Visceral Fat Increases Brain Inflammation and Amyloid Aggregation
The correlation between being overweight and risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is nowhere near as strong as, say, between being overweight and risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Given the evidence for chronic inflammation to be important in the development of Alzheimer's disease, and the many ways in which excess visceral fat tissue promotes chronic inflammation, it is somewhat puzzling that Alzheimer's isn't more of a lifestyle disease, similar to the way in which type 2 diabetes derives from lifestyle choices. That said, there is a contribution to Alzheimer's risk, and carrying excess weight is unwise, for this and...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

What are the most commonly used pain self-management strategies?
This study also demonstrates how novel interventions can be examined in groups with small numbers, but still allowing us to measure important changes. As an exploratory design, single case study design replicated with several participants is a method we need to use more. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Blasco-Belled and colleagues (2023) found that positive psychology interventions do enhance positive affect and reduce anxiety but didn’t alter depression. There were not many studies included in this analysis suggesting that we still have a hang-up on promoting joy and compassion and all the good things i...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - November 26, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Coping Skills Coping strategies Occupational therapy Resilience Resilience/Health Science in practice biopsychosocial pain management Research Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs

Navigating your first MRI: tips and insights
MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a commonly used form of imaging to help diagnose conditions that might not be visible in an X-ray. The MRI scanner is a large cylindrical tube-shaped machine that creates a strong magnetic force and radio waves to capture images of the interior areas of the human body. Out of Read more… Navigating your first MRI: tips and insights originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Radiology Source Type: blogs

Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards
This article looks at what it will take to let us all check in to our doctor’s office as easily as we wave our cell phone before a scanner in a retail store. Start with Standards A typical digital validation in health care must be recognized by software on the patient’s device as well as sites at multiple institutions: providers, payers, pharmacies, and more. Therefore, standards are a prerequisite to digital insurance cards. Luckily (as the saying goes), there are many to choose from. HL7, which has been setting standards for health care since 1987, leapt into the modern age of computer standards by adopting...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability CARIN Alliance Commons Project Foundation Digital Insurance Card FHIR hl7 JP Pollak Leavitt Partners Mark Scrimshire OnyxOS Patient Identificat Source Type: blogs

Will We All Have To Become Biologically Enhanced Superhumans?
Okay, hands up who can tell who’s the most famous biologically enhanced superhuman in the world? True, it’s a quite close call between Captain America and The Incredible Hulk (sorry Spidey, you’re not even close). But are human-invented superhumans just a thing of a Stan Lee comic, or is it an actual scientific idea from a real laboratory? As a matter of fact, enhancing human capabilities has been on the minds of people for ages, but it has come a long way from ancient training methods to exoskeletons. Enhancing our abilities, be it permanently or temporarily is a tempting but risky matter. Will it be possibl...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Augmented Reality Bioethics Biotechnology Cyborgization Digital Health Research E-Patients Genomics Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Policy Medical Education Robotics Science Ficti Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 20th 2023
In this study, we attempted to further explain the role, exact mechanism and target of ICA in treating AD from the ferroptosis perspective. We found that ICA could improve the neurobehavioral, memory, and motor abilities of AD mice. It could lower the ferroptosis level and enhance the resistance to oxidative stress. After inhibition of MDM2, ICA could no longer improve the cognitive ability of AD mice, nor could it further inhibit ferroptosis. Network pharmacological analysis revealed that MDM2 might be the target of ICA action. « Back to Top Particulate Air Pollution and Its Effects on the Mechan...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 19, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Weekly Roundup – November 18, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Talkiatry Finds Features and Flexibility in eClinicalWorks. Colin Hung connected with CEO Robert Krayn to talk about how the telemedicine service connects psychiatrists with patients and handles the many types of mental health referrals using eCW EHR, which Talkiatry chose based on its flexibility. Read more… What Are the Most Compelling Uses of AI...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs

RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies
The following is a guest article by Jennifer Splawski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Director of Clinical Strategy at Bluesight In the ever-evolving landscape of patient safety, a groundbreaking solution has emerged to combat medication errors and enhance operational efficiency in hospitals. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is making waves, transforming the way pharmacists and healthcare professionals ensure patient safety. Imagine undergoing knee replacement surgery, coming into the emergency department for a cardiac arrest, or needing emergent imaging due to a stroke. The last thing anyone wants is a medication mix-u...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Bluesight Dianne Shoemaker Jennifer Splawski Medication Errors Medication Refill patient safety pharmacy Radio Frequency Identification RFID Source Type: blogs

