Self-management skills we don ’ t often discuss
I’m back from my summer break (I’m in Aotearoa/New Zealand – we shut down over Christmas/New Year just like the US and UK do over July/August!), and I want to begin with a cracker of a topic: medication management!
Now I am not a prescriber. I don’t hold any ability to write prescriptions of any kind, not even exercise ;-). Yet most of the people I’ve seen in clinical practice have started their journey living with pain by being prescribed medications.
All medications have side effects, true effects (well… maybe), adverse effects, and the human factor: taking them in the way that o...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - January 14, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Coping strategies Research Science in practice pain management self-management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Best Of CES Health Tech 2024: From Medical Tricorders To AI-Powered Mirrors
The biggest tech event of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024) is happening right now in Vegas! This is the global stage where cutting-edge technologies and innovations debut year after year. From vehicles to smart homes, from robots to food tech all industries are present, but we keep our focus on our topic and introduce the most exciting novelties from the digital health – future of medicine field.
1. The medical tricorder from Withings
Withings introduced a device that seems to leap out of a Star Trek episode. Their latest invention, the aptly named BeamO, is a 4 in 1 health monitor. While it i...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF CES 2024 Source Type: blogs
AI Inside
by KIM BELLARD
Well: 2024. I’m excited about the Paris Olympics, but otherwise I’d be just as happy to sleep through all the nonsense that the November elections will bring. In any event, I might as well start out talking about one of the hottest topics of 2023 that will get even more so in 2024: AI.
In particular, I want to look at what is being billed as the “AI PC.”
Most of us have come to know about ChatGPT. Google has Bard (plus DeepMind’s Gemini), Microsoft is building AI into Bing and its other products, Meta released an open source AI, and Apple is building its AI framework. There is a plet...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI AI PC Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
Three normal high sensitivity troponins over 4 hours with a " normal ECG "
Written byWilly FrickA 46 year old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to urgent care with complaint of " chest burning. " The documentation does not describe any additional details of the history. The following ECG was obtained.ECG 1What do you think?The ECG shows sinus bradycardia but is otherwise normal. There is TWI in lead III, but this can be seen in normal ECGs. No labs were obtained. The patient was given a prescription for albuterol and a referral to cardiology.Smith comment:No patient over 25 years of age with unexplained chest burning should be discharged without a troponin rule out, no matt...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 5, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Willy Frick Source Type: blogs
Telehealth and VR – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring 2024 Health IT Predictions 98point6 Technologies Agora Andrew Norden Anish Sebastian Artisig Source Type: blogs
Twin Health Secures $50M to Expand its Groundbreaking Whole Body Digital Twin Technology and Service to Reverse Chronic Metabolic Disease
Investment Fuels Twin Health’s Mission to Revolutionize Chronic Metabolic Disease Prevention and Reversal with Cutting-Edge Science, Precision Guidance, and Licensed Clinical Care Team
Twin Health, creators of the Whole Body Digital Twin service for reversing, improving, and preventing chronic metabolic diseases, announced securing $50 million in funding to continue expanding its groundbreaking technology and clinical service solutions for more members across the United States.
Twin Health introduced the Whole Body Digital Twin, a dynamic model of each individual’s unique metabolism, powered by artificial int...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Helena ICONIQ Growth Jahangir Mohammed Kevin Johnson Peak XV Sofina Temasek Twin Health Source Type: blogs
3 Things Transhumanism Can Give To Healthcare
Imagine a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle, reshaping the very fabric of medical science. This is what transhumanism aims for. Although this goal is surely too ambitious, we might learn a thing or two from this futuristic movement.
What is transhumanism?
Transhumanism is the position that humans should be permitted to use technology to modify and enhance human cognition and bodily function, expanding abilities and capacities beyond current biological constraints.
