Excited by the growing commitment to AI in healthcare. Incredibly thankful to have opportunities to show what is possible and to continue to advance safe and high quality technology!
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My husband had a stroke after a COVID vaccination.
Here’s what perseverant truth-seeking about vaccines & adverse events can turn up.*
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Hope this story helps someone who’s trying to figure it all out.
*Spoiler alert: Nope, wasn’t the vaccine.
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As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak of #measles in the U.S. in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
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In the old days, medical schools gave their incoming students a stethoscope. Now the 1st med school to gave out smartphone ultrasounds to their new students at the White Coat ceremony @UCIrvineSOM 👍class of 2023
mobihealthnews.com/news/nort… @MobiHealthNews @JonahComstock #meded
Sounds like keen wisdom
Interesting (and detailed) post by some of my colleagues about approaches to applying NLP in the context of healthcare: medium.com/curai-tech/nlp-he…
Keep the ball rolling!
Important study: Hospitals have a digital learning curve. Deaths go UP 0.11% during adoption of a new EMR function, but wind up going DOWN 0.21% per year for each key function. I still hate my computer. But this is a striking effect. reut.rs/2LFxe7O
Great! The solution just needs to take into account these simple factors. Done. nitter.gq/EricTopol/status/91703…
Great reminder as we push innovation in healthcare. nitter.gq/StanfordHP/status/9968…
Abraham Verghese on How Tech Can Turn Doctors Into Clerical Workers; electronic health records and AI should inform, not override, physicians' clinical judgment. By @StanfordMed's @cuttingforstone. nyti.ms/2IlOsq1
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Making health services truly universal requires a shift from designing health systems around diseases and institutions towards health services designed around and for people.
#UHC #HealthForAll #LeaveNoOneBehind
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“Evidence demonstrates that regular physical activity reduces risk for a large number of diseases and conditions, including a number of cancers, as well as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and dementia,” says Abby King.
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Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
#VaccinesWork!
Here are 5 facts on vaccines you need to know
Wonder how many of the software jobs will be to support the healthcare jobs? nitter.gq/EricTopol/status/95001…
The @BLS_gov projected top occupations for the next 10 years
In absolute numbers, most accounted for by #healthcare jobs
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Young doctors are are ready to reboot medicine, but will their senior counterparts let them?, asks @haiderwarraich @nytopinion nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opini…
Time for everyone to get serious about weight loss and improved lifestyle
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Is your blood pressure under control? If it’s higher than 130/80, your doctor may want to take a closer look. #AHA17
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Perspective: "The complexity of medicine now exceeds the capacity of the human mind." -Z. Obermeyer and T. Lee nej.md/2wk6XAY
Promising results for immunotherapy for peanut allergies thelancet.com/journals/lanch…
Getting used to virtual healthcare. Comparing 11 top telehealth platforms. shar.es/1SXhN7 via @HealthITNews
Dwell on limitations and misuse, or identify strengths and fit? - "Unintended Consequences of ML in Medicine" ja.ma/2uXlcvI