Podcast: Can Mental Patients Also Be Experts?
Who do you think understands more about bipolar disorder: a psychiatrist or a patient with the illness? In this Not Crazy podcast, we discuss whether a patient can be considered a mental health expert without all the credentials after their name. Today we invite writer and bipolar advocate Natasha Tracy — who also has bipolar disorder — to the show to give her opinion.
Would you seek advice from a patient? Join us for an in-depth discussion on mental health patients as experts.
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Source: World of Psychology - September 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General Interview Not Crazy Podcast Policy and Advocacy Source Type: blogs
Shorter dream-stage sleep may be related to earlier death
This study showed an association between reduced REM and increased mortality, but it did not demonstrate the cause of the association. REM deprivation could independently contribute to the development of numerous other diseases. The results apply more clearly to older adults, given that the age groups studied averaged in the 50s and 70s. Short REM may also be a marker of a sick or aging brain; less REM sleep has already been tied to a greater risk of dementia. Overall, ensuring adequate REM sleep is important to protecting your long-term health.
Getting better sleep in middle age and beyond
Maintaining good sleep should re...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lawrence Epstein, MD Tags: Brain and cognitive health Fatigue Memory Sleep Source Type: blogs
LG Air Purifier Mask Makes Breathing Easy
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, companies around the world have been working on solutions to improve how the world responds to the crisis. LG, the giant South Korean electronics manufacturer, has just announced that it has developed a face mask that is an air purifier that cleans the air and makes it easy to breathe at the same time.
The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier features two replaceable H13 HEPA filters that the firm already employs in its house air purifiers. Two built-in fans push air through, coordinated with the wearer’s breathing thanks to a sensor that detects respiratory activity in real time. ...
Source: Medgadget - August 28, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: OTC Public Health Source Type: blogs
Worried about sleep apnea? Home-based testing is now the norm
If your bed partner complains about your loud snoring, it might be a disruptive nuisance — or something more serious. High-volume snoring punctuated by snorts, gasps, and brief pauses in breathing is the hallmark of obstructive sleep apnea.
Although this condition occurs most often in men over 40 who are overweight or obese, it can affect people of all ages and sizes. The resulting daytime sleepiness — a direct result of not getting enough high-quality sleep — can leave people moody and forgetful. Even more worrisome: car accidents are two to three times more common in people with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea also can bo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Health Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke Sleep Tests and procedures Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle changes are important for managing atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (afib) is a common heart rhythm disorder in which the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat fast and irregularly. Afib commonly causes recurrent symptoms, usually palpitations and shortness of breath, and can negatively affect quality of life. Afib also substantially increases the risk of stroke, and is also associated with heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes. People with afib routinely require lifelong treatment with blood thinners, to prevent blood clots that can lead to strokes.
Doctors are only recently understanding the importance of lifestyle factors in treating afib. Modifiabl...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth, MD Tags: Diabetes Diet and Weight Loss Exercise and Fitness Healthy Eating Heart Health Sleep Source Type: blogs
I can ’t tolerate CPAP, what can I do?
Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, is the most common treatment prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). CPAP involves wearing a mask that fits into the nostrils, underneath or over the nose, or over the nose and mouth, through which pressurized air is delivered via tubing from a machine to keep the upper airway open during sleep. CPAP is recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as the initial treatment for moderate or severe OSA, and in mild cases of OSA when associated with insomnia, disrupted sleep, or excessive daytime sleepiness. When used consistently, and when treatment is effecti...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melanie Pogach, MD Tags: Ear, nose, and throat Sleep Source Type: blogs
Metabolic syndrome is on the rise: What it is and why it matters
Metabolic syndrome may be the most common and serious condition you’ve never heard of. (At least that’s what I found out when I asked friends and relatives about it.) Worse, a study published recently in JAMA shows that it’s on the rise.
Let’s start with the name, according to Merriam-Webster:
Metabolic: Relating to the chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated
Syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition.
So now you know what metabolic syndrome is, right? Perha...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Coronavirus and COVID-19 Diabetes Health Health care disparities Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke Source Type: blogs
Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 132 | Accolade IPO, Somatus, NexHealth, Tatch & more
Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I cover some big news! Accolade has filed its IPO, so on Episode 132 I give my take on this health care navigation service. We also cover Somatus getting $64 million for chronic kidney disease care, NexHealth raising $15 million, Tatch raising $4.25 million for sleep apnea diagnosis, Simply Speak raising a $1.1 million seed round, and optimize.health raising $3.5 million for its remote monitoring platform. —Matthew Holt (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health in 2 Point 00 Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt Accolade digital health IPO NexHealth optimize.health Simply Speak Somatus Tatch Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle Medicine Could Be The Key For Digital Health Adoption
I’ve been wearing my Fitbit for a couple of years and only remove it when I shower. I use it to track my sleep and its smart alarm wakes me up at the optimal time every morning. With the pocketable Kardia, I regularly check my ECG at home to detect any anomalies. For an in-depth analysis of what my genetic makeup predisposes me to, I had my whole genome sequenced. And I bring relevant data to my general practitioner during my checkups so that we can decide on preventive measures. In short, I’m trying to live like the patient of the future.
