Matthew ’s health care tidbits: The drug model for DTx was wrong
Each time I send out the THCB Reader, our newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB (Sign up here!) I include a brief tidbits section. Then I had the brainwave to add them to the blog. They’re short and usually not too sweet! –Matthew Holt
If you were to look at pharmaceuticals in the US you might make three observations. 1) They are the most important way health conditions are helped, cured or eradicated. 2) The way they are delivered to patients (via pharmacies) is very badly integrated with the health care delivery system. 3) They are way too expensive.
OK, so those are my observations not yours but I think ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Matthew Holt digital therapeutics dtx Pear Therapeutics Source Type: blogs
From pennies to attending salaries: Why physicians should teach their kids financial literacy
As physicians, we have been taught to value education. And many of us have pursued academic excellence starting from a young age. However, one aspect of education we are not taught traditionally in school: financial education. Personally, it was not until I was in my mid to late 30s that I began my journey of
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From pennies to attending salaries: Why physicians should teach their kids financial literacy originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Michele Cho-Dorado, MD Tags: Finance Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Careers advice from ChatGPT
I gave ChatGPT the following prompt:
You are to act as a careers guidance counsellor with many years experience.
I added some personal career history and hobbies and asked it to come up with some advice for what I should do in the latter part of my career. This is what it had to say:
It sounds like you have had a very successful and diverse career as a freelance science journalist over the past 30+ years. Given your current situation and interests, there are a few different options you could consider.
Diversify your writing topics: Since you are already a skilled writer and journalist, you could try expanding your repertoi...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Artificial Intelligence Psychology Source Type: blogs
Watch what happens when you teach others how to find OMI
Submitted by Dr. Caio Aguiar from Brazil, written by Pendell MeyersIt is immensely rewarding to receive these emails, like I received from Dr. Aguiar last week:" Last year I had a couple of lessons with you while on my internship.I finished my residency of Emergency Medicine and I ’m working at a great Emergency Department here in Brazil.Since then, I started looking for OMI EKG findings and not just STEMI.So, I ' m a follower of your blog, and I think I have a interesting case that I attended yesterday. "Case" Male, 43yo, come to ED with Epigastric Pain started 3 hours ago. Risk Factors: High Cholesterol. Vitals S...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - March 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 20th 2023
This study also provides the potential for de novo generation of complex organs in vivo.
T Cells May Play a Role in the Brain Inflammation Characteristic of Neurodegenerative Conditions
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/03/t-cells-may-play-a-role-in-the-brain-inflammation-characteristic-of-neurodegenerative-conditions/
Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of neurodegenerative condition, are characterized by chronic inflammation in brain tissue. Unresolved inflammatory signaling is disruptive of tissue structure and function. Here, researchers provide evidence for T cells to become involved in thi...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 19, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: St. Patrick School
Colleen HroncichHappy St. Patrick ’s Day!It seemed fitting to highlight St. Patrick School today, but there are nearly 100 American schools named after the 5th century bishop who is the patron saint of Ireland. After a little digging, I foundSt. Patrick School in Carleton, Michigan, which stood out for having moved to a classical education model this year.The transition started several years ago, shortly after Carl Lenze became principal. The school, which has been in the rural community for 147 years, was struggling with enrollment. Officials in the archdiocese suggested they consider adopting a ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 17, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Reprogramming Tumor Cells into Antigen-Presenting Cells
Today's research materials describe a clever approach to cancer immunotherapy, focused on the goal of enabling the immune system to better identify cancerous cells. In the past, researchers have made some inroads in training the immune system to attack specific target molecules characteristic of cancerous cells, but this is a slow and expensive process when progressing from single target to single target. Further, any given cancer might be capable of evolving to function without exhibiting any one specific target molecule, and only some cancers of a particular type will exhibit that specific signature molecule to start wit...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ | TAPP 134
In Episode 134,Jason Organ, the new Editor-in-Chief ofAnatomical Sciences Education (ASE). joins us for a chat about hisvision for this popular journal for anatomy and physiology faculty. Ranging from specific goals to general —and insightful—observations about teaching A&P,you ' ll want to listen in to this thought-provoking discussion.00:00 | Introduction00:54 | Introducing Jason Organ& ASE03:31 | Sponsored by AAA03:56 | A New Vision for ASE16:46 | Sponsored by HAPI17:24 | Humanity in Teaching Human A&P28:28 | Sponsored by HAPS28:58 | Who Reads ASE?35:42 | Staying Connected ★ If you ...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 9, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
OI May Be The Next AI
In the past few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has suddenly seemed to come of age, with “generative AI” showing that AI was capable of being creative in ways that we thought was uniquely human. Whether it is writing, taking tests, creating art, inventing things, making convincing deepfake videos, or conducting searches on your behalf, AI is proving its potential. Even healthcare has figured out a surprising number of uses.
