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The bird flu virus circulating in dairy cows/workers is only one mutation away from binding more strongly to human airway cells, inching us closer to a pathogen that could spread person to person. By @laurenjyoung.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird... 🧪
Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells
A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between ...
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December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
#PharmacyTechnician Pay: The Rocky Mountain region is one of the better in the country for pharmacy technician pay, as all states register an annual mean wage for pharmacy technicians that tops the national average of $43,330.
From May 2023 BLS data: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2021/07/phar...
From May 2023 BLS data: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2021/07/phar...
November 25, 2024 at 10:09 PM
#PharmacyTechnician Pay: The Rocky Mountain region is one of the better in the country for pharmacy technician pay, as all states register an annual mean wage for pharmacy technicians that tops the national average of $43,330.
From May 2023 BLS data: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2021/07/phar...
From May 2023 BLS data: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2021/07/phar...
Donald Jurivich, Chair of Geriatrics at U of North Dakota: "...Gerontologists can now estimate more accurately how a person’s biological age may differ from their chronological age, with neuropsychiatric testing, some laboratory tests and a comprehensive geriatric assessment. theconversation.com/...
September 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Donald Jurivich, Chair of Geriatrics at U of North Dakota: "...Gerontologists can now estimate more accurately how a person’s biological age may differ from their chronological age, with neuropsychiatric testing, some laboratory tests and a comprehensive geriatric assessment. theconversation.com/...
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Youth vaping hit a decade low in 2024, with 6% of students using vapes, down from 7.7% last year. Researchers attribute the decline to anti-smoking campaigns, age restrictions, and FDA enforcement efforts. 🩺🛟
Teen Vaping Hits 10-Year Low in the U.S.
Rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% in 2023
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September 9, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Youth vaping hit a decade low in 2024, with 6% of students using vapes, down from 7.7% last year. Researchers attribute the decline to anti-smoking campaigns, age restrictions, and FDA enforcement efforts. 🩺🛟
Donald Jurivich, Chair of Geriatrics at U of North Dakota: "...Gerontologists can now estimate more accurately how a person’s biological age may differ from their chronological age, with neuropsychiatric testing, some laboratory tests and a comprehensive geriatric assessment. theconversation.com/...
September 5, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Donald Jurivich, Chair of Geriatrics at U of North Dakota: "...Gerontologists can now estimate more accurately how a person’s biological age may differ from their chronological age, with neuropsychiatric testing, some laboratory tests and a comprehensive geriatric assessment. theconversation.com/...
Healthcare labor shortage predicted by 2028, with uneven state impacts... Even in growing fields, workers may be scarce in certain geographies. Mercer predicts California, Texas and New York will face deficits of physicians. www.healthcaredive.c... #healthcarejobs #hospitaljobs #healthcareindustry
Healthcare labor shortage predicted by 2028, with uneven state impacts: report
Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.
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September 4, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Healthcare labor shortage predicted by 2028, with uneven state impacts... Even in growing fields, workers may be scarce in certain geographies. Mercer predicts California, Texas and New York will face deficits of physicians. www.healthcaredive.c... #healthcarejobs #hospitaljobs #healthcareindustry
Chiropractor Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas: As of May 2023, the BLS estimated the national mean wage for chiropractors was $89,760 per year. About 41,500 #chiropractors at work in the U.S. according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. commentary.healthguideusa.org/2020/10/chir...
September 3, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Chiropractor Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas: As of May 2023, the BLS estimated the national mean wage for chiropractors was $89,760 per year. About 41,500 #chiropractors at work in the U.S. according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. commentary.healthguideusa.org/2020/10/chir...
