Digital Disease Surveillance
Alan Z. Rozenshtein (University of Minnesota), Digital Disease Surveillance, 70 Am. U. L. Rev. (2021, Forthcoming): Fighting the coronavirus pandemic will require digital disease surveillance: the use of digital technology to enhance traditional public-health techniques like contact tracing, isolation, and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 31, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Chlorpromazine in Delirium FTW!
by Drew Rosielle (@drosielle)David Hui, Eduardo Bruera, and colleagues havepublished another important delirium trial out of MD Anderson which I thought was worth blogging about in detail.In some ways it ' s related to thesame group ' s RCT a few years ago of lorazepam added to haloperidol for agitation in hospitalized advanced cancer patients with delirium (showing the lorazepam quite effectively reduced agitation via presumably a sedating effect). As I pointed out in the Palllimed post about that trial, while they labeled their patient group as ' agitated delirium in advanced cancer ' , in essence it was really a sedatio...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - October 23, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
Leveraging Providers ’ Preferences to Customize Instructional Content in Information and Communications Technology – Based Training Interventions: Retrospective Analysis of a Mobile Phone – Based Intervention in India
Hanu Tyagi (University of Minnesota), Manisha Sabharwal, Nishi Dixit, Arnab Pal, Sarang Deo, Leveraging Providers ’ Preferences to Customize Instructional Content in Information and Communications Technology – Based Training Interventions: Retrospective Analysis of a Mobile Phone – Based Intervention in India,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - September 21, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Exact Models of Aortic Heart Valves Help Prepare for Minimally Invasive Procedures
Complex transcatheter cardiac procedures, such as valve replacements, are often difficult to prepare for. Small anatomical differences can make big impacts on outcomes. Clinicians and researchers have been using models, both virtual and 3D printed, to improve procedural outcomes, design new devices, and to invent new therapeutic techniques. These models generally help professionals to understand nuances between patients, but they don’t reproduce the exact shapes and dynamics of moving tissues and structures.
Now researchers at the University of Minnesota, with help from Medtronic, have developed a way of 3D print...
Source: Medgadget - August 31, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Materials Radiology Source Type: blogs
A lot can happen in a week …
This time last week I had this mad idea to share some of my thoughts about “exercise” – not thinking that post would create such a stir! Is it really so radical to recognise that not everyone likes That Word? And that for some, the benefits of exercise aren’t as valued as other important parts of life? And that movements, like people, come in all shapes and sizes so what YOU like might not be something I like?
In New Zealand we’ve also had a new emergence of Covid19 in the community, after 102 days without any community-based cases. This has been very scary for some of us, a real frustratio...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - August 16, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Off topic diversity feminism professional behaviour Source Type: blogs
Romantic Relationships: Why You Should Give Online Dating a Try
Romantic relationships may be hard to find, but they can also add three years to your life and provide a lifetime of memories. You'll be happier, less lonely and can enjoy lower levels of stress by finding someone special.
If you’re struggling to find romance, online dating removes many of the obstacles people face when meeting in person.
You'll be able to find a physical and personality match that is perfect for you.
But before trying to find your perfect match, it’s important to understand why relationships are important in our lives.
Understanding the Importance of Relationships in Our Life
Relationsh...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: lior Tags: relationships dating family romance Source Type: blogs
Scientists 3D-Print Human Heart Pump
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a beating heart muscle ‘pump’ consisting of pluripotent stem cells and an extracellular matrix. The researchers grow the stem cells within the structure until they reach an appropriate cell density, and then differentiate them into cardiomyocytes. The 1.5 cm sized structure can pump fluids, and could serve as a heart muscle model to study diseases and test new therapies.
Previous attempts at printing cardiomyocytes within an extracellular matrix “ink” have struggled to achieve appropriate cell densities. This group decided to try a different approach, and...
Source: Medgadget - July 16, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Materials Medicine Source Type: blogs
The Sweet Psychology of Indulging During a Pandemic
The pandemic has ushered in an era of relentless challenges, from everyday inconveniences to unimaginable pain and hardship. But not for the processed food industry. The titans of that sector are salivating over their great good fortune.
