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Sequoia Project offers guidance on forthcoming information blocking rules

02/02/2020 Health News

Non-profit organization The Sequoia Project has published a new document that provides actionable implementation guidance and feedback in anticipation of the new information blocking rules, expected soon from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. Section 4004 of the 21st Century Cures Act prohibits “information blocking” and authorizes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to identify […]

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The link between antibiotics and obesity in children doesn’t mean you need to avoid antibiotics

01/02/2020 Health News

Australian children have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the world. More than half have received at least one course by their first birthday. While antibiotics are one of the miracles of modern health care, they have some drawbacks. The overuse of antibiotics increases the risk of bacterial resistance in the wider community. For individual children, antibiotics […]

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DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: I believe we should ban IVF babies

01/02/2020 Health News

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: It’s controversial, yes, but I believe we should ban IVF babies Ever since Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’, was born in 1978, medical science has made incredible progress in developing techniques to help couples who are struggling to conceive. These advances have bred a perception that conception is a right rather than a […]

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Pancreatic cancer symptoms: Five signs in your stools that may signal the deadly disease

01/02/2020 Health News

Pancreatic cancer is mostly diagnosed in those aged between 85 to 89 years old, according to Cancer Research UK. Sadly, the survival rate hasn’t shown much improvement in the past 40 years with less than five in 100 people diagnosed with the disease surviving for five years or more. What’s the sign in the loo that may indicate you have […]

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AI-analyzed blood test can predict the progression of neurodegenerative disease

01/02/2020 Health News

Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is often difficult because each patient’s progression is different. A new study shows artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of blood samples can predict and explain disease progression, which could one day help doctors choose more appropriate and effective treatments for patients. Scientists at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital) of McGill University […]

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Artificial intelligence predicts treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss

31/01/2020 Health News

A new approach that uses artificial intelligence to analyze retinal images could one day help doctors select the best treatment for patients with vision loss from diabetic macular edema. This diabetes complication is a major cause of vision loss among working-age adults. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents are widely used as the first line of therapy for diabetic macular […]

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Medical emergency observation unit reduces length of stay and raises patient satisfaction

31/01/2020 Health News

It’s a quandary facing many busy emergency departments (EDs) across the country: how to treat young patients who require emergency care and a brief stay, while reserving limited inpatient beds for the most acute cases. In winter, when respiratory cases compound the rising patient census, limited resources are stretched even thinner. In one urban ED that sees approximately 12,000 pediatric […]

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Heart attack and stroke victims wait up to FIVE HOURS for an ambulance

31/01/2020 Health News

Heart attack, stroke and burns victims wait up to FIVE HOURS for an ambulance despite targets of 18 minutes One in 16 seriously ill patients in England and Wales wait more than an hour Delays mean patients are being ‘led down badly at their moment of need’ Category two calls are meant to be reached in average time of 18 […]

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Kentucky mom diagnosed with skin cancer, left with massive scar after using tanning beds for years

31/01/2020 Health News

Fox News Brief 01-22-2020 08AM A mom is warning others about the dangers of tanning beds after she developed skin cancer and was left with a 4-inch scar on her forehead as a result. Carrie Searcy, 38, who lives in Kentucky, said she used tanning beds multiple times a week from ages 16 to 25. She said she was “obsessed […]

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Premature menopause increases the risk of multiple health problems in your 60s

30/01/2020 Health News

Women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop multiple, chronic medical problems in their 60s compared to women who went through the menopause at the age of 50 or 51. These are the findings from a study of 5107 women who were part of a national study of 11,258 Australian women, aged 45-50 years in […]

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