Sentences with phrase «patient approach i've taken»

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This approach ensures that when the technology is put in the hands of patients, devices like smartphones become incredibly powerful in educating them on how to make good decisions in terms of taking medication and finding lower - cost alternatives.

Merck took a precision approach and targeted its medication towards patients whose tumors express the PD - L1 protein, enrolling these individuals in clinical trials.

«It took Google a long way to evolve to a more substantive approach,» said Ian Shakil, chief executive of Augmedix, a San Francisco startup that recently raised $ 17 million for a smart - glass system for doctors that automatically records patient data.

Instead we can take another approach as described by Mary Midgley: «There are two points of view — inside and outside, subjective and objective, the patient's point of view on his toothache and that of the dentist who studies it» (OW 508).

His club wasn't playing all that well at all, but he was taking a patient approach and telling everybody that they wanted to be playing their best in March and April rather than October and November.

Rest assured that the entire staff at the Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine (VCRM) takes a patient - centered, comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment.

But several factors — the insurance industry's practice of compensating obstetricians per intervention, the growing pressures on physicians to carry a high volume of patients, the fear of lawsuits should births go badly — have combined to dissuade hospitals and medical practices from taking a wait - and - see approach to healthy labors.

The approach seemed promising, but it did not actually take off at the time, partly because patient records were still being written by hand, and turning to a computer - based program added another cumbersome step.

«Because of the complex nature of asthma, providers need to approach patients with a guideline - based plan that takes environmental triggers such as allergens, viruses and occupational irritants into consideration as well the strengths and weaknesses of the medication that they are using in order to provide a well - tailored action plan.»

The consequences of straying from the regimen are so high that public health authorities try to monitor TB patients to make sure they take their pills, an approach called directly observed therapy.

«Our new study indicates that a differential therapeutic approach can be beneficial for older patients in melanoma and suggests that age should be taken into account to design better treatments for certain cohorts of patients.»

Like AIDS activists of 30 years ago but armed with much more powerful communications tools, patients challenged researchers and medical centers to explain why it was taking so long to offer Zamboni's approach.

In this approach, a patient's individual risk of suffering heart disease due to breast cancer treatment will be taken into account already when choosing the adequate therapy.

These discrepancies led Emory investigators to take a «back to basics» proteomics approach, cataloguing the proteins that make up insoluble deposits in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

The FDA traditionally has taken a product - specific approach to drug approval decisions by focusing on the data generated and submitted by a drug's manufacturer and balancing the benefits against the known risks to the individual patient.

«On the other hand the US Food and Drug Administration has taken the more conservative approach which recognises that SQUIRE was designed for all - comers without prior selection, and this subgroup analysis is insufficient evidence to conclude that patients with EGFR negative tumours are not candidates.»

These data remind us that there are still patients, who fortunately very rarely, can develop life threatening complications following surgery and we still need to find surgical approaches that takes away these risks whilst retaining a successful outcome for patients.»

Dr Lobo continues: «By using the medications we already have available and taking a personalised approach to prescribing these drugs — avoiding an «off the shelf» regime — it allowed patients to tolerate increased numbers of medications and ultimately resulted in significant and long lasting lowering of blood pressure.

But Clark and her colleagues have taken a new approach: instead of looking during the height of activity, they examined lesion sites after treatment, and identified T cell receptors of cells at these sites that were shared across psoriatic patients but not found in healthy individuals or those with other skin conditions.

«In taking care of patients with neurological injuries and diseases — and knowing the significant limitations of current treatment strategies — it is clear that completely new approaches are necessary to restore function to paralyzed patients.

Ioannidis advises patients to protect themselves by taking a more critical approach to their doctor's advice.

As an alternative approach, scientists led by the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute looked at the entire genetic code of bacteria samples taken from patients.

«We can actually take a patient's blood sample, as routinely performed in a doctor's office, and with it we can produce one million sensory neurons, that make up the peripheral nerves in short order with this new approach.

