Worldwide the population of people suffering from HIV and over the age of 50 is estimated to be around four million, and the proportion is increasing every day. Even though the young remain more at risk, increasing the disease is being diagnosed in those who are above the age of 50. It may be surprising
The way human society treats its own species, in matters of death, stands in stark contrast to how it treats others. While euthanasia for animals is quite acceptable and used to cull diseased, or sometimes even healthy animals for acts of lethal aggression, the debate about whether euthanasia or physician-assisted death for patients with terminal
Internet of Things (IoT) is helping healthcare professionals transition their work space from physical, closely-monitored diagnosing and operating spaces to remotely controllable procedures that operate via the cyberspace. Medical devices and smart sensors are being interlinked through wireless internet run by high-speed processors for expediting medical procedures, keeping patients from harm’s way, and reduce medical
In today’s economy, health care has reached a point where bigger is better. The advent of new technologies and the development of new treatments, along with growing specialties for medical staff, have made it beneficial to expand hospital size in order to fully utilize these expensive investments. Sometimes bigger hospitals form strictly from the growth
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), medical imaging in radiology plays a pivotal role in improving public health for all population groups. Your radiologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats diseases/conditions by interpreting data from medical imaging techniques such as X-Ray radiography, ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (nuclear medicine), and Magnetic
The May 15th ransomware attack took down a fifth of UK healthcare infrastructure. Some place the blame on security professionals, and the tech industry in general. But there is plenty of blame to go around. Microsoft refused to provide a security patch for their retired operating systems until after the attack had already done plenty
On Monday May 15, roughly a fifth of all health care facilities in the U.K. suffered a massive ransomware attack, which forced doctors and nurses to administer care without the technology many have come to rely on. In some cases, patients have turned away as facilities scrambled to regain control of their devices. As yet, it
Communicating with people whose emotions have become uncontrollable is hard work, yet it is a situation which medical staffers encounter all the time. We have come a long way from the caricature heartlessness of former years, but it is still easy for a hard-pressed professional, who is probably tired and may be emotional themselves,
A successful therapeutic approach entails more than just diagnosing and curing disease. Numerous studies have shown that good doctor-patient communication skills not only improve patient satisfaction but also their outcomes. So is it possible for doctors to strengthen their “bedside manner”? The answer is yes. Whatever area of healthcare you practice in, if you develop
As with any progress in our society, lots of folks think the “innovative ways” belong to the younger generations. Sure, the younger generation doesn’t know what it’s like to talk on a phone with a cord to the handset or how to use a payphone. Many of them don’t even know what a payphone is,
