Top 10 Online Medical Resources For The Patients Of The Future
There are over 1 billion health-related searches on Google every single day, according to a report. This was about 7% of all searches on the platform before, and no one will be surprised when the 2020 data massively surpasses this number. After all, the internet is likely the first source to turn to with your health-related questions.
But which hits are relevant, and which lead to straightforward la la land – even with the best intentions and the best A.I. toolset, the search giant can’t exclude the latter from among the results. And yet, doing so is especially important in the case of medicine and healthcare, s...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 10, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Digital Health Research E-Patients Medical Education Medicine social media Webicina webmd gc2 online resources pharmaceutics Topol Mayo Clinic ePatients Medscape Eric Topol Smart Patients Medline Plus National Library of Source Type: blogs
Biden ’ s Nov 9th speech: “Don’t you force me to pass Medicare 4 All”
By MATTHEW HOLT
The new Supreme Court, in all likelihood including just nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett, will be hearing the California v Texas suit against the ACA on November 10th, seven days after the election. The lower courts have already ruled the ACA unconstitutional. Some hopeful moderates among my Democratic friends seem to believe that the justices will show cool heads, and not throw out the ACA. But it’s worth remembering that in the NFIB vs. Sebelius decision which confirmed the legitimacy of most of the ACA back in 2011 all the conservative justices with the exception of John Roberts voted to ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Featured Health Policy Politics Repeal Replace ACA Biden California v Texas Obamacare Supreme Court Source Type: blogs
Orbit Subretinal Delivery System for Gene Therapy: Interview with Mike Keane, CTO of Gyroscope Therapeutics
Gyroscope Therapeutics, a retinal gene therapy company, has developed the Orbit subretinal delivery system (SDS). The technology is designed to deliver therapies to the retina without the need for invasive procedures, such as vitrectomies, which involve removing the gel-like substance within the eye, or retinotomies, which involve making a hole in the retina.
The company hopes that by combining medical devices that allow minimally invasive delivery with innovative gene therapies they can develop transformative therapeutic strategies. Gyroscope Therapeutics recently announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance...
Source: Medgadget - September 22, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Genetics Medicine Source Type: blogs
Reaching out to all MGUS, SMM, MM patients and caregivers
Last week I was contacted by Stephen Quinn, a Ph.D. student at Queen’s University in Belfast. He informed me about a study called IMPaCCT whose intent is to look at the effect that the current Covid-19 crisis has had, and is having, on pre-cancer, cancer and rare disease patients and their caregivers. The researchers, which include Stephen, hope to be able to use this data to inform patients and caregivers, as well as publish their findings in scientific journals.
He asked for my help in reaching out to smoldering myeloma and MGUS patients. Of course! So, how can we help? By taking their online SURVEY. I am about to do ...
Source: Margaret's Corner - May 25, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll ImpaCCt study Source Type: blogs
Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 119 | RDMD, Dorsata, XRHealth, OneDrop, and Akili
Today, we’re back with a serious episode of Health in 2 Point 00. On Episode 119, Jess asks me about RDMD raising $14 million; this is a company which groups patients with rare diseases together to gather real-world data. Maternity-focused health IT company Dorsata raises $5.2 million, and this is basically an EMR prenatal tracker. Next, XRHealth raises $7 million for its virtual reality telehealth platform. OneDrop acquires the assets & IP of Sano Intelligence’s noninvasive CGM patch, and Akili rolls out its video game for kids with ADHD after the FDA relaxed its regulation of digital therapeutics for ment...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Akili Dorsata OneDrop RDMD XRHealth Source Type: blogs
All About Grants: Basics 101
Note to our Biomedical Beat readers: Echoing the sentiments NIH Director Francis Collins made on his blog, NIGMS is making every effort during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep supporting the best and most powerful science. In that spirit, we’ll continue to bring you stories across a wide range of NIGMS topics. We hope these posts offer a respite from the coronavirus news when needed.
Scientific research requires many resources, which all require funding. Credit: Michele Vaughan.
Scientific inspiration often strikes unexpectedly. The Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes first thought of the principles of volume...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 8, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Scientific Process Training Source Type: blogs
Patients & Vulnerable Populations Pandemically Left in the Dark
By GRACE CORDOVANO PhD, BCPA
To be honest, the United States blew it on the mask front. From a public health, caregiver and patient safety, as well as community transmission standpoint, we are at least 3 months late to game. Anytime a brand new virus that humanity does not have any immunity to makes an appearance, is highly contagious, starts rapidly infecting people as well as the doctors and nurses caring for them, hospitalizing, and killing them in concerning numbers across the globe, we should enable every proactive safety measure at our disposal.