«While care must be taken in extrapolating preclinical findings to the care of particular patients, we believe that these and other data do support a more comprehensive and perhaps holistic approach to caring for patients with diabetes and / or obesity,» he adds.

Rao's team is now using this data to develop a new approach to forecasting patients» seizure risk, which could allow patients to avoid potentially dangerous activities such as swimming or driving when their seizure risk is highest, and to potentially take steps (such as additional medication doses) to reduce their seizure risk, similar to how people with asthma know to take extra care to bring their inhalers when pollen levels are high.

Northwestern's approach, led by biomedical engineer Vadim Backman, involves shining light on tissue either inside a patient's body or taken from it.

Now, a new study concludes that for patients who can't or won't take medication, psychological approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy could work as an alternative treatment.

Using this approach, immune cells are taken from a patient's bloodstream, reprogrammed to recognize and attack a specific protein found in cancer cells, then reintroduced into the patient's system, where they get to work destroying targeted tumor cells.

At City of Hope, our dedicated team of experts take a patient - centered approach to diagnosing and treating this group of cancers, including tumors and cancers of the:

The John B. Amos Cancer Center takes a full - service, interdisciplinary approach to patient care.

The Angiosarcoma Project takes a new approach to cancer research, by partnering researchers directly with patients, regardless of where they live.

One of the results of this collaboration is that we were able to take a basic science finding from Andrew Huberman's lab that certain layers in the retina are affected early in glaucoma — and we're immediately able to develop engineering approaches to see some of those changes in human patients with glaucoma.

Just as we pursue a multidisciplinary approach when treating cancer, we take the same approach when supporting patients during treatment.

They'll take a patient - centric approach to medical technology development in five key areas:

• Personalized drug safety can be addressed with patient - derived cells in Organ - Chips, enabling a patient - specific approach for assessing the safety and efficacy of new candidates while taking into account patient variability and the unique biology of individual patients.

Western University's Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing is taking an innovate approach to ensuring its student practitioners are prepared to provide patients with the help they need.

This project emerged as a result of the patient - oriented approach taken by the researchers and clinicians.

An M.D. herself, Rankin takes on the establishment from the inside out, building a compelling argument for a new approach to health and healing that puts the patient in the driver's seat.

While some medical experts remain skeptical of the medical benefits of analyzing the energy anatomy, the option does encourage patients to take a multi-prong approach to their healthcare.

This approach could prove useful in a number of areas, including medical clinical trials, criminal profiling, airport screening, making sure patients are taking medications, and environmental exposure studies, said study senior author Pieter Dorrestein.

His doctor took the patient - knows - best approach.

In her practice Dr. Kelly Brogan takes a radical approach for an Ivy League - trained psychiatrist and pharmaceutical expert: she helps her patients heal psychiatric conditions and symptoms without medication.

Suzanne Simons, executive director of the Chicago - based National Headache Foundation, suggests that patients take a pro-active approach in choosing a specialist — asking questions, such as how much of a doctor's practice is dedicated to treating headaches, or whether they publish research on headaches — to get a feel for a physician's involvement in the field.

I was told some patients get better results doing this... taking a «combination» approach to treating Hythyroidism.

The breast cancer patients, who took Rhodiola, along with a contemporary approach, experienced a reduced incidence of drug - induced heart failure.

«Some patients feel that taking a moderate approach doesn't really work for them and they need to go cold turkey,» Doerfler says.

Today, on the NaturalHealth365 Podcast, we'll take a closer look at a nutritional approach for cancer patients, called the ketogenic diet.

Taking all this into consideration, this is a breakdown of how I approach a patient with rosacea.

Like other natural health practitioners, homeopathic practitioners also embrace a natural, holistic approach to healthcare and take a comprehensive history of the patient and his or her condition.

Surprised by the number of patients suffering from such dysfunctions and feeling that she could bring a unique approach to this area, Emiliana took up the study of Pelvic Health Physiotherapy and in 2009 she received her certification in this area.