Sentences with phrase «[sick patients»

He spent a lot of time trying to design a widget or app that would reduce confusion for patients.

«From 2012 to 2015, the absolute number of patients treated with nitroprusside decreased by 53 %, and the number treated with isoproterenol decreased by 35 %,» wrote the study authors.

Several patients who had consumed the potion told the Post they were not aware of its content when they drank it.

The greatest leaders know how to be patient and maintain control while showing empathy and respect.

That means Theranos is using full blood draws, from patients» arms, rather than a few drops of blood from pricking patients» fingers, which up to that point had been one of the company's key competitive advantages.

And the company hopes the system can drastically improve the «diagnostic journeys» that those with rare diseases typically face: Such patients, on average, are seen by seven doctors before the correct diagnosis is made.

SURVEY PROVIDER AIMS TO STANDARDIZE TELEMEDICINE QUALITY OF CARE: As telemedicine adoption takes off among US providers, there's a growing need for a standardized test to determine the quality of care and patient satisfaction.

It would detail all patient - doctor communication, illness and treatment information, vaccination records, medical bills etc..

In February, the FDA approved the marketing of CDS software that alerts physicians of potential stroke in their patients.

THE Department of Health says its rollout of a modernised patient administration system is on track, four years after the upgrade was given the green light.

About 3.6 million patients miss medical appointments each year because of transportation barriers, according to the National Academy of Sciences.

The draft guidance suggests that when apps are designed to collect information about specific patients and use it to, say, assist physicians in calculating the proper dosage of a drug, they may be subject to FDA oversight.

I don't care what you do, you're going to have to be patient and industrious and really stay after things.

While the new mid-stage study results from DNDi were impressive (they showed cure rates of 96 % to 97 % even for the sickest patients and those with liver scarring), more late - stage trials will be necessary before the drug is available on a large scale in the developing world.

It's better to drown patients in paperwork than foot the bill themselves.

The monumental piece known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by Obama on March 23, 2010.

Many Colorado medical dispensaries are large, with more than 500 registered patients each.

Consistent delays can potentially taint crowd funding in the eyes of the public, Mollick says, adding that entrepreneurs need to be more realistic about their goals, and that backers need to be more patient.

These were calculated using distance from the patient's home to the well, well depth and production, and dates and duration of the different phases.

Patients say there's no bleeding and any discomfort they feel after the fact is usually gone within a day or so.

Even experimental treatments that target this plaque have had mixed results in preventing or reversing cognitive decline in patients.

Telemedicine services, such as Teladoc, can streamline the treatment process because it connects patients remotely to certified physicians around the US, via phone, video - conferencing, and online, rather than relying on local access to physicians.

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that Valeant Pharmaceuticals» infamous price hikes for a pair of heart drugs called nitroprusside and isoproterenol — whose prices were increased by 310 % and 720 %, respectively — had significant downstream effects on patient care.

This way, patients with chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes (and their physicians) can figure out the most effective dosing regimens.

Patients, particularly older ones, often fail to take their meds — it's a serious health issue.

Many health - conscious patients can't, or don't wish to, inhale.

«This short book has so many layers of meaning and so many interesting juxtapositions,» Gates writes, including «life and death, patient and doctor, son and father, work and family, faith and reason.»

The company announced Tuesday that it has provided more than 300,000 virtual patient visits since mid-January, a record for the company.

A few years ago my mother considered filing for a patent on a health product to solve a problem she often saw with her elderly patients.

A number of these highly addictive painkillers get diverted, landing in the hands of patients who misuse them or lack a legitimate medical need; often, they wind up with people to whom they were never prescribed.

According to The Washington Post, «he treated patients at an HMO clinic [during the day]; at night, he scooped up as many stand - up gigs as he could.»

If your current goal feels far away, be patient and keep working toward it.

The doctor now sees 20 scheduled patients and eight walk - ins per day.

Google's algorithm showed it could identify the likelihood that a patient would suffer from a cardiovascular event in the next five years with 70 % accuracy.

Palmer reached out to a wide range of pediatricians to find out how they feel about these parents, and he was surprised to encounter mostly sadness rather than anger on the part of these doctors, who often feel like they've let their patients down by not convincing them to vaccinate.

That means peace of mind for diabetes patients, who no longer have to constantly prick their fingers to measure blood sugar and manually adjust insulin doses, and hope for recovering opioid addicts, who might face a relapse if they don't adhere to a strict treatment protocol.

And be patient; focus on on healthy engagement.

Doctors generally do a great job of diagnosing patients.

The spike in patient volume was likely due to a combination of an overburdened health care system further taxed by the start of the flu season, and shows how telehealth solutions can help address staff and bedding shortages in hospitals.

One platform that launched last fall, called Circulation, integrates medical records into Uber's API so that nurses, caregivers, and hospital transportation coordinators can more easily schedule rides for patients and accommodate their needs (such as if they have a wheelchair or trouble seeing).

Their approach, he explains, is to use data to give patients and providers more information and reduce the amount of medical care people consume, or, in the lingo of the industry, «utilization.»

More than 2 million patients use ZocDoc each month.

Woebot Labs has launched what very well may be the world's first digital therapist — a chatbot which uses Facebook Messenger to help patients manage their mental health.

But what if AI and deep learning could help doctors figure out a patient's disease simply by analyzing a face — no scans or testing required?

A two - month 2010 study of nearly 300 cancer patients at the Mayo Clinic found that those given 1,000 or 2,000 milligrams of ginseng each day reported feeling more energized compared with those who took a placebo.

These patients are then sent an SMS text with a free ride offer via Lyft for their next visit.

But the critical question will be whether such deals will ultimately prove fruitful for patients.

GOOGLE»S AI HELPS TO PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS BY ANALYZING EYE SCANS: Google and Verily — Google - parent Alphabet's life sciences unit — are exploring new ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify patients» risk of suffering from a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, according to a newly published study by the two Alphabet subsidiaries.

The project's launch featured a prominent ALS patient and research advocate: Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, an initially - derided social media stunt that went on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research and may have spurred important new discoveries about the disease's genetic roots.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer's Besponsa, a drug to treat a rare and vicious form of leukemia that can quickly kill patients.