He outlined several issues that can result in suboptimal CT exams. Issues include patients who have an arrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation. Patients who have a high calcium burden or those who had prior revascularization when stenting can face issues with calcium and metal blooming artifact obscuring the coronary arteries or hiding soft plaques. He […]
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – CATEC Emergency Medical Technician students got some hands-on training Tuesday, October 17. They learned about new bleeding control technology from a Charlottesville-based company. Luna Labs’ TrueClot technology was created in Charlottesville. Students are using it to learn how to pack wounds and use tourniquets on life-like mannequins. “I thought it […]
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Millions worldwide turn to traditional Chinese medicine for things like acupuncture, herbal remedies, and therapeutic massages. Now, a recent study reveals that a specific treatment from traditional Chinese medicine can significantly reduce hospitalization rates and cardiovascular death in heart failure patients. Qiliqiangxin is an extract derived from 11 types of herbs. In […]
President Isaac Herzog calls accusations that Israel struck the hospital in Gaza “a blood libel.” “An Islamic Jihad missile has killed many Palestinians at a Gazan hospital — a place where lives should be saved,” Herzog tweets. “Shame on the media who swallow the lies of Hamas and Islamic Jihad — broadcasting a 21st-century blood […]
With infertility increasing equally among men and women in the United States, access and affordability are areas of concern for individuals and couples seeking fertility treatment. According to 2 posters presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2023 Scientific Congress & Expo, disparities exist in fertility funding, with some facing insurance coverage denials […]
Do you have cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome? Last week, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced the classification of a group of common chronic health issues. The group defines cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome as the intersection of kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. In early stages, the syndrome is characterized as unhealthy weight distribution, while […]
Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD of Prime Therapeutics compared the value of medically integrated dispensing (MID) specialty pharmacies to that of mail-order pharmacies in a video interview on site at AMCP Nexus. Urick discussed the topic at length as he was a speaker during the session, “Medically Integrated Dispensing Services: Creating Value for Payers and Providers” […]
“These findings suggest that combination therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab may be unnecessary in many patient populations and that nivolumab alone may deliver equivalent clinical outcomes with lower toxicity [clinical and financial] in many advanced cancers other than melanoma,” according to the authors of a study published in JAMA Oncology. There were no clinically meaningful […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in many ways across the managed care pharmacy space, including managing new initiative implementation, monitoring pharmacy claims, and more. A session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)’s annual Nexus meeting showcased some of the practical uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the managed […]
UPDATE 8.28pm: Diablo 4’s Season of Blood is now live on all platforms following a last-minute delay which Blizzard blamed on “complications”. Unfortunately, not all technical issues have been resolved as yet, and Blizzard has been forced to temporarily disable cross-play between PC and consoles while it attempts to find a solution. “We are working […]