Health Services Management Pay in the Top 20 Metro Areas: The BLS estimated that, as of May 2023, the national mean wage for health service managers was $134,440 per year. #HealthServicesManagement commentary.healthguideusa.org/2020/10/heal... #HealthcareManagement #HealthServicesManager
August 29, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Health Services Management Pay in the Top 20 Metro Areas: The BLS estimated that, as of May 2023, the national mean wage for health service managers was $134,440 per year. #HealthServicesManagement commentary.healthguideusa.org/2020/10/heal... #HealthcareManagement #HealthServicesManager
The Best and Worst States for Speech Language Pathologist Pay: The national mean wage for speech-language pathologists was $92,630 per year, according to BLS estimates as of May 2023.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2024/08/the-... #speechpathologist #speechtherapist #slp
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2024/08/the-... #speechpathologist #speechtherapist #slp
August 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM
The Best and Worst States for Speech Language Pathologist Pay: The national mean wage for speech-language pathologists was $92,630 per year, according to BLS estimates as of May 2023.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2024/08/the-... #speechpathologist #speechtherapist #slp
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2024/08/the-... #speechpathologist #speechtherapist #slp
Mark Cuban talking to Fierce Healthcare: “Prior to us, there was no transparency whatsoever and so nobody knew what the price of any medication was,” Cuban said this week. "What’s the one missing piece?’ [It’s] transparency.”
www.fiercehealthcare... #pharma #pharmaceutical #HealthcareInnovation
www.fiercehealthcare... #pharma #pharmaceutical #HealthcareInnovation
Mark Cuban wants to keep shaking up healthcare. Here's Cost Plus Drug's next move
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week. | Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week.
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August 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Mark Cuban talking to Fierce Healthcare: “Prior to us, there was no transparency whatsoever and so nobody knew what the price of any medication was,” Cuban said this week. "What’s the one missing piece?’ [It’s] transparency.”
www.fiercehealthcare... #pharma #pharmaceutical #HealthcareInnovation
www.fiercehealthcare... #pharma #pharmaceutical #HealthcareInnovation
The Best and Worst States for MRI Technologist Pay: BLS estimates that, as of May 2023, the national mean salary for #MRITechnologists was $ 86,600 per year.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #MRITechnician #MedicalImaging
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #MRITechnician #MedicalImaging
August 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The Best and Worst States for MRI Technologist Pay: BLS estimates that, as of May 2023, the national mean salary for #MRITechnologists was $ 86,600 per year.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #MRITechnician #MedicalImaging
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #MRITechnician #MedicalImaging
#BehavioralHealth Crisis Centers can offer emergency psychiatric walk-in services, crisis intervention teams, suicide prevention services, and peer support specialists. BHCC claim to reduce inappropriate #EmergencyDepartment use...but do they? [Current research is key]
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Walk-in behavioral health crisis stabilization services reduce ED visits
When people are having a mental health crisis, what are their options? Many patients may need to go to the emergency department (ED). An alternative to the ED is behavioral health crisis care (BHCC),defined as emergency behavioral health services available on a 24/7 walk-in basis to all patients, re
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August 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM
#BehavioralHealth Crisis Centers can offer emergency psychiatric walk-in services, crisis intervention teams, suicide prevention services, and peer support specialists. BHCC claim to reduce inappropriate #EmergencyDepartment use...but do they? [Current research is key]
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The Best and Worst States for #MedicalTranscriptionist Pay: The BLS estimated the national mean salary for medical transcriptionists to be $39,090 annually as of May 2023, with a wide variation in pay.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #medicaltranscription #medicaltranscriber
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #medicaltranscription #medicaltranscriber
The Best and Worst States for Medical Transcriptionist Pay
The Best and Worst States for Medical Transcriptionist Pay
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August 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM
The Best and Worst States for #MedicalTranscriptionist Pay: The BLS estimated the national mean salary for medical transcriptionists to be $39,090 annually as of May 2023, with a wide variation in pay.
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #medicaltranscription #medicaltranscriber
commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/09/the-... #medicaltranscription #medicaltranscriber
HIMSS interviewed Andrew Flanagan of Iris Telehealth to discuss the challenges in #BehavioralHealth, and how providers can leverage #AI risk models to ensure patients are matched with the most appropriate clinician at the right time...
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/impact-... #telemedicine
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/impact-... #telemedicine
The impact of AI and telemedicine on behavioral health services
"Telehealth already has proven its value in increasing access to care – but paired with effective, responsible AI usage, it holds the promise of more efficient, effective and personalized mental
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August 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
HIMSS interviewed Andrew Flanagan of Iris Telehealth to discuss the challenges in #BehavioralHealth, and how providers can leverage #AI risk models to ensure patients are matched with the most appropriate clinician at the right time...
