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Sir William Osler was a man of not inconsiderable talent. A pathologist and clinician. A professor successively at McGill University, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and Oxford University. Historian and bibliographer of medicine. A naturalist, microscopist, proponent of comparative physiology…and a veterinarian The incessant concentration of thought upon one subject, however interesting, tethers […] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Mike Cadogan Tags: Eponymictionary Infectious Disease Filaria osleri Filaroides osleri Osler node Oslerus Oslerus osleri Sir William Osler Strongylus canis bronchialis Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: June 1, 2019
Happy June, sweet readers!
This week’s Psychology Around the Net is packed with information about exercise and anxiety (and it’s probably not what you’re expecting), the unhealthy relationship between self-worth and professional achievements, the new official definition of work-related burnout, and more.
Can Working Out Make Your Anxiety Worse? Experts Weigh In: You probably associate exercise with anxiety in the way that exercise is a great way to manage anxiety, and that’s true — just not true for everyone. Holistic psychiatrist Ellen Vora, M.D. and gynecologist and obstetrician Anna Cabeca,...
Source: World of Psychology - June 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net achievements Anthony Rostain anxiety campus mental health Children chronic workplace stress college Emily Esfahani Smith Exercise Janet Hibbs kids military school counseling services self-worth Seth Source Type: blogs
Liquid Biopsy for Monitoring Transplanted Stem Cells
Researchers from the University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, and Emory University have demonstrated that a blood test can be used to track the efficacy of transplanted stem cells. They analyzed tiny cellular components called exosomes that were secreted from transplanted stem cells.
“Exosomes contain the signals of the cells they’re derived from – proteins as well as nucleic acids and micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) – which affect receptor cells and remodel or regenerate the organ we’re targeting,” said study co-senior author Sunjay Kaushal, PhD, MD, Professor of Surgery at UMSOM and Director of P...
Source: Medgadget - May 28, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Genetics Medicine Oncology Pathology Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: May 18, 2019
Could establishing a stronger life purpose help you maintain a healthier lifestyle? Which mental health concern is your state most interested in (and does it apply to you)? What’s the difference between healthy and dangerous narcissism and what’s the best way to deal with a narcissist?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s Psychology Around the Net!
Making Healthier Choices May Take Less Effort for People With Strong Life Purpose: If you struggle to meet fitness goals and maintain a healthy diet, it could be that you’re not sure of your life’s purpose. According to ne...
Source: World of Psychology - May 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net employees fitness goals Friends Happiness Healthy Diet Leadership Life Purpose Mental Health Awareness mental health days Narcissism Relationships Teen angst Teenagers workplace Source Type: blogs
Five Essential Guidelines to Improve Brain Health for All
Since 2010, the SharpBrains Virtual Summit has been bringing together neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, and practitioners with a mission to improve mental healthcare, brain performance and general well-being.
As we get ready to host our next collective brainstorming next week, let us share some key themes from our last Summit, as they helped shape the Agenda for this next one.
In 2017, the gathering’s tone was generally optimistic–given the explosion of scientific and technological breakthroughs, start-ups and investments–but important ethical concerns were also widely discussed.
1. The Need is Very Real, Very Large an...
Source: SharpBrains - May 3, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Peak Performance Professional Development Technology aging brain health brain-performance digital medicine digital phenotyping entrepreneurs healthcare innovati Source Type: blogs
Why Are Drug Prices So High in the United States?
Ezekiel J. Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. In 2018, he delivered the Albert P. Williams Lecture on Health Policy at RAND, where he offered a framework for thinking about drug pricing. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 2, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Does ’ 13 Reasons Why ’ Increase Suicide Rates?
Conflicting research released last month gave us a very unclear answer about whether simply watching or being exposed to a television show about teen suicide — Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why (13RW) — results in an increase in actual teen suicide in real life.
One study found a correlation (not a causal relationship) between the two, while another study found declines in suicidal thoughts and self-harm behaviors.
So what’s the real story?
