Month: October 2021

Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare
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Andrew C. Glatz, MD, an internationally recognized expert in pediatric interventional cardiology, has been selected to lead the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will become the Louis Larrick Ward Professor of Pediatrics and treat patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
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One year into offering the first long-acting injectable HIV treatment to his patients, Jonathan Angel, MD, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, reported that 15 of the 21 of patients who started on the regimen are still taking it, all with viral suppression. Those who weren’t cited
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant to develop the next generation of personal protective equipment (PPE) for combat troops. Harnessing the genetics of hookworms, the research is focused on developing “living factories” that produce antibodies and anti-nerve agents to protect against chemical and biological weapons. Combat troops
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Posted on October 29, 2021 by Admin There are many articles and even entire books devoted to helping you enjoy your retirement. While the specific guidance they offer for active senior living varies, they generally have these two points in common: the importance of relationships and of finding purpose in daily life.   At Atria, our vibrant senior living communities provide daily opportunities for the kind of meaningful connection and expanded learning that support creating a purposeful life. These topics are discussed in our Next Chapter series, which explores how residents are making the
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President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images News | Getty Images A $1.75 trillion social and climate spending framework Democrats unveiled Thursday would reform the health-care market in several ways, expanding access and reducing costs for millions of Americans. Chiefly, the proposal would expand subsidies available for
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According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists need to be cognizant of the association between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination and myocarditis, as well as the role of cardiac MRI for assessing suspected myocarditis postvaccination. “In this small case series, all patients with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination were adolescent males and had a
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Most U.S. medical professionals who treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) appear to have adjusted drug regimens during the pandemic’s early months to lower the risk of COVID-19 infection. But they actually didn’t need to make changes then — or now. These
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There are two parts to good ‘mental wealth’: financial resilience, and financial wellbeing. When we talk about personal resilience, it’s about whether we have enough shock in our systems to prepare us for unexpected ‘bumps in the road’, and the same is true for our finances. Financial resilience is being able to deal with setbacks:
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ORLANDO, FL — An updated consensus guideline on routine clinical use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been released collaboratively by three international expert groups. The guideline represents a collaboration between the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the European-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis (MAGNIMS), and North American Imaging
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Oct 29 2021 Johns Hopkins Children’s Center brought Halloween to pediatric patients today with its annual celebration. During this year’s festivities, about 50 staff members from both adult and pediatric units around the Children’s Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital dressed in costumes and visited pediatric inpatient units to share special treats with patients. Dozens
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A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Abortion and guns are front and center as
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with ofatumumab (Kesimpta) in an open-label extension study had non-serious cases of COVID-19 and recovered relatively quickly, researchers reported. Of 139 relapsing-remitting MS patients with COVID-19 in the ALITHIOS study, 94% had mild or moderate cases and 96% recovered within 20 days, reported Anne Cross, MD, of Washington University in
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The Comprehensive Spending Review has set out the Government’s spending plans for the next three years, including a boost in health research investment. But what do these plans mean for our research community and its work? In his speech, the Chancellor stressed the importance of research and innovation, including the life sciences, and his announcements
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Between the years of 1990 and 2000, terrible atrocities were committed against women in Peru. President at the time Alberto Fujimori was at the heart of a campaign to sterilize women as a form of extreme birth control. According to records from the Peruvian Ministry of Reproductive Health and Family Planning, more than 270,000 Indigenous
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Lung cancer screening reduces mortality, but patient adherence to screening intervals is suboptimal in the United States, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. “Lung cancer screening is effective in reducing mortality, particularly when patients adhere to follow-up recommendations standardized by the Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System
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Sudden bereavement can feel overwhelming and scary, here we share tips for guiding yourself through the first steps When we are affected by the sudden loss of someone significant in our lives, we are faced with the past, the present and the future all at once. Time seems to stand still and our whole relationship
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