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/impact-... #telemedicine
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/impact-... #telemedicine
Heat waves affected almost 100 #BloodDrives last month, either by hurting turnout or forcing the events to be canceled. Since July 1st, the national #blood supply has fallen by more than 25%....
The Red Cross said type O blood is urgently needed. #donateblood
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The Red Cross said type O blood is urgently needed. #donateblood
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August 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Heat waves affected almost 100 #BloodDrives last month, either by hurting turnout or forcing the events to be canceled. Since July 1st, the national #blood supply has fallen by more than 25%....
The Red Cross said type O blood is urgently needed. #donateblood
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The Red Cross said type O blood is urgently needed. #donateblood
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The Best and Worst States for #Optometrist Pay: The BLS estimated that, as of May 2023, the national mean salary for an optometrist was $143,000 annually. There was, however, wide variation in optometrist pay at the state level. commentary.healthgui... #optometry #optometrists
August 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM
The Best and Worst States for #Optometrist Pay: The BLS estimated that, as of May 2023, the national mean salary for an optometrist was $143,000 annually. There was, however, wide variation in optometrist pay at the state level. commentary.healthgui... #optometry #optometrists
HIMSS: "A recent survey finds that 39% of #LabProfessionals polled say that staffing shortages [are a] significant obstacle to maintaining high standards of care.... They would use the time saved by automation #AI for...": [Click to read more.] www.healthcareitnews... #HealthcareAI
AI, automation offer relief for overburdened lab workers | Healthcare IT News
Prolonged understaffing in clinical laboratories threatens to compromise patient care, but deployment of automation and artificial intelligence technologies could offer a lifeline to burned out lab workers.
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August 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM
HIMSS: "A recent survey finds that 39% of #LabProfessionals polled say that staffing shortages [are a] significant obstacle to maintaining high standards of care.... They would use the time saved by automation #AI for...": [Click to read more.] www.healthcareitnews... #HealthcareAI
Medical Xpress: A new report reviews the major drivers of #HealthcareDisparities, provides insight into successful and unsuccessful interventions, identifies gaps in the evidence base, and makes recommendations to advance health equity. Read their recommendations at medicalxpress.com/ne...
Ending unequal treatment: Strategies to achieve equitable health care and optimal health for all
On June 26, 2024, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a new report examining health care inequities that persist in the U.S. titled "Ending Unequal Treatment: ...
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August 1, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Medical Xpress: A new report reviews the major drivers of #HealthcareDisparities, provides insight into successful and unsuccessful interventions, identifies gaps in the evidence base, and makes recommendations to advance health equity. Read their recommendations at medicalxpress.com/ne...
The Best and Worst States for #MedicalRecordsSpecialist Pay: The BLS estimated the national mean salary for medical records specialists to be $53,690 per year as of May 2023. These were the ten best and worst states for medical records specialist pay: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/08/the-...
July 31, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The Best and Worst States for #MedicalRecordsSpecialist Pay: The BLS estimated the national mean salary for medical records specialists to be $53,690 per year as of May 2023. These were the ten best and worst states for medical records specialist pay: commentary.healthguideusa.org/2022/08/the-...
Hospital-acquired infections are rising – Protect yourself... [TLDR: #HandHygiene!] Nasia Safdar: "Make sure that both patient and healthcare workers observe hand hygiene. Hand sanitizer is a great way to prevent infections... Soap is better [for bodily fluids].
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Hospital-acquired infections are rising – here’s how to protect yourself in health care settings
Some of the infections are showing an increased resistance to antibiotics.
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July 29, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Hospital-acquired infections are rising – Protect yourself... [TLDR: #HandHygiene!] Nasia Safdar: "Make sure that both patient and healthcare workers observe hand hygiene. Hand sanitizer is a great way to prevent infections... Soap is better [for bodily fluids].
theconversation.com/hospital-acq...
theconversation.com/hospital-acq...
A new study found that eating a snack of baby carrots just 3 times a week ... help increase antioxidant protection and lower risk of heart disease and certain cancers....https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-snacking-carrots-boosts-phytonutrients.html
July 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
A new study found that eating a snack of baby carrots just 3 times a week ... help increase antioxidant protection and lower risk of heart disease and certain cancers....https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-snacking-carrots-boosts-phytonutrients.html