Director of Emergency and Disaster Medicine at Brown University, Dr. Selim Suner has developed a medical app that can measure anemia intraocularly in just two seconds without taking a blood sample from the patient. Using Suner’s artificial intelligence-based eMoglobin app, a patient’s level of anemia can be instantly measured using a square photograph taken with …
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HYANNIS — A former cardiologist and medical director at Cape Cod Hospital has filed a lawsuit against Cape Cod Healthcare, alleging he was fired after speaking out about the hospital’s allegedly unethical practices that favored benefit to patient care. Dr. Richard Zelman, 64, has been an affiliated cardiologist and interventional surgeon with Cape Cod Hospital …
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Dr. Jason Chew officially opens his office at 1213 West Ave. in Ocean City on January 2. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Chew) By MADDY VITALE Ocean City native Dr. Jason Chew didn’t graduate from medical school with the idea of moving away from home to practice medicine. Chew, a family doctor, wanted to help …
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SAN FRANCISCO– Doctors are seeing several different viruses circulating in the community at increased rates. The triple threat — or “tripledemic” — of influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have many of the same symptoms in common, and it’s hard to tell which one you’ve caught. We spoke to Dr. David Hoffman, a …
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It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday we were expecting. Two weeks prior, my 94-year-old stepfather, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York. There he underwent a series of tests over the course of several days. With each test, Mel grew more agitated. …
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Comment this story Comment Q: How do I know if my salad is really healthy? What ingredients should I add to my salads and which should I avoid? A: Salad is generally a healthy food, but only if you add the right combination of ingredients and avoid store-bought bottled dressing. To prepare a good salad, …
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A recent study by the Association of American Medical Colleges shows that diversity, equity and inclusion policies have taken a prominent place in American medical schools, and a medical expert told Fox News Digital that this raises a serious risk to the quality of care and freedom of expression. “Medical schools are devoting more and …
Comment this story Comment Q: Who will lecanemab, an experimental Alzheimer’s drug that has been shown to moderately slow the effects of the disease, help? Is it safe? Is there reason to be hopeful about the future of dementia/Alzheimer’s therapy? A: My father passed away last year from Alzheimer’s disease. As a son, I well …
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Since 2014, doctors, staff and other volunteers from UC Davis Health have been part of the California International Marathon (CIM) medical team, ready to care for approximately 10,000 runners during the event. . For eight years, Brandee Waite, director of sports medicine at UC Davis Health, a hip X-ray, served as the race’s medical director. …
Hello, Broadsheet readers! House Democrats pick Nancy Pelosi’s successor, Apollo co-founder Leon Black faces rape allegations, and a women-founded health tech start-up is transforming doctors’ recommendations. – 26 days. That’s how long it takes patients in major US cities to get an appointment with a medical specialist. In some rural states, this delay is even …
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