The importance of being there for your patients
Halfway into my four-week hematology consults elective at the county hospital during my fourth year of medical school, I was surprised that one of my patients was a 25-year-old woman from Romania — exactly my age. This was highly unusual, as most of the patients I had seen on this service were not this young, […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/albert-jang" rel="tag" > Albert Jang, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Critical Care Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs

Creating the Peer Group I ’ ve Always Longed for
For more than a decade, I’ve tried in various ways to create the kind of conscious, growth-oriented community I envisioned being possible – a high-trust group of dozens (perhaps hundreds) of interesting, caring, ambitious, honorable, and creative people who’d love to connect with each other, share their paths of growth together, and basically encourage the heck out of each other every day. The idea is to have one unconditional support group for every type of personal growth challenge.That’s the kind of group in which I feel most like me… a place where I can breathe… a place where everyone un...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - April 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Lifestyle Relationships Values conscious growth club friends peer group social support toastmasters tribe Source Type: blogs

We Went To A NATO Military Medical Exercise. Here ’ s What We Learned.
In Afghanistan, when we went out for a mission, the thought always calmed me down that no matter what happens the medical team has our back, says Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Mathes, currently Desk Officer at NATO’s Headquarters to The Medical Futurist in the middle of a field somewhere close to Craiova, Romania. We’re sipping coffee from white plastic cups, while some military vehicles fire at imaginary enemies in the distance. A live firing exercise is underway on the first day of the NATO Vigorous Warrior Multinational Joint Medical Exercise. How did we end up there? Sometimes our Editor-in-Chief was asking herself the s...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 25, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine army exercise field medical military military medical NATO review technology telemedicine virtual reality Source Type: blogs

“ Oncology is a very dynamic specialty and is of the utmost importance ”
Can you tell us a little bit about your work and current research? To tell you about my work as a specialist in Medical Oncology, I must first briefly present the situation in Romania. Unfortunately, in Romania, a medical oncologist must overcome many difficulties. As a resident, you become a specialist in medical oncology following 5 years of specialization in the field and an examination. Then, after another 5 years, you will specialize in medical oncology and receive the title of “Primary Doctor” (this is the highest professional degree in medical care, in other words: Senior Medical Oncologist). Unfortunately, rese...
Source: Naturally Selected - February 28, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Hannah Towfiq Tags: F1000 Institutions Source Type: blogs

New Immigrants Are More Culturally Different than They Used to Be
Native-born American concerns about immigration are primarily abouthow immigration will affect the culture of the country as a whole and, to a lesser extent, how the newcomers will affect the economy.   One’s personal economic situation is not a major factor.  It’s reasonable to assume that the degree of cultural difference between native-born Americans and new immigrants affects the degree of cultural concern.  Thus, Americans would likely be less concerned over immigrants from Canada or Singapore than they would be over immigrants from Egypt or Azerbaijan. A large team of psychologists recently created an index o...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 17, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs

International Healthcare: Standards, Patients, and Personal Experiences – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/7 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Jessica Maxine Selby (@JessMSelby) on the topic of “International Healthcare: Standards, Patients, and Personal Experiences“. Jess Maxine Selby considers herself a Global Citizen. Living in 4 countries over 3 continents and traveling to over 26 countries in 26 years, this accident-prone marketer has personally experienced what many countries healthcare system has to offer. Due to her passion for community service and a two-week adventure with Global M...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 6, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: #HITsm Digital Health Healthcare HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics Info World International Healthcare Medicasoft Source Type: blogs

What ’ s Next in Health Tech Investment? 500 Startups VC Marvin Liao Weighs In
By JESSICA DAMASSA What do health tech investors think is ‘hot’ these days? Where is the money going? I ran into Marvin Liao, partner at 500 Startups (a VC fund/accelerator program that has made more than 2000 investments in early-stage tech startups over the past eight years) at ICEE Health in Bucharest, Romania, last month and had a chance to ask. With refreshing candor, Marvin weighs in on whether or not digital therapeutics, mental health, and biotech have room to grow — and if Apple, Google, and Amazon really have the power to change the future of health. Where is he most bullish? It’s no sur...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Holt Tags: Jessica DaMassa WTF Health 500 Startups Digital health investing Health Tech Investing Marvin Laio VCs Source Type: blogs

Health in 2 Point 00 Episode 32 — Takeover Edition
It’s a #Healthin2Point00 #Takeover edition — in which I get the boot and Jessica DaMassa invites Eugene Borukhovich who runs Bayer’s Digital Health Division and oversees the #Grants4Apps program to answer all he knows about ICEE Health (the conference they’re at), startups in Romania & biotech in China in just 2 minutes — Matthew Holt (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health in 2 point 00 Jessica DaMassa #G4A Bayer Eugene Borukhovich ICEEE Health Romania Source Type: blogs

My depression won ’t defeat me
Announce to friends that you have cancer, and they will probably react with sympathy and compassion. Tell them that you’ve broken your leg, and they’ll offer to get your groceries and drive you to medical appointments. Share that you suffer from depression — and the sound of silence will fill your head. Depression has been my companion for as long as I can remember. My maternal grandmother, who immigrated to this country from Romania, spent her days struggling to raise four children in a land whose customs and language she never learned. Her husband, my grandfather, rarely stayed home; when not traveling ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ronna-edelstein" rel="tag" > Ronna Edelstein < /a > Tags: Patient Patients Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

A big win for European honeybees
The European Union has voted to expand a 2013 ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides that harm/kill bees and other pollinators. The ban is now permanent. See: goo.gl/yWyJoL This is a major victory for science AND for common sense. I mean, even if, for some weird reason, you are NOT in favor of banning pesticides, do you really want to be eating food that has been contaminated with toxic crap that kills bees and birds? Didn’t think so… Incredibly, the EU vote was not unanimous, as it SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I read that four countries voted against it, namely, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary. Eight ot...
Source: Margaret's Corner - April 27, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Bayer honeybees NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES Takeda Source Type: blogs

My Transformation from Sadness to Joy as a Caregiver
I realized that little by little and without noticing, I had accepted his illness and I had found new ways to relate to him, ways that were genuinely satisfying for both of us.I went to theAlois Alzheimer Center one day to visit Ed, my Romanian soul mate of 30 years. I didn't really want to visit because my visits were boring. And, I was angry about Ed's condition. I wanted my old Ed back, but I knew that was impossible. So I just forced myself to visit that day.Once I was there I spontaneously got an idea for a little game to play with Ed.I started the visit by handing him one of his many stuffed animals, an act that alwa...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care care of dementia patients caregiving dementia care fun games health help alzheimer's impact of dementia on caregivers joy transformation Source Type: blogs

Advancing the Policy Debate on End of Life Care (free event at the UN)
Discussion including Q and A Session5.30 – 8.00 pm,  Cocktail Reception by Invitation Only LOCATION UN Headquarters Conference Room 246th Street & 1st AvenueNew York, NY 10017 (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 18, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs

3 Caregiver Things I Regret, Are You Doing Them?
Although it was difficult for me to master the new approaches, when I finally did our relationship blossomed again and life with him was much more peaceful and emotionally rewarding.by Marie MarleyAlzheimer's Reading RoomAs Leeza Gibbons wrote in her book,Take Your Oxygen First,“If you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s and you’ve never lost your temper with the person – just wait. You will.”To that I add: If you don ’t, then either you’re a saint or you’re incredibly out of touch with your feelings.Search our Award Winning Alzheimer's Reading Room Knowledge Base for Answers to Your Questions, and Sol...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 31, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care alzheimers symptoms care of dementia patients dementia care dementia care at home education life news Source Type: blogs