Scrubs

JULY 13, 2023

There’s a new children’s book hitting the market about the wonders of organ donation. Mark Ainscough, a father and an ICU nurse at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in the U.K., wrote the book under his pen name “Mark James” to make it easier for parents and providers to introduce the topic to children, including those with sick parents and young patients in need of life-saving organs.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 9, 2023

I always tell junior faculty that your contract means little, and, indeed, I found that to be the case, when a mid-career faculty departed and I inherited a third of his lung cancer patients. Yet, like most unexpected clinical changes in my career, I ended up learning unexpected truths. One man taught me about lung cancer screening. He was the most improbable 74 year old.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

Nurses are astute clinicians often endowed with a keen helping of intuitive discernment. This ability to sense that something is wrong — or about to go wrong — has likely saved countless patients’ lives over centuries of nursing care. Whatever it is and wherever it comes from, a nurse’s intuition is something we can choose to pay heed to and to increasingly nurture, sharpen, and trust as the years go by.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 10, 2023

Two decades ago, I cut my skeptical teeth countering advertising for whole body scans by companies making extravagant promises for their products. This particular medical fad faded for a while, but now it's back with a vengeance.with AI! Looking at these products, what I see is basically the quackery that is functional medicine on steroids and powered by AI.

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Scrubs

JULY 10, 2023

Going in for a high-tech scan can be intimidating for many patients, including young children who are often separated from their parents during the procedure. Providers encourage their patients to remain calm when going through the machine. Some listen to music, while others take a sedative. But one young patient was “feelin’ good as hell!” during her most recent brain scan.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 10, 2023

I am worried about the state of medical science and our journals. At the risk of sounding naive, I want to believe that people who choose academic medicine do so to answer important scientific questions. I’ve traveled the world and met academics. Many of them impress me as serious people trying to advance the field. But that observation is hard to square with some of the studies that make it into big journals—and then into the lay press.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 12, 2023

FDA upgrades Leqembi for AD from accelerated to traditional approval based on latest clinical data. The post FDA Approves Leqembi for Alzheimer’s first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Emerging RN Leader

JULY 12, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC I had a mentor who often said that the “soft skills” are often the “hard skills” to master. Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 14, 2023

EJ was a 32-year-old man with risk factors for HIV infection who presented to the emergency room with two weeks of worsening shortness of breath. When he arrived, he was tachycardic, tachypneic, hypoxic, and his chest x-ray revealed diffuse parenchymal infiltrates consistent with pneumonia. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Nursing is a second career for Derek J. Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care. Flores’ first book, Seven Keys to a Peaceful Passing , walks patients and families through common challenges and decisions they must make during their hospice journey.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 10, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Verifiable, an API-first innovator to the antiquated provider network management software category, has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures to accelerate its next stage of growth and product innovation. Verifiable’s […] The article Verifiable Lands $27M Series B from Craft Ventures to Automate Healthcare Provider Credentialing appeared first on electronichealthreport

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 13, 2023

This book — written by "Anonymous", edited by Children's Health Defense lawyer Mary Holland and Children's Health Defense Publisher Liaison and Thinking Moms’ Revolution co-founder Zoey O’Toole, and published by "The Turtles Team" — purports to use only mainstream references to prove its points. But the book employs all the standard tropes in a master class of science denial and antivax tactics and techniques.

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2023

What if we asked an artist to re-imagine what health care could be? How might Van Gogh redesign a patient room akin to his room at Arles , or Michelangelo re-think general surgery ? How might Thoreau take us on a nature walk for our mental health , or Basquiat channel his inner Da Vinci for a version of Jean-Michel’s Anatomy ? In her new book, Artists Remaking Medicine.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 10, 2023

July is a prime month for sunburns, but protecting your skin from sun damage is a year-round task. No matter where you live, putting sunscreen on before you head out the door is just as important in the summer as it is in the wintertime. With July marked as National UV Awareness Month, this is a great opportunity to educate patients (and yourself) about protection from the sun’s damaging rays.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 12, 2023

In our last podcast , Vinay and I discussed the problem with medical journals. This was in response to a column I wrote about four fatally flawed studies that appeared in the most prominent journals. The commenter is an established academic who will remain nameless because his success depends on journals publishing his work. Was disappointed that in the most recent sensible med podcast — you guys didn't mention what I think is the biggest conflict of all and reason we don't get fair judgin

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 14, 2023

Ideally, leaders of American medicine would have had the courage to correct misinformation spread by their fellow doctors. At a bare minimum, they didn't have to lavish praise on a doctor who repeatedly polluted our COVID landscape with obvious misinformation and falsely pacified people the worst was over, when in fact the worst was yet to come. The post Praise for Dr.

