Your Guide to Facial Recognition Technology in Healthcare
Facial recognition technology is upon us; phones and computers can now be unlocked with your specific facial structure using this gimmick, but it can also scarily be used to identify you from security cameras which are increasingly becoming omnipresent. As a matter of fact, Australian governments have been actively pushing for the implementation of this technology with what The Guardian calls “creative reasons” such as public transport payment and government rebates.
But what about the implications of this technology in healthcare? From better diagnosis of rare conditions to ethnic discrimination, will it r...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 19, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Artificial Intelligence Bioethics Future of Medicine Security & Privacy cybersecurity healthcare system facial recognition Source Type: blogs
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Gradually figuring out what ’s wrong
In 1983, a health professional in her 30s walked into my office and said, “I’ve been healthy all of my life. A year ago, I came down with some kind of virus — sore throat, aching muscles, swollen lymph glands, fever. My fatigue was so bad I was in bed for nearly a week. Many of the symptoms gradually improved, but the terrible fatigue and difficulty thinking have not gotten better. They’re so bad I can’t fulfill my responsibilities at home or at work. This illness is affecting my brain, stealing my energy, and affecting my immune system. It’s keeping me from realizing my dreams.”
There’s a piece of advice a...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anthony Komaroff, MD Tags: Fatigue Health Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 19-year-old man with lightheadedness and nightly fevers
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 19-year-old man is hospitalized with a 6-day history of lightheadedness and nightly fevers. He also reports sore throat, headache, joint and muscle aches, and a dry cough. He recalls a blotchy rash on his trunk and arms, w hich has resolved. […]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 - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Improving health outcomes for children requires us to look at the big picture
It was a simple chief complaint: sore throat and fever. As expected, the little girl ’s rapid Strep was positive. Instructions given. Antibiotics sent. This was Peds 101. But for some reason, before mom walked out the door, she made mention of their stay at the shelter. Although I had seen this child many times before, […]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 - August 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/khadijia-tribie" rel="tag" > Khadijia Tribie, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Possible Way to Avoid Some Unnecessary Visits to Emergency Departments
I recently encountered an article that quantifies the resources expended by unnecessary patient visits to emergency departments (EDs) (see:Diverting avoidable emergency department visits could save healthcare $32 billion annually). Many such visits could have achieved the same results and less expensively in a physician's office. Below is an excerpt from the article:Diverting avoidable emergency department visits could save healthcare $32 billion annually. Primary care services rendered by hospital EDs come with substantially higher price tags than in primary care settings. Avoidable visits to emergency departmen...
Source: Lab Soft News - August 5, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Diagnostics Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Hospital Financial Medical Consumerism Medical Education Preventive Medicine Public Health Quality of Care Source Type: blogs
10 Health Benefits you should know about Himalayan Salt Lamps
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Natural
Saltlampsare made up of pink crystalline salt naturally coming from the
Himalayan Mountains. Himalayan ranges are a true source of pink crystalline
salt with an orange hue touch naturally.
These
salt crystals are mined first then a hole is dug out to fit in a bulb.
Himalayan Illuminated salt devices are not only night bulbs in your room they
can also be placed for decoration purpose an...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hassanbukhary Tags: health and fitness Himalayan salt lamps Natural salt lamps Source Type: blogs
Thoughts after a year of podcasting
Twelve months of podcasts – 2 per month – are now available at Annals on Call. During those 12 months, I have learned a lot from my guests and learned a great deal about podcasting and interviewing.
Many have asked me to tell them the story of the podcast – how did it come bout? how long does it take to podcast? how do I pick guests and topic? So here is my story.