13 Reasons Why is a Netflix television series that explores the first-hand account of a fictional teenage girl’s life and eventual suicide. The second season delve...
Source: World of Psychology - May 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Children and Teens General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Students Suicide 13 Reasons Why 13rw suicidal Source Type: blogs
Poll Shows Caregivers Need Help Flagging Early Warning Signs
May is upon us! Today marks the beginning of Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM), when public education about communication disorders shines a well-deserved spotlight on audiology and speech-language pathology. The 2019 BHSM theme is Communication Across the Lifespan, making the opening outreach focus on communication disorders in young children a great place to start. Today ASHA unveils new survey results that shed light on the state of parental awareness about the signs of speech, language, and hearing disorders. Early intervention and parental involvement has been a consistent focus—and passion—throughout my ca...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - May 1, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shari Robertson Tags: Audiology Events News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs
A Positive Policy Agenda for CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been controversial since its creation. As an executive agency enjoying Federal Reserve funding independent of the Congressional appropriations process —and run by a single director removable only for cause—the Bureau is unusual andpossibly unconstitutional. In its first years of existence, the CFPB gained a reputation for its exceptional activism and anti-industry agenda. Curiously, many of its enforcement and rulemaking activities focused on areas that were explicitly outside of its regulatory remit —such asauto lending,federal student loans, and credit providers historic...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 16, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Diego Zuluaga Source Type: blogs
Five Facts About Atypical Depression You Need to Know
Despite its name, atypical depression is one of the most common types of depression, affecting between 25 to 40 percent of depressed people. Because the symptoms differ from those of typical depression, this subtype of depression is often misdiagnosed.
Atypical depression was named in the 1950s to classify a group of patients who did not respond to electroconvulsive therapy or to the tricyclic antidepressant Tofranil (imipramine). They did, however, respond to monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants.
Some of the same treatments that work for classic depression work for atypical depression, such as selective sero...
Source: World of Psychology - April 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Mental Health and Wellness Atypical Depression Major Depressive Episode Mood Disorder Source Type: blogs
7 Simple Ways to Ease Anxiety
Anxiety serves a life-saving role when we are in real danger. Adrenaline pumps through our system, and suddenly we can run like Usain Bolt and lift a 200-pound man without much effort. However, most of the time, anxiety is like a fire alarm with a dead battery that beeps annoyingly every five minutes when there is absolutely nothing to worry about. We experience the heart palpitations, restlessness, panic, and nausea as if a saber-toothed tiger were 20 yards away.
Thankfully there are a few simple gestures to communicate to your body that there is no immediate danger — that it’s a false alarm… yet again. I have u...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Anxiety and Panic Mental Health and Wellness Research Self-Help Anxious Thoughts Coping Skills Relaxation Source Type: blogs
2019 Health Law Professors Conference
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 27, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Tiny Microrobot Created Using Silicon Wafers Could Aid in Drug Delivery
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed wireless bug-shaped microrobots using nanofabrication techniques. They are able to produce a million of the devices from a 4-inch silicon wafer. The microrobots can “walk,” survive in harsh environments, and can function even after passing through a hypodermic syringe, suggesting that they may have potential as injectable drug-delivery devices.
The microrobots are powered using on-board silicon solar cells and are only 70 microns long, the width of a thin human hair. Consisting of a glass skeleton coated with a thin silicon layer, the devices contain electron...
Source: Medgadget - March 8, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Nanomedicine Source Type: blogs
Losing a Pet Can Be Just as Hard as Losing a Loved One
Losing a pet is not easy for most people. Pets — or what researchers call companion animals — are most often seen as a fellow member of the family today. It is not surprising then to learn that most people grieve a pet’s passing as much, and sometimes even more, than the passing of a human friend or family member.
What makes the passing of a pet so hard? How can we better cope with it?
Some people think that it’s silly to grieve over the loss of a pet. Those people either never had much of an attachment to any pet, never had one growing up as a child, or never really experienced the unconditional l...
Source: World of Psychology - February 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Grief and Loss Source Type: blogs
