The current STEMI paradigm: Because STEMI criteria are not met, let's wait until the myocardium is dead!!
This was sent to me by an inpatient nurse who reads this blog but wants to remain anonymous.An inpatient rapid response was called for a patient with hypotension. The patient was originally admitted for pneumonia and had been transferred out of
the ICU a day prior. He had a history of HFrEF, HTN, and AML. " When I
arrived his blood pressure was 70s/40s and he was pale and profusely
diaphoretic. " " He spoke Spanish but we did deduce that he had 7/10 chest pain radiating to the
back. " " We couldn ’t initially get a hold of the primary physician but our
hospital allows the rapid response nur...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 16, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
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Commonwealth Fund President Joe Betancourt recounts his experiences helping Spanish-speaking patients at Mass General Hospital when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - March 20, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph R. Betancourt Source Type: blogs
Language Equity in Medical Education
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM, Débora Silva, MD, MEd, and Bright Zhou, MD, MS, join host Toni Gallo to discuss strategies to address language-related health disparities and enhance language-appropriate training and assessment in medical education. They explore one specific language concordant education framework, Culturally Reflective Medicine, which recognizes and supports the lived experiences and expertise of multi-lingual learners and clinicians from minoritized communities.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcast...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast diversity and inclusion language equity medical education medical education scholarship patient care Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 12th 2024
In conclusion, frailty is a dynamic process, and improved frailty and remaining robust are significantly associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death in older people.
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Greater Individual Wealth Correlates with Longer Life Expectancy
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2024/02/greater-individual-wealth-correlates-with-longer-life-expectancy/
Individual wealth correlates with life expectancy, with an effect size that is in the same ballpark as those related to lifestyle choices involving exercise, diet, and consequences thereof. It remains unclear...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The Death of Death, in English
The authors of the Death of Death are regulars on the conference circuit for aging research, the longevity industry, and patient advocacy for the treatment of aging as a medical condition. The book was originally in Spanish, and has finally been translated into English. It is a popular science overview of progress towards technologies that will first slow aging, then enable the control of aging, and eventually, at some point, produce large gains in healthy human life span, postponing death by aging essentially indefinitely. The book and its authors also unapologetically and straightforwardly stand in opposition to the horr...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 8, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs
Will Patients Have To Pay For Using AI In Their Healthcare?
This article discussed how the author was asked if she wanted to pay $40 extra for additional AI analysis in mammography. In her case a Manhattan radiology clinic offered an AI analysis of their mammogram for an additional $40, not covered by insurance. This scenario was echoed at a clinic in suburban Baltimore, where patients were similarly offered AI-assisted mammography for a $40 fee. These instances mark the initial real-world applications of AI in patient care but also introduce new factors to the healthcare equation.
To make things more complicated, we can’t look for a single, universal solution here. Heal...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI in healthcare AI in medicine Source Type: blogs
Vida Health Announces $28.5 Million in Funding; Appoints Joe Murad CEO
Investment to Support Key Growth Initiatives and Drive Continued Focus on Improving Access to Effective, Affordable, and Sustainable Cardiometabolic Care Treatments
Vida Health today announced it has closed $28.5 million in financing led by existing investors, including General Atlantic, Ally Bridge, Canvas Ventures, Hercules Capital, and other insiders. The company also named Joe Murad as Chief Executive Officer. Murad brings more than two decades of experience leading healthcare technology companies, with a demonstrated ability to guide venture-backed businesses from early stages through phases of significant growth. Mur...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ally Bridge Canvas Ventures General Atlantic Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Hercules Capital Joe Murad Stephanie Tilenius Vida Health Source Type: blogs
Top 6 Medical Trends To Watch for 2024
This study also reported a weight reduction of 4.0 kilograms and a 10.8-millimeter reduction in systolic blood pressure among patients.
This segment is becoming significant in market terms as well: the market for DTx was valued at USD 5.53 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to USD 28.66 billion by 2030. The increased prevalence of chronic conditions, as the result of our longer lives, fuels this growth as conditions like diabetes or hypertension can be more efficiently managed with a combination of traditional medicine and DTx.
While these apps are available in a large number of medical specialties, channe...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Source Type: blogs
Positive Feedback for NextGen ’s Ambient Assist
At the 2023 NextGen Healthcare User Group Meeting (#NextGenUGM23), Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to speak with Sri Velamoor, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer. We wanted to learn more about the company’s AI plans and what the initial reaction has been to their AI-powered ambient clinical voice solution called Ambient Assist.
