The explosion of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered, in turn, conversations about how to achieve seamless electronic health record integration. Some telehealth platforms offer agnostic integration with a host of EHR systems, while some EHRs offer their own in-house telehealth option. What works for one system won’t necessarily be right for another, suggested panelists at Wednesday’s […]
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University of Michigan researchers have developed a mathematical model that allows public health officials to determine how various levels of lockdown affect both the economy and the mortality rate of COVID-19. The factors that end lockdowns the quickest, with the smallest loss of life? The use of masks and social distancing in everyday life. Additionally, their model finds that the […]
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Drinks and absorption of iron According to the experts, iron deficiency is one of the most common deficiency diseases. Because the body of the iron from food, can better exploit as such tablets, it is recommended that iron-rich food more in the dining plan. But Be Careful! Some drinks hinder the absorption of the trace element from food. As the […]
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Under normal circumstances a rosacea flare-up can be triggered by several factors, including temperature extremes, exercise, cosmetics, alcoholic beverages, or even sunlight or wind (via Mayo Clinic). And from a theoretical standpoint, time spent sheltering in place as a result of the pandemic should give your skin the perfect opportunity to heal itself. You may be working from home and, […]
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A survey of more than 40,000 LGBTQ+ youths finds that almost half of the respondents had engaged in acts of self-harm over the past year. Among transgender and nonbinary youths, more than 60% responded in this way. Since 2019, the nonprofit organization The Trevor Project, who offer mental health and suicide prevention support to LGBTQ+ youths in the United States, […]
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Inadequate development of new antibiotics and rising rates of resistance by bacteria to existing antimicrobials are dual forces pushing the world ever closer to a post-antibiotic era. It has been an 80-year war, the battle pitched by bacteria against the chemical warfare designed to knock out infections—and on multiple fronts, bacteria have gained the upper hand. Despite their microscopic size […]
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Dementia is a brain disease that can grossly affect a person’s mental faculties. This change can be distressing for everybody close to the sufferer. Here’s one thing you can do to help a loved one with the condition. The charity Age UK recognises how “challenging” looking after a friend or relative with dementia. As the brain disease progresses, it affects […]
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases a person’s risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Seeing blood coming from either of these two body parts is a warning of hypertension and should not be ignored. READ MORE How to live longer: The best drink to boost life expectancy Nose […]
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In a new study, University of Colorado Denver researchers found when people have access to the food stamp program, they are less likely to frequent a physician for medical care. The findings were published in the American Journal of Health Economics by two CU Denver assistant professors of economics, Chloe East, Ph.D., and Andrew Friedson, Ph.D. According to the study, […]
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Sleep loss can be attributed to a host of causes and some may overlap. There may be a complicated knot of lifestyle and psychological factors that are inhibiting your ability to unwind. Ideally, you would try and disentangle these causes and address them, but that may not be possible. READ MORE Best supplements for sleep: Slip this in your drink […]
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