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US was on January 20,...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy coronavirus Grace Cordovano masks Pandemic Source Type: blogs
Artificial Intelligence Discovers Unusual Associations in Medicine
Artificial intelligence does wonders in healthcare. The technology helped issue the first COVID-19 warning before the WHO and CDC did so. It can slash the phenomenon of alarm fatigue. IBM’s Watson Health leverages the power of A.I. to bring drugs to the market faster. And it does so while cutting costs by over 50%.
Speaking of IBM Watson, while the algorithm got its name from the company’s founder Thomas J. Watson, there’s another pop culture figure attached to that name. It’s elementary; we’re talking about none other than Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick, Dr. Watson. It seems like real-world A. I. is taking after...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 26, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Artificial Intelligence AI digital health Healthcare Medicine technology Source Type: blogs
5 Questions to Consider When Drowning In Disappointment
Conclusion
Disappointments
are painful. I know.
But
they can be the greatest launching pads for your future successes.
Don’t look down on your disappointments. Start asking yourself those 5 questions today.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nathanael Siew Tags: depression featured happiness motivation psychology self-improvement disappointment perspective self improvement Source Type: blogs
UK strategy for rare diseases: 2020 update to the implementation plan for England
Department of Health and Social Care -This paper contains a summary of the strategy's progress and actions for the government and partner organisations for 2020. It covers five main areas: empowering those affected by rare diseases; identifying and preventing rare diseases; diagnosis and early intervention; coordination of care; and the role of research.Policy paperDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 25, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Top Artificial Intelligence Companies in Healthcare to Keep an Eye On
The field of medical AI is buzzing. More and more companies set the purpose to disrupt healthcare with the help of artificial intelligence. Given how fast these companies come and go, it can prove to be hard to stay up-to-date with the most promising ones. Here, I collected the biggest names currently on the market ranging from start-ups to tech giants to keep an eye on in the future.
To further help you keep up with what A.I. brings to medicine, The Medical Futurist team made an easy-to-digest e-book about just that. I highly encourage you to read it and would love to hear about your thoughts!
Artificial Intelligence has ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Design AI digital health genetics Innovation Personalized medicine pharma GC1 big data drug development healthcare companies medical imaging Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 8th January 2020
Some new things you may need...DNA testing of critically ill newbornsWhole exome sequencing, a DNA test that can help diagnose rare diseases, is part ofNHS England ' s Long Term PlanGabriela PintilieGabriela Pintilie died of a haemorrhage shortly after giving birth in February 2019, and the Guardian is covering the inquest into her death -first day,second dayBooks about motherhoodSome forthcoming ones are in theGuardian ' s look at rising cultural stars in 2020 - section 17, near the end of the articleAcknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - January 8, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Dr. Hamori Addresses BIA-ALCL Related to Breast Implants
Dr. Hamori recently addressed concerns over BIA-ALCL in this video." ALCL (Anaplastic large cell lymphoma) is a very rare disease, found in approximately one in 30,000 patients. So, while there is a lot of hype about it right now, and while I think it is important that women are aware of it, it is also creating a lot of panic for a disease that is quite uncommon.First of all, it affects only people who have textured implants — implants that have a little pebbling on the outside. The theory is that after seven or eight years contamination can occur, some over reactive immune response occurs, a fluid film forms and th...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 10, 2019 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: bia-alcl breast implant disease Source Type: blogs
Clinical Depth: The Power of Knowing More than the Minimum
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD
In medicine, contrary to common belief, it is not usually enough to know the diagnosis and its best treatment or procedure. Guidelines, checklists and protocols only go so far when you are treating real people with diverse constitutions for multiple problems under a variety of circumstances.
The more you know about unusual presentations of common diseases, the more likely you are to make the correct diagnosis, I think everyone would agree. Also, the more you know about the rare diseases that can look like the common one you think you’re seeing in front if you, rather than having just a memorize...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt primary care physicians Source Type: blogs
The FDA has approved AI-based PET/MRI “denoising”. How safe is this technology?
By LUKE OAKDEN-RAYNER, MD
Super-resolution* promises to be one of the most impactful medical imaging AI technologies, but only if it is safe.
Last week we saw the FDA approve the first MRI super-resolution product, from the same company that received approval for a similar PET product last year. This news seems as good a reason as any to talk about the safety concerns myself and many other people have with these systems.
Disclaimer: the majority of this piece is about medical super-resolution in general, and not about the SubtleMR system itself. That specific system is addressed directly near the end.
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Source: The Health Care Blog - November 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech Health Technology AI Luke Oakden-Rayner MRI Radiology SubtleMR SubtlePET super resolution Source Type: blogs