A couple of years ago Dr. Christine Laine, the excellent editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine, asked me if I would do something “social media” for the Annals. We talked about blogs and podcasts. For the next year, we deci...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - July 25, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound Case 097
Dr James Rippey Ultrasound Case 097
A 47 year old previously healthy man presents with sore throat / neck, dry cough and shortness of breath for 2 weeks. This had not improved despite inhalers and a course of antibiotics. He also describes widespread aches and pains including in both calves. There is some swelling in his right lower neck and you wonder whether it is lymphadenopathy, an abscess or something else. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr James Rippey Tags: TOP 100 Ultrasound André Lemierre André-Alfred Lemierre Armand Trousseau Fusobacterium necrophorum gastric malignancy Lemierre syndrome reniform Top 100 ultrasounds Trousseau syndrome visceral malignancy Source Type: blogs
Brief is Good
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD
How long does it take to diagnose guttate psoriasis versus pityriasis rosea? Swimmers ear versus a ruptured eardrum? A kidney stone? A urinary tract infection? An ankle sprain?
So why is the typical “cycle time”, the time it takes for a patient to get through a clinic such as mine for these kinds of problems, close to an hour?
Answer: Mandated screening activities that could actually be done in different ways and not even necessarily in person or in real time!
Guess how many emergency room or urgent care center visits could be avoided and handled in the primary care office if we wer...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Hans Duvefelt primary care Source Type: blogs
An experimental study of pharmaceutical cannabis in fibromyalgia
This study is one of the growing number of studies beginning to examine the effects of cannabinoids on pain, and offers a tiny window into what might be happening. Note: the study was performed in collaboration with the cannabis producer, and one of the authors is an employee of this company. Although his role was only to comment on the protocol and final version of the paper, it’s worth noting this relationship.
The study question
In this study, the researchers were looking to understand the analgesic effect of inhaled pharmaceutical-grade cannabis as a plant rather than an extract, using four different variet...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - May 5, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Coping strategies News Pain conditions Research cannabis experiment fibromyalgia Source Type: blogs
Feeling sick? There ’s an app for that! – The Big Symptom Checker Review
Do you feel under the weather but don’t want to go to the doctor yet? Are you searching for a solution to inform yourself about any possible condition from the comfort of your home and with the ease of your phone or computer? Of course, there’s an app for that! Not only one, but numerous. Join us as we test how well several services perform at gauging possible diagnoses based on one’s signs and symptoms. We entrust our diagnosis with the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, Your.MD,Symptomate and Ada symptom checker services. Here’s our big symptom checker review.
The age of symptom checkers
Are you feeling nauseated,
shiveri...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 11, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Telemedicine & Smartphones diagnostics doctor Health Healthcare home patient primary care review smart medicine smartphone apps symptom symptom checker technology Source Type: blogs
Beyond Vaccination: New Measures Needed to Protect Hospitals and the Public Against the Flu
By MARC M. BEUTTLER, MD
Every year at this time, you hear warnings that flu season has arrived. New data from the CDC indicates the season is far from over. So, you are urged by health authorities to get a flu shot. What you may not realize is how the flu can affect the hospitals you and your loved ones rely on for care.
In January, the large urban hospital where I am an intern faced the worst flu outbreak it has ever seen. Nearly 100 staff members tested positive for the flu. Residents assigned to back-up coverage were called to work daily to supplement the dwindling ranks of the sick. Every hospital vis...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Hospitals Medical Practice Marc Beuttler Vaccination Source Type: blogs
Tough germs
Well, well…well.
I mean, you try to be oh soooo careful whenever you set foot outside your house, especially during the flu season…For example:
you never go food shopping during peak times
you avoid seeing friends if they have the slightest sniffle
you never shake hands or kiss anyone, or, well, you try not to…
My “try to avoid getting sick” list goes on and on…I repeat, I try to be sooo careful. I always carry a little bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse, for emergencies, such as, well, let’s say that, due to social circumstances, I’ve been forced to shake hands with some...
Source: Margaret's Corner - March 21, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll germs and myeloma Source Type: blogs
How to help your doctor with diagnosis
To treat any condition, the doctor needs to know what it is. You would not expect to have your sore ankle treated with penicillin or to have an appendectomy recommended for your sore throat. While this may be self-evident, I know of at least one patient who had a normal appendix removed because the surgeon […]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 - March 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/edward-hoffer" rel="tag" > Edward Hoffer, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
