Fri.Nov 29, 2024

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Smart Ring Maker Oura Hits $5 Billion In Valuation & Strikes Major Partnership With Dexcom

Forbes Healthcare

The demand for personalized health insights through wearable devices has never been higher.

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An Ultimate Checklist for Managing Medical Practice Operating Expenses

99MGMT

Running a medical practice involves more than providing excellent patient care – it requires managing the expenses that keep daily operations running smoothly.

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A Moment Of Reckoning In The Fight Against HIV

Forbes Healthcare

Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is a real possibility, tantalizingly close. But the job is not yet done.

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What to Look for in a Patient Safety Checklist

Performance Health

A patient safety checklist is a powerful tool that transforms healthcare workflows, helping care teams consistently meet safety standards and improve outcomes. By using a checklist in hospital settings, teams can standardize practices, identify risks, and ensure that critical safety measures are never overlooked.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cucumbers Infects 68

Forbes Healthcare

The CDC has warned of a significant Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown in Mexico which has hospitalized 18 people so far.

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3 Things To Know About Stress And Anxiety Among College Students

Forbes Healthcare

Stress and anxiety are the most common presenting concerns for campus counseling centers. Thus, it's important to know these three things.

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Social epidemics and the role of physicians

Physicians Practice

Burnout and social media toxicity are ravaging the public, but doctors can help.

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Film ‘Mothers Of Chibok:’ 10 Years After Boko Haram Kidnaps Nigerian Girls

Forbes Healthcare

'Mothers of Chibok' premiered at the DOC NYC film festival.

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GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications: Lifestyle changes needed too

Medical Economics

A physician researcher and author discusses the latest information on GLP-1 RA antiobesity medications.

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Your Friends Might Be Influencing Your Gut Microbiome: Study

Forbes Healthcare

The people you spend the most time with outside your home might be playing a role in the composition of the microbes residing in your gut.

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New guidance on AI safety; vaping affects vascular health even without nicotine; 2024 NAM annual meeting videos available online – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Beware Of New ‘Honey Packet’ Sex Trend Among College Students

Forbes Healthcare

A TikTok video highlighted what may be new sex trend among college students: using "honey packets" for sexual enhancement. The concern is what's in these packs.

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Top 8 Mistakes to Avoid as a Salon Owner

Trafft

As a salon owner, the pressure to maintain high standards while ensuring profitability can feel overwhelming. Running a salon comes with its own set of challenges, from managing staff and finances to keeping up with ever-changing beauty trends. You need to avoid common mistakes to ensure your business not only survives in a crowded market, but also thrives in this competitive industry.

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U.K. Lawmakers Back Assisted Dying Bill

Forbes Healthcare

Lawmakers in the U.K. have passed a controversial bill that would legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people deemed to be in the last months of their life.

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Friday Reflection 46: The Best of Days

Sensible Medicine

PR is an 82-year-old woman who is brought to the emergency room after “an episode.” During her first 12 hours in the hospital, she saw an emergency medicine resident and attending, a neurology resident and attending, and finally an internal medicine intern and resident who were covering the “night-float” shift. By the time these last two met her, she was pretty well wiped out, so the case they presented to us, her admitting team, was mostly cobbled together from the other