from genetic factors to other health issues like heart defects, liver disease, or autoimmune diseases. Remember, sometimes the cause remains unknown, resulting in idiopathic pulmonary ...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Altis Labs Raises US $6 Million in Seed Funding Co-Led by Debiopharm and Benchstrength to Advance AI Platform for Clinical Trials
Debiopharm Innovation Fund and Benchstrength Co-Lead Seed Funding Round Supporting Altis’ AI-Powered Imaging Biomarker Platform
Altis Labs, Inc. (Altis), the computational imaging company accelerating clinical trials with artificial intelligence, today announces the closing of its US $6 million seed financing. Benchstrength and Debiopharm Innovation Fund co-led the round with participation from strategic angels including Doug Foster, the former CEO at digital health company Verana Health, and Richard Gliklich, MD, the Founder and CEO at real-world data company OM1.
“We are thrilled to partner with Benchstrength and Deb...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Altis Labs Bayer Pharmaceuticals Benchstrength Carolina Haefliger MD Debiopharm Debiopharm Innovation Fund Doug Foster Felix Baldauf-Lenschen Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Source Type: blogs
How Automation Tech is Fixing Healthcare ’s Broken Hiring Pipeline
The following is a guest article by Dr. Kit Latham, Co-Founder and CEO at Credentially
Workforce burnout is a major problem across the US healthcare system, with approximately one in three physicians experiencing burnout at any given time, according to research. As a doctor, I’ve seen first-hand how the pressure that it places on clinicians and administrative teams can have serious knock-on impacts on organizational outcomes and patient safety.
Much has already been written about how clinician workload and patient demand can be safely reduced. But I believe that, because burnout is fundamentally a capacity problem, the f...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 10, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Administrative Burden Clinical Workload Credentially Dr. Kit Latham Healthcare Automation Healthcare Burnout Healthcare Credentialing Hiring Process Source Type: blogs
Psychedelic Science 2023 – Full Conference Review
In June I attended the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. We were told this was the largest psychedelic-related gathering in the history of the planet, attracting about 12,000 attendees and 500 speakers. In this post I’ll share about my experiences and insights from the conference.
Here’s a pic from inside the Bellco Theater where the main keynotes were held.
The Colorado Convention Center is sizable, and sessions were spread across many different rooms. Even though I didn’t do extra exercise on this trip, I was typically hitting about 1000 calories ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Health Lifestyle Source Type: blogs