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Emerging RN Leader

JULY 9, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Over the years, many new nurse leaders have talked with me about assuming leadership of a team with a very toxic culture. Their questions range from – How do I get started? to What is a realistic turnaround timeframe? One thing they collectively agreed on is that cultural […] The post Rebuilding a Toxic Culture appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2023

Now in Aisle E(commerce) – get your one-year membership to One Medical for $149. Today and tomorrow are Amazon Prime Days, 2023 style, when you can fetch bargains on lots of electronics (esp. deeply-discounted Amazon-branded devices), sporting goods, kitchen gear, pet supplies, and even groceries (saving with Amazon Fresh getting $20 off $100+ orders on Prime Day).

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Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2023

Tara Rynders, RN, MFA, BSN, BA, admits she hasn ’ t had the easiest life. From when she was a child, though, she would heal from it through dance. In fact, she wanted to be a professional dancer before she thought about being a nurse. “ My earliest memory is of holding a neighborhood performance in my backyard—and it ’ s a lifeline that I ’ ve held on to through all of life ’ s highs and lows,” Rynders explains.

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Relias

JULY 13, 2023

Health, behavioral, and social life overlap more and more as one ages. Those caring for or serving older adults can make a difference by providing support that considers the whole person. Part of this care includes building resilience in older adults. Although many older adults remain mentally healthy, the World Health Organization says about 15% of adults over 60 have a mental disorder.

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Amber Pharmacy

JULY 13, 2023

OMAHA, Neb. (July 13, 2023) – Amber Specialty Pharmacy, an innovator and leader in the specialty pharmacy industry, has been selected as one of only two pharmacies nationally selected by Aimmune Therapeutics, a Nestlé Health Science company, to support the launch of VOWST. Amber Specialty Pharmacy will begin dispensing VOWST, which is indicated to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in individuals 18 years of age and older following antibacterial treatment for recu

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19 Labs

JULY 13, 2023

We have some thrilling news to share with all our incredible followers! We are delighted to announce the official launch of our Instagram account, @19labs. This dedicated space will take you on an extraordinary visual journey, showcasing the breathtaking world of GALE telemedicine deployments and the exciting activities happening within our company.

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Intercoast

JULY 11, 2023

Table of contents The Certification Process The Role of CCAPP Educational Requirements and Certification Renewal and Continuing Education Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Becoming a certified counselor in California is a journey guided by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). While DHCS doesn’t personally hand out the certificates, it plays a crucial role in maintaining high-quality treatment standards in addiction counseling.

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Beacon

JULY 11, 2023

What Is CME vs. CEU? Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Education Units (CEU) are both integral to the ongoing professional development of healthcare professionals, but they cater to different needs and professions within the healthcare sector.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 11, 2023

As a general internist, cancer screening is part of my job. However, it is a part of my job that can torture me. I know we save hundreds of thousands of people each year with screening tests but I also know that we: we falsely reassure some people by telling them that they do not have disease when they do; we chase down false positive screening tests to prove that people don’t have disease we didn’t think they had until we screened them; and, in some people, we diagnosis and treat di

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DrChrono

JULY 11, 2023

Surprise medical bills have long plagued healthcare consumers. A survey from AIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research revealed that unexpected medical bills concern more than 60% of consumers. Consider the patient who has surgery at an in-network hospital only to find out later that their anesthesiologist is out-of-network (OON). Or the patient who sees their primary care physician of 10 years only to later find out the doctor recently decided to participate with all major health pla

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Will Peach MD

JULY 10, 2023

Many people who are passionate and want to work in the nursing sector of healthcare train as nursing assistants. The main reason is that it is a viable route to working in healthcare without college training. Training as a nursing assistant allows trainees to develop relevant healthcare skills. It also helps trainees build a fulfilling career in the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

JULY 10, 2023

Previously on this site, we took a look at some of the initiatives Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) members in the biopharmaceutical and care delivery sectors are taking to advance equity within our healthcare system and eliminate disparities. This remains a strong priority for HLC and its membership from all sectors of American healthcare. Our members have formally and repeatedly made clear their commitment to ensuring that all citizens have access to high-quality healthcare and the opportun

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 10, 2023

Listen now (83 min) | Placebos/ Journals are Failing/ Cancer Screening

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Medical Terminology Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Why take it?

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Health Populi

JULY 14, 2023

You may not be able to get that ear-worm jingle that goes “O O O Ozempic” out of your musical mind, but I’m happy to tell you there’s a new “O” in town: the Opill. Welcome to the first OTC contraceptive for sale in the USA. I wrote about Perrigo’s Opill here in Health Populi in May 2023 as a “signpost on the road to retail health.” It’s official: “The U.S.

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