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05/07/2022

Absolutely!!!!

Yep, pets are the best!

According to a new survey, pets help their people de-stress with snuggles, by making their owners laugh, and helping them feel less lonely. Plus they help us get more exercise and lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

05/07/2022

According to the survey, 95% of physicians reported that patients are primarily home at the time of the virtual visit. Allowing patients to be in their home is a key component of making telehealth more accessible. Before the pandemic, Medicare patients needed to be physically located in a rural area to access telehealth services, shutting out urban and suburban patients from receiving the same benefits of virtual care.

Mask mandates and distancing stickers are going away, but AMA survey details why another pandemic phenomenon—telehealth—should be here for the long haul.

17/06/2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates around 7 million people die every year from exposure to polluted air, "as 91% of the world’s population lives in areas where air contaminants exceed safety levels," Zanni said. Furthermore, "air pollution has been defined as the fourth-highest ranking risk factor for mortality — more important than LDL cholesterol, obesity, physical activity, or alcohol use."

Researchers found that vulnerable patients with ICDs experienced more ventricular arrhythmias on days with higher levels of air pollution.

10/06/2022

In 2010, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that men between ages 45 and 79 and women between ages 55 and 79 take low dose aspirin (81 mg) to help prevent cardiovascular disease.

Now, the USPSTF has released new guidelines on daily aspirin use that significantly changes its policy from 12 years ago.

Experts say people between the ages of 40 and 59 with no history of heart disease as well as people 60 years or older shouldn't take daily aspirin

10/06/2022

Leveraging data from sleep studies conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, the researchers tested the hypothesis that sleep-disordered breathing and, in particular, sleep-related hypoxemia are associated with the development of AF after accounting for confounding factors.

Among 42,057 patients without AF at baseline,1947 (4.6%) developed AF over the next 5 years.

Sleep-related hypoxemia is more strongly linked to future risk for atrial fibrillation than the commonly used apnea-hypopnea index, new research suggests.

24/05/2022

Seers technology has studied Afib detection rate comparison between 24-hour Holter monitor and our mobiCARE +Cardio wearable patch with a Seoul national university hospital team.
The result of the study was published on the JMIR (Journal of Internet Research) publications site on May 9th, 2022.
Click the link below to read the paper.
https://www.jmir.org/2022/5/e37970

24/05/2022

A unique example of continuous monitoring at work occurred earlier this year in a U.S. hospital in New York. A woman was recovering from surgery in the general surgical unit when at dinner, she started to choke on mashed potatoes. Luckily, the patient’s bed was equipped with a contact-free continuous monitoring sensor, which picked up on a faltering respiratory rate and immediately alerted the nursing staff. The staff rushed to the patient and were thankfully able to save her.

Physicians and care professionals have vast archives of medical knowledge at their fingertips and a multitude of devices at their disposal such as AI and machine learning to improve patient care and outcomes. However, patient monitoring is still one crucial aspect of patient care that has yet to und...

06/05/2022

Cardiac arrest is different from heart attack, although a heart attack can cause cardiac arrest. According to the American Heart Association, cardiac arrest is the term used to describe an event in which the heart unexpectedly and suddenly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot reach the brain and other organs.

While all three of these situations are emergencies, knowing how to recognize what is happening and how to respond is critical.

29/04/2022

The key difference between RPM and the new RTM codes is that RTM codes can specifically be used to monitor medication adherence, and can include instances when the patient self-reports clinically relevant health information, such as symptoms or side effects. Other advancements in digital health reimbursement include those for virtual check-ins, where a provider reviews a photo or video submitted by a patient, and e-visits, in which a patient checks in to a provider via an online portal.

The inclusion of remote therapeutic monitoring codes in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule suggests that transformations in digital health policy initiated in response to COVID-19 are beginning to have some permanence.

29/04/2022

Stroke is the most common type of cerebrovascular event.

The risk of stroke increases with age, especially if a person or a close relative has previously had a cerebrovascular attack. This risk doubles every 10 years, between 55 and 85 years of age.

However, a stroke can occur at any age, even during infancy.

Factors that increase the risk of stroke and other types of the cerebrovascular disease include:

Cerebrovascular disease is a group of conditions that includes stroke, transient ischemic attack, aneurysms, and blocked arteries. This article explains the symptoms of these conditions, and how to act fast to limit the damage if someone experiences an attack.

08/04/2022

Cardiac impairment was prevalent in 19% and 15% of long COVID patients at six and 12 months of follow-up, respectively. Although some of the patients had myocarditis, it was difficult to diagnose by routine echocardiography.

Over 43% of individuals had severe COVID-19 symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath, headache, chest pain, and cough. Interestingly, symptom prevalence was similar regardless of cardiac impairment in long COVID patients.

Researchers used cardiac magnetic resonance to show the one-year trajectory of cardiac impairment in long coronavirus disease patients.

01/04/2022

Covid-19 made a great impact on medical practices and individual healthcare concerns. The technology enables health professionals to care for their patients with less physical contact but for a longer period of time. Let's check it out in the video.

Covid-19 wreaked havoc on healthcare systems and changed the way many people think about their own health. Here are 3 trends investors should look for in 2022.