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February Partner Spotlight
The Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Incorporates NDEP Messages and Materials in its “Get Tested Today” Campaign
The Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) at the Texas Department of State Health Services
administers grant-funded initiatives and contracted services to address current issues affecting people with diabetes
and those at risk of getting diabetes. The Texas DPCP maintains a statewide system of quality education services for
all people with diabetes and health care professionals who offer diabetes treatment and educa...
Source: National Diabetes Education Program - January 31, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Room to breathe for L.A. apartment residents
Public health efforts in California over the last two decades have succeeded in clearing the air of tobacco smoke in workplaces, restaurants, bars and many other public places. But for those who reside in multi-unit apartment complexes, the home is not always a smoke-free zone — even if they want it to be and even if their health suffers as a result.
With a $3 million federal grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in the public health school is leading an initiative to change that reality for low-income Latino and African-American families living ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 7, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Bayer and Ashfield Meetings & Events scoop ICE Award
The ICE Awards are the only events industry awards open exclusively to in-house corporate event planners. The award success celebrates the partnership between Bayer and Ashfield Meetings & Events. The relationship, now in its fifth year, started with the provision of venue sourcing services and has developed to provide full service solutions including developing communication objectives, creating content and designing different message delivery methods.
Judges cited that the submission was a standout entry in the category. They felt that the submission demonstrated a best practice example of how to approach agency rela...
Source: Ashfield Healthcare News - July 11, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ewan Jamieson Tags: Ashfield Source Type: news
Hopkins Nursing—Dean on Chronic Disease / Pediatrics
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - July 27, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
UCLA helps many to live long and prosper
In Westwood, more than 100 faculty experts from 25 departments have embarked on anall-encompassing push to cut the health and economic impacts of depression in half by the year 2050. The mammoth undertaking will rely on platforms developed by the new Institute for Precision Health, which will harness the power of big data and genomics to move toward individually tailored treatments and health-promotion strategies.On the same 419 acres of land, researchers across the spectrum, from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside, are ushering in a potentially game-changing approach to turning the body ’s immune defenses again...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Global Neurology: Navigating Career Possibilities
Semin Neurol 2018; 38: 145-151 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647245Neurology has not typically been associated with international relief work; however, with the growth of chronic cardiovascular disease and stroke associated with unhealthy eating and sedentary ways, the appearance of “new” neurologic diseases, such as the Zika and West Nile viruses, and the high numbers of seizure disorders resulting from neuroinfectious diseases, more opportunities are arising for international and globally oriented neurologists. Multiple opportunities exist for developing a global clinician–educator career pathway, including private institut...
Source: Seminars in Neurology - May 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Schiess, Nicoline Saylor, Deanna Zunt, Joseph Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Weighing in on the AI Renaissance in Medtech
Roughly eight years ago, IBM’s Watson super computer bested several master Jeopardy contestants. The event is quite arguably a focal point in the Artificial Intelligence Renaissance that’s having such a profound impact on healthcare today.
The event also prompted Anthony Chang, M.D. to return to school and get a better understanding of artificial intelligence. The Watson event was an incredible moment for Chang and was the catalyst for a personal transformation.
“I had always been interested in AI,†said Chang, who is now Chief Intelligence & Innov...
Source: MDDI - February 6, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
‘We’re Not As Healthy As We Should Be.’ Fitbit CEO James Park Discusses New AFib Detection Partnership With Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer
“We’re not as healthy as we should be.”
That’s what Fitbit CEO and co-founder James Park said at Thursday’s TIME 100 Health Summit, where MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle interviewed him about the company’s future in the health care space, the impact of wearables and just how active Fitbit’s 30 million active users really are.
Ruhle talked with Park about Fitbit’s position as one of the first major wearables company to have gone public, one that led the charge in terms of mass market adoption but has lost ground to competitors offering more advanced wearable devices, as well as ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patrick Lucas Austin Tags: Uncategorized fitness HealthSummit19 technology Source Type: news
Cells to Society: "Gold Standard" Chicago Parent Program / Research News
This study was conducted to enhance the rate of advance care planning conversations and documentation by improving knowledge, attitudes, and skills of caregivers.
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - October 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
AI and Health Care Are Made for Each Other
Artificial intelligence has the potential to radically change health care. Imagine a not too distant future when the focus shifts away from disease to how we stay healthy.
At birth, everyone would get a thorough, multifaceted baseline profile, including screening for genetic and rare diseases. Then, over their lifetimes, cost-effective, minimally invasive clinical-grade devices could accurately monitor a range of biometrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and glucose levels, in addition to environmental factors such as exposure to pathogens and toxins, and behavioral factors like sleep and activity patterns...
Source: TIME: Health - October 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Geralyn Miller Tags: Uncategorized Healthcare Source Type: news
What ’s the Big Deal about Data in Medtech?
Discussion, “Top 5 Things You Need to Know about the Implantable Internet of Things."
Brian Chapman, partner and leader of ZS’s medtech practice of ZS, attributes today’s focus on data to the intersection of two important things:
"A general recognition that understanding more and connecting actions with outcomes will provide feedback and understanding that will drive standards of care. This is not new, but as capabilities rise in data collection, aggregation, and synthesize rise, and coupled with machine learning, the promise of data in healthcare is becoming even more ...
Source: MDDI - December 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daphne Allen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
J & amp;J and Apple Begin Enrollment for Heartline Study
In the past few years, Apple has greatly increased its presence in healthcare. The Cupertino, CA-based company has received FDA nods for apps associated with its technology and has found itself in several clinical trials.
Most recently, the tech giant is seeing some movement in its partnership with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit.
The companies just opened enrollment for the Heartline Study, which is designed to explore if the Heartline Study app on iPhone and heart health features on Apple Watch can improve health outcomes, including reducing the risk of stroke, with earlier detection...
Source: MDDI - February 26, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Digital Health Cardiovascular Source Type: news
Food as Prevention – Rising to Nutritional Challenges
Mothers and their children gather at a community nutrition centre in the little village of Rantolava, Madagascar, to learn more about a healthy diet. Credit: Alain Rakotondravony/IPSBy Gabriele RiccardiNAPLES, Italy, Nov 25 2020 (IPS) The risks factors contributing to the dramatic rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in recent decades have been known for a long time but the Covid-19 pandemic has brutally exposed our collective failure to deal with them.
Reporting on the findings of the latest Global Burden of Disease Study, The Lancet warns of a “perfect storm” created by the interaction of the highly infectious C...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gabriele Riccardi Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foun Source Type: news
Pinellas County (FL) Implements Model Vaccination Programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Emergency Personnel
Special JEMS “EMS TODAY SHOW”
Join JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman and Pinellas County, Florida, EMS/medical direction officials as they discuss model COVID vaccination programs implemented for emergency responders and skilled nursing home facility (SNF) residents and staff.
Ulyee Choe, DO, director of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Pinellas County; Angus Jameson, MD, Pinellas County EMS medical director and Charles (Chuck) Walker, Pinellas County EMS clinical services coordinator responsible for quality assurance discuss the planning and implementation of these important programs.
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Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 23, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Coronavirus Exclusives Florida Medicine Nursing Homes Source Type: news