It is a philosophical and social movement, with not only technological aspirations. It is also an approach to exp...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF transhumanism Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 1st 2024
Discussion of What is Need to Speed the Pace at which Drugs to Treat Aging Arrive in the Clinic
Cellular Senescence in the Aging Brain, a Contributing Cause of Cognitive Decline
Reviewing What is Known of the Mechanisms of Taurine Supplementation Relevant to Aging and Metabolism
Blunt Thoughts on Calculating the Revealed Value of Human Life
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
Towards Adjustment of the Gut Microbiome to Slow Aging
Gene Therapy Enhances Object Recognition Memory in Young and Old Mice
Benefits of Sem...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 31, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
The market has been in the doldrums and it has been a tough year for fundraising, both for non-profits and biotech startups. The conferences have exhibited more of an academic focus as companies tightened belts and postponed investment rounds, while investors stayed home. Not that this halts the flow of hype for some projects, and nor has it slowed media commentary on the longevity industry as it presently stands. A few of the articles in that commmentary are even interesting to read! The field has grown and is more mature now than has ever been the case. Biotech of all forms is a challenging field with a high failure rate...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
Leveraging Connected Solutions for Improved Patient Care
The following is a guest article by Huong Le Dieu, Lead Product Manager, BLabs at Baracoda
In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, where demographic shifts and the prevalence of chronic diseases have placed immense demands on our medical systems, a transformative potential is on the rise. Connected technologies have the potential to reshape the healthcare landscape as we know it.
The Demographic Shift and Healthcare Challenges
In today’s healthcare industry, the demographic shift is undeniable, with the aging population growing at an unprecedented rate. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the globa...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Apple Watch Baracoda Connected Technologies doxy.me FItBit Fourth Frontier Garmin Glucobyte Google Heal Source Type: blogs
Cellular Senescence in the Aging Brain, a Contributing Cause of Cognitive Decline
Senescent cells are created throughout the body at all stages of life, largely when somatic cells reach the Hayflick limit on replication. Senescent cells cease replication and begin to energetically produce pro-growth, pro-inflammatory factors, attracting the attention of the immune system and otherwise changing the behavior of surrounding cells. Cell stress and mutational damage can induce senescence, and in this case senescence is a mechanism that acts to limit the risk of cancer. Tissue injury also produces senescent cells, and here they help to coordinate the activities of the many different cell types that become inv...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
Median hospital margins rose to 2% in November, according to the latest data from Syntellis, and per-physician revenue growth is outpacing per-physician expenses.
Nearly 3 in 4 (74%) healthcare organizations ar...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Accelecom Akasa Avel eCare Ayble Health Boston Children's Hospital Brightside Health Butterfly Network Cancer Moonshot Clarify Health Commure Engage Data Dimensions Digital Medicine Society Greenway Health Healthc Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 25th 2023
This study generates a comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic atlas of human atherosclerosis including 118,578 high-quality cells from atherosclerotic coronary and carotid arteries. By performing systematic benchmarking of integration methods, we mitigated data overcorrection while separating major cell lineages. Notably, we define cell subtypes that have not been previously identified from individual human atherosclerosis scRNA-seq studies.
Besides characterizing granular cell-type diversity and communication, we leverage this atlas to provide insights into smooth muscle cell (SMC) modulation. We integrate genome...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 24, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Reviewing the Contributions of Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction and Dysbiosis to Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage
The blood-brain barrier is a layer of specialized cells wrapping blood vessels that pass through the brain. Only certain molecules and cells are admitted. The metabolism of the brain is thus isolated from that of the rest of the body. In particular, the immune system of the brain is quite different from that of the rest of the body. Unfortunately, this isolation is a vulnerability when, like all biological systems, the blood-brain barrier begins to break down and leak. The leakage of inappropriate molecules and cells into the brain provokes inflammation and dysfunction, and this is likely a contributing factor in the devel...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 18, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Protect your brain with a good night ’ s sleep
No one knows exactly why we need to sleep, but we certainly do. Although the brain can’t thrive on sleep alone, good sleep is an essential ingredient necessary to keep your brain functioning at its best. New research is shedding light on how a good night’s sleep may protect your brain from neurodegenerative diseases. In
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Protect your brain with a good night’s sleep originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marc Arginteanu, MD Tags: Conditions Neurology Source Type: blogs
