Fri.Jul 19, 2024

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“Supermodel Granny” Drug Extends Lifespan in Lab Animals

Scrubs

A drug has been shown to extend the lifespan of laboratory mice by nearly 25%, offering promising implications for human aging. Treated mice, nicknamed “supermodel grannies” for their youthful appearance, were healthier, stronger, and developed fewer cancers than their untreated peers. Researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Science, Imperial College London, and Duke-NUS Medical School focused on interleukin-11, a protein that increases with age and contributes to inflammation.

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CrowdStrike outage hits US hospitals

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The cybersecurity firm released what was meant to be a routine software update, but now health systems, including CommonSpirit Health and Cleveland Clinic, are locked out of Windows systems.

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Weight Loss Pills Intensify Obesity Drug Race—But Here’s Why Experts Say Injections Aren’t Going Anywhere

Forbes Healthcare

Competition is mounting in the weight loss sector as giants like Eli Lilly, Roche, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer explore oral weight loss drugs that could be a boon to people wanting a needle-free weight loss option.

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Expert Tips for Accurate Laboratory Data Transcription

CareerStep

Reviewed by Becky Byrns , CHDS, CHDP-S, CEHRS, MSK and Healthcare Documentation, Health and Wellness Program Manager at CareerStep. Precise and accurate documentation is critical in healthcare and medical transcriptionists play a vital role. CareerStep’s Medical Transcription Program is designed to equip students with the skills needed to excel in this field.

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GLP-1 Shortages Raise Questions About Prioritizing Access For Diabetics

Forbes Healthcare

Because of shortages of GLP-1 medicines, type 2 diabetics sometimes can’t get them. This raises questions about prioritizing access to these drugs for diabetes patients.

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Drowning Deaths Continue Post-Pandemic Rise

Science Based Medicine

More people, mostly kids, are drowning these days, in no small part because of the pandemic. The post Drowning Deaths Continue Post-Pandemic Rise first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Digital health funding declines, but check sizes swell: CB Insights

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

While the number of deals reached its lowest levels since 2014, the average deal size for the first half of 2024 was 40% higher than the year prior.

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Medicare Catheter Scam Sparks Calls for Reform

The Healthcare Blog

By ISSAC SMITH According to a recent report in the Washington Post , a $3 billion scam involving urinary catheters has brought to light serious flaws in Medicare, prompting strong calls for reform. Apparently, several companies have been accused of gaming the system by submitting fraudulent bills for millions of catheters using patient and doctor information.

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Open AI & Thrive’s AI Health Coach Is A Bold Step Towards Hyper-personalized Healthcare

Forbes Healthcare

AI has significant potential in the realm of hyper-personalized healthcare

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Friday Reflection 42: Patient Approaches to a Doctor’s Visit

Sensible Medicine

PT is a 62-year-old man referred for an initial clinic visit by the medical center president. He is an executive at a Fortune 500 Company, a large donor to the University, and a member of the hospital board of directors. He is healthy, comes to the visit impeccably dressed, and knows exactly which tests are warranted – some which the doctor also recommends.

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Chairside Manner 101 for Dental Assistants

MedQuest College

In dental care, technical expertise is essential, but equally crucial is the ability to connect with patients on a personal level. Chairside manner, the way dental professionals interact with patients during appointments, plays a significant role in patient satisfaction and overall experience. In this blog, we’ll delve into Chairside Manner 101, focusing on mastering communication skills for dental assistants.

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The frog in the boiling water and health care

Physicians Practice

We fail to recognize the danger because we're reluctant to rethink the situation or the heat increases so slowly that we fail to recognize the danger ahead.

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Doctors on strike; cancer vs. rock n’ roll; time to eat – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Announcing Our Student Tuition Reimbursement Winner for July!

We Care Online

Kynadi Herrman We are thrilled to announce the winner of We Care Online’s Student Tuition Reimbursement for this month! Each month, we hold a drawing to select one outstanding student from our CNA/MA classes to have their tuition reimbursed, and this month, the honor goes to Kynadi Herrman. Congratulations to our winner, who is also embarking on some exciting new life adventures!

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Women more hesitant to get mammograms; Moving contributes to depression; Car crashes are a public health crisis – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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All User Bulletin - Dragon Medical One Outage

Connect Care Bytes Blog

All-user-bulletins highlight stumbling blocks that all prescribers need to be aware of when using the Connect Care clinical information system. Dragon Medical One Outage We are currently experiencing a service interruption for Dragon Medical One (DMO), due to a global outage that is affecting the vendor's systems. Restoration is underway. Those who use DMO for dictation will need to make manual entries into Epic until service is restored.

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HHS, cybersecurity agency could join forces under new legislation

Medical Economics

Senators, federal regulators outline possible next steps in cybersecurity for health care.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

Thank you for continuing to check the Connect Care update blog for prescribers (ideally, subscribe to multiple channels; see instructions ). Recent additions to this blog and its various channels are listed below. Reminder that a camera icon in a blog post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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Reimagining rural care access

Medical Economics

A unique cross-industry partnership may provide a blueprint and a way forward.

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Global IT outage affects health systems, other sectors

Medical Economics

Cybersecurity firm says it's a glitch, not an attack, and repair is coming.

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FTC extends comment period for consolidation, anticompetitive practices in health care

Medical Economics

Feds’ request for information now lasting into September.

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