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Researchers ‘trick’ body into accepting organ transplant using…
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed technology designed to "trick" the body into accepting a transplanted organ. "It's like hacking into the immune system, borrowing a strategy used by one of humanity's worst enemies to trick the body into accepting a transplant," said senior author Steven Little of the Swanson School of Engineering at Pitt. "And we do it synthetically." The enemy Little is referring to is cancer, which tricks the body's immune system into thinking the tumor is a part of the body.
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COVID-19 and the grief process
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareThe COVID-19 pandemic is encircling our planet and the entire human family is facing great distress. The deadly impact of the coronavirus can be felt throughout every economy in the world, as well as in villages, rural communities, cities, and suburbs the world over. From shortages of essential supplies to the demise of thousands of small businesses, the ripple effects of this pandemic are beyond imagination. Amidst the social isolation and the wide array of emotions elicited in most every individual, one concept stands out: the grieving process.
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Podcast: How to save your practice from the coronavirus with telehealth…
Jarod Carter Healthcare AdministrationThere isn't a single private practice that won't be affected by the coronavirus pandemic in some way…some may fail, but others will flourish. This episode is all about providing you with the information I feel will most help practices survive and thrive through all this. This podcast is from a Facebook Live interview I recently did with Rob Vining, a leading expert on telehealth. In this interview, he explains options for getting your practice ready to conduct telehealth visits, including details about specific platforms, pricing plans, legal considerations, and resources.
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Coronavirus may delay HHS’ timetable for interoperability rules
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationOpponents of the new federal healthcare interoperability rules may have found an ally in the least likely place: The coronavirus. Because of the outbreak of the global pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to determine whether or not to push back the originally publicized timeline of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) interoperability rule.
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As COVID-19 spreads, the future of medicine is quickly becoming the medicine…
Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied HealthcareAs the world continues its collective efforts at waging war against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, a handful of health tech devices and telemedicine tools are in the spotlight like never before. Many are being fast-tracked and called up to the front lines to be the tip of the spear in the coronavirus pandemic. For example, MedWand can listen to your heart and lungs, measure respiratory rates and blood oxygen levels. Originally forecast to receive FDA approval in late summer, the device is now under consideration for emergency use authorization by the FDA.
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Current lack of PPE puts emergency department staff at risk of contracting…
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareMere days into the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it was quickly apparent the nation's supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers (PPE) was grossly inadequate. PPE is the best barrier between caregivers and patients with positive or suspected cases of the highly contagious virus. Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other front-line staff are being asked to ration or even reuse PPE, such as N-95 masks, face shields, goggles and surgical masks.
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COVID-19: Of Hercules and Sisyphus
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareCOVID-19 is ravaging the world, and the healthcare system writ large is struggling to maintain its hold on surveillance, treatment, testing, supply chains, personnel, and all manner of response to this unprecedented threat. We have not seen such a ferocious pandemic since the so-called "Spanish Flu" of 1918, and we are hard-pressed to hold the line as our interdependent and frequently flawed systems are taxed beyond capacity. How can healthcare providers be most effective in these frightening and chaotic times? Is our fight against COVID-19, this novel coronavirus, Sisyphean or Herculean in nature?
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Reputation management: A key healthcare strategy that’s crucial to…
Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare AdministrationAs a practice administrator or physician, you know how important it is to earn and maintain your patients' trust. You no doubt work as hard as you can to deliver compassionate, quality care on a constant basis — yet you can't always control what is said about your practice online. You can, however, take steps to make the best impression possible. Reputation management is a key strategy for shoring up the way your practice appears online, especially when it comes to reviews — and it's crucial to maintain.
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Survey: Consumers trust healthcare devices less than they once did
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareU.S. citizens are showing less interest in digital health solutions, wearables, and mobile health apps, stalling an interest that was previously quite high. The number of consumers without any digital health solutions to manage their health is as high as one-third. Wearable technologies — those that collect health data — has decreased, too, from one-third (33%) in 2018 to less than 20% in 2020, according to a new survey from Accenture.
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The coronavirus threat to US education
Patrick Gleeson EducationLike everyone these past few weeks, I've watched the rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus with alarm. But the emphasis in the media so far has largely concentrated on lives lost and political missteps — both of them significant and disturbing subjects. But nothing I've read seems to describe adequately the impact on American families, probably because the worst is yet to come. It's a huge subject, so here I'd like to concentrate on the implications of the virus for U.S. education.
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