By Abhishek Rungta In this new normal world, there has been a significant trend toward predictive and preventative approaches in public health due to a growing need for patient-centric or value-based, medical treatment. Rather than just treating symptoms as they arise, doctors can spot patients who are at high risk of acquiring chronic diseases and … Read more
Ashvanni Srivastava, COO, iMedrix Inc elucidates about the remote patient monitoring and mobile form factor powered by sophisticated algorithms that are disrupting the cardiac care, particularly by enabling anywhere anytime connects for the patients, with a real-time cardiac risk assessment, and quick access to expert medical advice. What are the changes, big trends, or disruptions … Read more
Bhavesh Shah, president, True Talking Toastmasters, San Jose, CA. Tam Le, vice president, True Talking Toastmasters, San Jose, CA. Paige Skinner, freelance journalist, Dallas area. Jonathan Kanter, PhD, director, Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington. W. Keith Sutton, PsyD, director, Bay Area Center for Anxiety, San Francisco Bay Area. Bethany Teachman, … Read more
There’s a growing push to focus on our brain differences, not deficits. This wider view of “normal” is a big part of something called neurodiversity. Advocates hope the idea expands how we think of developmental disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). If the concept goes mainstream, it could lead to big changes in education … Read more
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After a sharp drop early in the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of routine breast and colon cancer screening soon returned to near-normal levels, a new study finds. “These are the first findings to show that, despite real fears about the consequences of drop-off in cancer screens, health facilities … Read more
While it was badly hit in the spring, six other countries were worse affected than the UK in the autumn. Source link
Be prepared for mild side-effects but do not be deterred from having the life-saving jab, doctors say. Source link
Joe DiMeo, the recipient of the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant, has said he wants to get back to “normal living.” A car crash in 2018 left Mr DiMeo, 22, with third-degree burns over 80% of his body. His fingertips were amputated and he lost his lips and eyelids. He said his … Read more
Prof Helen Rees, of the World Health Organization, warns original vaccines may become less effective. Source link
After you get the COVID vaccine, can you hug relatives who live outside your home, travel more freely, and go through life without a mask? Answers to these questions and more are here. Source link