It’s fun to speculate about which AI — ChatGPT, Bard, DeepMind, Sydney, etc. – will prove “best,” but it turns out that “AI” as we’ve known it may become outdated...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech Artificial intelligence health technology Kim Bellard Organoid Intelligence Source Type: blogs
Economics 101 continued
While the fictitious Free Market ™ fails to produce the purported paradise in general, the concept is glaringly absurd in the case of health care.* In the first place, asymmetrical information is part of the definition of the service -- the produce is expertise. If I knew everything my doctor knows, I wouldn ' t need one. In the second place, it has positive externalities that produce public goods. Infectious disease control is maybe the most obvious, but a healthier workforce, not having to watch people suffering and dying in the streets, † and fewer families psychologically burdened by premature loss are among the ma...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Job Satisfaction
Do you enjoy your job?
This is always an interesting question.
The short answer is “yes – I do enjoy my job.” And the follow up question is usually “why?” In my case, it’s pretty easy to answer that.
I actually work in multiple places, all of which are related to Emergency Medical Services. I’ve had an interesting work life including two different careers prior to EMS. The first was service in the United States Marine Corps, as an infantry Marine and as a musician, and the second was in the technology sector, primarily doing computer hardware integration, writing software, and implementing data a...
Source: Qui Interrogat - March 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Walt Trachim Tags: Work career EMS Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Hillsdale College K –12 Initiatives
Colleen HroncichWhen we first started homeschooling, one of the most amazing resources I found was a K –12 curriculum guide from Hillsdale Academy, a private classical Christian school owned and operated byHillsdale College. It provided book lists for each subject along with a detailed weekly plan to help you map out the year. It was designed for K –12 schools, but it was a helpful guide as we took our baby steps in homeschooling. And it was free, which was an added blessing. Little did I know at the time that Hillsdale would eventually become a leader in both public and privateK –1...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
190 Tuesday Quotes to Give You Motivation and Plenty of Positive Energy
It’s Tuesday.
Maybe you’re tired after Monday. And you're ready to restart your week.
Or you might want something to help you to keep up the momentum after an energetic and focused start yesterday.
In today’s post I’d like to help you out no matter what headspace you're in right now. This is 190 of the best, most motivational and powerful Tuesday quotes.
I hope you’ll find something here to help you make this into a fun, fulfilling and excellent week.
And if you want even more uplifting inspiration for the week then check out this post with quotes on Wednesday motivation and this one filled with helpful Thursday...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Reality Is More Powerful Than God
Let’s explore why investing in a lifelong relationship with Reality directly is a more stable and empowering choice than basing your worldview on a relationship with a god or a religious or spiritual practice.
Reality Is Sensory
Reality doesn’t require belief or faith. It’s readily observable through your physical senses, all day every day.
You may ponder the nature of Reality in a variety of different ways, but its existence is never in doubt. The summation of your subjective perceptions suffices as a crisp enough definition of Reality.
That means this relationship is always stable. As long as you can pe...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - March 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Values Source Type: blogs
What ’s Next For ChatGPT In Healthcare?
You have probably heard that ChatGPT has recently passed business, law and medical exams, qualified as a level-3 coding engineer at Google (with a $180K starting salary!), outperformed most students in microbiology and checked a passable grade in a 12th-grade AP literature test.
Of course, better take these results with a pinch of salt. Although the algorithm indeed did reasonably well on the USMLE test, it was not a full-value assessment as all questions requiring visual assessment were removed.
Pinch of salt or not, however, it is obvious how the capabilities of these large language models have been expanding...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Source Type: blogs