However, posing as such a patient is not feasible for many among us. Firs...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 23, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Lifestyle medicine E-Patients Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Medical Education Personalized Medicine sleep stress food scanner sleep apnea Apple Watch Dr. Vernes Baylor ACLM Source Type: blogs
Treating mild sleep apnea: Should you consider a CPAP device?
This study supports a comprehensive approach to evaluation and treatment of mild OSA. While all people with mild OSA may not need to be treated with CPAP, there are patients who can greatly benefit from it.
Treatments may be trial and error until you and your doctor get it right
When sleep apnea is mild, treatment recommendations are less clear-cut, and should be determined based on the severity of your symptoms, your preferences, and other co-occurring health problems. Working in conjunction with your doctor, you can try a stepwise approach — if one treatment doesn’t work, you can stop that and try an alternative. Man...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melanie Pogach, MD Tags: Ear, nose, and throat Sleep Tests and procedures Source Type: blogs
3D Face Scans Accurately Screen for Sleep Apnea
Researchers at the University of Western
Australia have demonstrated that facial features captured from 3D photographs
may be useful as a screening tool for sleep apnea. 400 individuals participated
in the study, and the researchers found that they could predict which patients
would have sleep apnea with up to 91% accuracy.
300 individuals with sleep apnea and 100 individuals without sleep apnea were enrolled in the study, which involved overnight sleep studies and 3D photography with a craniofacial scanner. The 3D photos were analyzed to resolve 24 anatomical landmarks and linear measurements, such as the shortest dist...
Source: Medgadget - April 29, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Informatics Medicine Source Type: blogs
Will a good night ’s sleep help my heart?
This study followed nearly 2,000 adult men and women without CVD for five years. Participants wore wrist trackers to track sleep and activity. Study participants also completed a comprehensive sleep study and answered questions about their lives, including diet.
Researchers found that irregular sleep duration increased the risk of heart disease. Those with the most irregular sleep duration and variable bedtimes had more than double the risk of developing heart disease, compared to those with less variability in sleep duration and more consistent bedtimes. Researchers think that multiple factors could link irregular sleep p...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth, MD Tags: Healthy Eating Heart Health Sleep Source Type: blogs
University Converts CPAP Machines into Ventilators
As cities across the
United States face ventilator shortages for COVID-19 patients, a group at Auburn
University has developed a way to convert continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) machines into functioning ventilators.
CPAP machines are
commonly used by sleep apnea patients to help maintain an open airway during recumbent
sleep. Engineers at Auburn University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering designed
the RE-INVENT device as an accessory that would repurpose a household CPAP
machine.
Recently, the team used
their device to successfully ventilate a 200-pound male Boer goat, which has a similar
lung capa...
Source: Medgadget - April 8, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Critical Care Emergency Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
Pandemics Are the Mother of Invention
By KIM BELLARD
If, as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, then you’d have to say that the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be the mother of invention and innovation. And, like Isaac Hayes sang about Shaft, it is a “bad mother…(shut your mouth).”
Many believe that the Allies won WWII in large part because of how industry in the U.S. geared up to produce fantastic amounts of weapons and other war materials. It took some time for businesses to retool and get production lines flowing, during which the Axis powers made frightening advances, but once they did it was only ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 COVID-19 testing health innovation Kim Bellard Pandemic ventilators Source Type: blogs
Strategies to promote better sleep in these uncertain times
These are unprecedented times. Given the real and tangible threat of the coronavirus pandemic on personal, community, and societal levels, it is normal to experience anxiety and sleep problems. Sleep is a reversible state marked by a loss of consciousness to our surroundings, and as members of the animal kingdom, our brains have evolved to respond to dangers by increasing vigilance and attention — in other words, our brains are protecting us, and by doing so it’s harder for us to ignore our surroundings.
Despite the threat of the coronavirus and its rapid and pervasive disruption to our daily lives, many of us are an i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH Tags: Health Sleep Stress Source Type: blogs