According to Velamoor, the early response to Ambient Assist has been very positive and exceeded the company’s expectations. Proof of that was very visible at #NextGenUGM23 where there were dozens of quotes from happy clinicians who had used Ambient Assist.
“Getting the SOAP notes into...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ambient Assist Ambient Clinical Voice Healthcare AI Nabla NextGen Healthcare NextGenUGM23 Sri Velamoor Source Type: blogs
Cellular Stress Signaling in the Development of Ventricular Fibrillation
Researchers here report on a mechanism by which increased cellular stress in heart tissue can disrupt the regulation of the heartbeat, thus leading to arrhythmia and potentially fibrillation. The accumulated molecular damage of aging, of course, provides increased contributions to cell stress, whether from inflammatory signaling, mitochondrial dysfunction, increased presence of molecular waste, or other causes. When researchers characterize more of the ways in which regulatory pathways in cells can produce maladaptive reactions to this damage, they tend to then search for means to alter the response, rather than means to r...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 11, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Five sharp riddles to celebrate Thanksgiving in perfect harmony
Q: What is a sure way of sustaining a friendly and sociable feeling towards the whole world?
A: Consort only with strangers.
Q: What beats regretting what you DID say?
A: Treasuring what you DIDN’T say.
Q: What’s far more harmful to your health than NOT keeping up with the news?
A: Keeping up with the news and discussing the latest over Thanksgiving dinner.
Q: What is the most impenetrably foolproof camouflage of all on this planet?
A: The human smile.
Q: What does “you must come and visit us sometime” actually mean?
A: Nothing at all. However, if you take it seriously, be ready for the “what are YOU doing here?...
Source: SharpBrains - November 22, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Keith Perreur-Lloyd Tags: Brain Teasers cognitive-abilities riddles Thanksgiving Source Type: blogs
Five sharp riddles to celebrate the Holidays in perfect harmony
Q: What is a sure way of sustaining a friendly and sociable feeling towards the whole world?
A: Consort only with strangers.
Q: What beats regretting what you DID say?
A: Treasuring what you DIDN’T say.
Q: What’s far more harmful to your health than NOT keeping up with the news?
A: Keeping up with the news and discussing the latest over Thanksgiving dinner.
Q: What is the most impenetrably foolproof camouflage of all on this planet?
A: The human smile.
Q: What does “you must come and visit us sometime” actually mean?
A: Nothing at all. However, if you take it seriously, be ready for the “what are YOU doing here?...
Source: SharpBrains - November 22, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Keith Perreur-Lloyd Tags: Brain Teasers cognitive-abilities riddles Thanksgiving Source Type: blogs
Making the Patient Portal Relevant at Community Health Alliance
Patient portals and digital patient engagement stymie many healthcare providers, especially small ones with few resources. Community Health Alliance (CHA) a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving 27,000+ patients in Reno, Nevada, is using an old-school way to encourage use of its online patient portal – by having in-person conversations about it.
Healthcare IT Today sat down with Carlos Aros, Director of Operations at Community Health Alliance to find out how they are driving the adoption of and engagement their patient portal.
Adoption Though Conversation
CHA uses eClinicalWorks as their EHR. In 2021 they ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Carlos Aros CHA Community Health Alliance eClinicalWorks eCW FQHCs Healow Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scen Source Type: blogs
Invasive species in the UK
Invasive species, a term referring to non-native species introduced to new environments, often establish self-sustaining populations with negative impacts on local ecosystems, economies, or human health.
These invaders, encompassing plants, animals, fungi, or microorganisms (refer to the foot of this article for examples), typically arrive due to human activities such as trade, travel, or intentional release. In rare cases, invasive species might reach the UK through natural avenues, such as animal migration or wind dispersal. Climate change exacerbates the situation, creating new ecological niches due to shifts in tempera...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - November 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Biology Environment Science Source Type: blogs
Holocaust survivor ’ s hidden past: a doctor ’ s discovery
As a medical doctor, I have peered into the lives of many patients who have unique experiences. When I started practice 40 years ago, some of my patients had parents who lived during the Civil War; a few fought in the Spanish-American War, and more recently, at the Millennium, several of my centenarians could say
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Holocaust survivor’s hidden past: a doctor’s discovery originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gene Uzawa Dorio, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