MIDAS Healthcare Solutions Extends Series A Round With New Investment by MCPC Healthcare Fund
MIDAS Healthcare Solutions, Inc., the leading developer of technology-driven solutions to promote the safe use, storage, return, and disposal of controlled substances and other dangerous medications in hospitals and other healthcare institutions, announced today a $2 million investment from MCPC Healthcare Investment, LLC, the newly formed investment arm of Cleveland-based MCPC. This investment makes MCPC the largest single external shareholder of MIDAS and will allow MIDAS to expand its product development efforts in preparation for the 2024 product rollout. This investment comes as the healthcare industry continues to b...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bryan Scheetz Dr. Delos (Toby) Cosgrove Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Ira Grossman MCPC MCPC Healthcare Investment Michael Lafauci Midas MIDAS Healthcare Solutions Mike Source Type: blogs

SCAN Group Makes Strategic Investment in Dina
SCAN Group, a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has made its latest strategic investment in Dina. Dina provides digital care-at-home network management and coordination solutions to help health plans and providers improve access to a variety of in-home care services.  “We are excited to support Dina and the work they are doing to innovate and deliver rapid, efficient solutions that provide access to home and community-based services,” said Deepa Sheth, Chief Corporate Development Officer at SCAN Group. “It is pa...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Arine Ashish V. Shah Deepa Sheth dina Guaranteed Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment MedArrive Monogram Health SafelyYou SafeRide Health SCAN Group SCAN Health Plan Source Type: blogs

Abridge Raises $30M to Accelerate Adoption of its Proven Generative AI Solution Across U.S. Healthcare Systems
Abridge, the leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced a Series B raise of $30 million, led by Spark Capital. The round also included existing investor Bessemer Venture Partners, as well as several leading healthcare innovators including CVS Health Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Lifepoint Health, Mayo Clinic, SCAN Group, UC Investments (University of California), and the American College of Cardiology. This investment will support large-scale health system rollouts and accelerate product advances that will create additional value for patients, clinicians, and health systems. “Spark Capital i...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Abridge American College of Cardiology Bessemer Venture Partners CVS Health Ventures Dr. John D. Halamka Dr. Shiv Rao Emory Healthcare Epic Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Source Type: blogs

Amyloid Aggregation in the Brain as a Driver of White Matter Hyperintensities
A white matter hyperintensity is a small areas of tissue damage in the brain, such as results from rupture of a small blood vessel and consequent bleeding. These areas of damage are readily visible in MRI scans, and their prevalence is known to correlate with loss of cognitive function and rising dementia risk. Here, researchers provide evidence to suggest that this process is primarily the result of amyloid-β aggregation in the brain rather than vascular aging processes. Bright spots called white-matter hyperintensities (WMHs) often appear on MRI scans of people with familial or sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

Brain imaging AI start-up Neurophet raises $15M to better direct Alzheimer ’s treatments, lower ARIA side-effects
Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn (The Korea Economic Daily): Founded in 2016, the company plans to next year roll out its new AI analysis program that can detect side effects of Alzheimer’s disease treatments with a microhemorrhage diagnosis. The Korean AI startup is famous for its flagship AI analysis technologies, Neurophet AQUA, which is a brain MRI analysis technology, and Neurophet SCALE PET, an AI-based positron emission tomography (PET) image analysis program. It plans to go public in Korea next year, said Neurophet CEO Bin Joon-gil, adding that it is currently working with its underwriter...
Source: SharpBrains - November 9, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Alzheimer’s disease treatments Alzheimers-disease anti-amyloid antibody treatments brain image analysis donanemab lecanemab microhemorrhage diagnosis Neurophet positron emission tomography Source Type: blogs

Microsoft ’ s Multi-Tenbillion Dollar Bet On Healthcare
This article is a part of our series Tech Giants In Healthcare: Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams Google’s Masterplan for Healthcare IBM’s Moonshot Ambition in Medicine Is Apple Going Into Healthcare? Take a deeper dive into what these companies aim for in medicine with our e-book, Tech Giants In Healthcare. Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today. If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Security & Privacy tech giants AI Nuance cloud transcription cloud computing Satya Nadella Tom McGuinness Source Type: blogs

3D Printing In Medicine And Healthcare – The Ultimate List
3D printing has demonstrated huge potential for the future of medicine in the previous years, and its development is unstoppable. See the impressive list of 3D-printed healthcare materials and medical equipment below! How does 3D printing in medicine work? 3D printing in medicine is part of the innovative process called additive manufacturing, which means producing three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. How the technology works, we explained in our article on bioprinting here. As technology evolves, researchers work on various solutions. For example, engineers from the University of Buffalo have ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: 3D Printing Biotechnology Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Medical Education Personalized Medicine 3d printed biomaterial tissue engineering Video bioprinting GC1 Innovation Source Type: blogs