Processed foods include all sorts of treats we are not supposed to eat: Sweet things and salty things, packaged for convenience and designed for a long shelf life and maximum irresistibility. Things like grocery store cookies and cakes, canned soups and breakfast cereals and frozen waffles. And chips. Lots and lots of chips. Sales of those kinds of foods are surging.
Cooped up Americans ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bella DePaulo, Ph.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior Eating Disorders Habits bing eating coronavirus COVID-19 Eating Habits Junk Food pandemic Processed Food Source Type: blogs
Dementia Reality: Caregivers Can Learn to Join Them In Their World
Photo credit Mark Kuznitosoz
It was not unlike any other day, but this particular afternoon Dad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree to come from the University of Minnesota and wondered why it was taking so long to arrive. I did what I usually did, and waited a few days to see if this episode of delusional thinking would pass. It did not. So, I created a facsimile of a medical degree on my computer with my dad's name on it. I scribbled some "signatures" on the bottom, put it in a mailing envelope, and brought it to him in the nursing home the following day. He was delighted.
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Source: Minding Our Elders - June 21, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
We Can ’ t Breathe
This study reinforces calls to treat police violence as a public health issue . Racially unequal exposure to the risk of state violence has profound consequences for public health, democracy, and racial stratification.”
Credit: Edwards, Lee, Esposito/PNAS
The problem goes beyond police violence. We incarcerate far more people than any other country — per capita or in absolute numbers — and those prisoners are much more likely to be minorities (especially men). Black men have a 1 in 3 lifetime chance of being imprisoned, Latino men 1 in 6, versus white men’s 1 in 17. ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health disparities Politics COVID-19 george floyd Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
PVA Emergency Ventilator Ready for Production
PVA, a company based outside of Albany, New York that normally provides automation services to a wide variety of industries, has developed and is about to start producing its own emergency ventilator to help address the COVID-19 epidemic.
The design is based on one that was approved by the United Kingdom’s Department of Health & Science and the prototype was shown off at the offices of the U.S. Vice President and Governor of New York State. Like other similar approaches, it uses a bag valve mask (aka Ambu-Bag), squeezed by a motorized device, to push air in and out of the lungs. PVA says that it is ready to be...
Source: Medgadget - April 20, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Public Health Source Type: blogs
Rapid Medical Device Manufacturing for COVID-19 Response: Interview with Vicki Holt, CEO, Protolabs
The COVID-19 pandemic rumbles on, and the response to contain and delay the virus is astronomical, with billions of dollars and enormous levels of labor and material resources being deployed to meet the challenge. One of the major bottlenecks in combatting the virus is a lack of testing supplies and essential equipment, such as respirators, ventilators, and personal protective equipment.
Companies involved in manufacturing and those that provide essential services to manufacturers have been stepping up to meet the incredible demand for these items, and the rapid turnaround required has posed significant challenges.
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Source: Medgadget - April 15, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Critical Care Exclusive Materials Public Health Society Source Type: blogs
University of Minnesota Develops Simpler, Inexpensive Mechanical Ventilator
With the rise of COVID-19 cases throughout the United States, one of the biggest concerns is the potential shortage of ventilators for patients who have severe viral pneumonia. A team at the University of Minnesota has designed a mechanical ventilator that is inexpensive and made of easy to obtain materials.
Unlike traditional ventilators, the Coventor does not require pressurized oxygen. The device consists of a frame and mechanical actuator that compresses a traditional ambulatory ventilation bag (aka Ambu bag or bag valve mask), which is connected to the patient’s endotracheal tube and is used to pump either exter...
Source: Medgadget - March 25, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Materials Medicine News Public Health Source Type: blogs
Cold Plasma Reactor to Kill Airborne Viruses
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak is making it clear that the world needs innovative new tools for slowing the spread of infections. While there are a number of well-known methods of disinfection that are being employed, the air itself serves as a channel through which viruses can spread. Researchers at the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota have now built and tested a cold plasma reactor that can effectively inactivate airborne viruses.
Though the technology was developed to help stop infections that attack farm pigs and tested on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv), cold plasma m...
Source: Medgadget - March 12, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Public Health Source Type: blogs
