(MedPage Today) — A major milestone in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) occurred on April 25, 2023, when the FDA approved tofersen (Qalsody) for patients carrying the disease-causing mutation superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Disclosure: The author was convicted and served time after he prescribed pain medication outside the scope of medicine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Joshi has since regained his medical license… Powered by WPeMatico
The CIO of the NYC-based federally qualified health center tells the story of going from no telemedicine to a thriving virtual care business. Powered by WPeMatico
Working with Telemetrix and Remote Care Partners, the Atlanta health system is enabling cloud-based data exchange between home patient monitoring devices and its electronic health records. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Work from home — does that work for doctors? And should it? Just the other day, for the second time ever, I worked from home. It happened on a Friday — not a patient care day, but an administrative day, full of meetings… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “This is a good news story.” — Carol Mangione, MD, immediate past chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, on new draft guidance from the influential panel recommending biennial mammography screening starting at age… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Graduation day. A moment of shear elation. I’ve been there. Years of medical school. Scut work. Rotations. Cadaver labs. Foreign smells. Short white coats. Board exams. And now, the students are done (with the med school part… Powered by WPeMatico
Almost 12,000 pregnant and postpartum individuals struggling with mental health concerns, and their loved ones have utilized hotline Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about a paradigm shift in the healthcare industry. According to Markets and Markets, global AI in the healthcare market is projected to grow from $4.9 billion in 2020 to… Powered by WPeMatico
