Black and Hispanic individuals—known to be at greater risk of developing the degenerative disease—are significantly less likely than others to show Alzheimer’s pathology on brain scans, according to new research.
A team of healthcare scholars is making U.S. states an offer they hope the border-defined polities won’t refuse: If you’ll pay for the reinvention of primary care, we’ll help sell the public on the rightness of measured, state-level efforts to preserve the profession.
In an email, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked workers to consider supporting screenings of at-risk individuals arriving stateside. The move follows a formal recognition of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa as a Level 2 emergency, meaning the U.S. will have to take certain precautions to keep the virus from entering the country.
Teladoc, the popular telehealth platform, will provide urgent care, dermatology and nutrition support through Walmart’s existing virtual patient care platform. The companies made the announcement Thursday.
Currently, the organization relies on a mobile PET unit that parks once every week. However, demand has grown for PET/CT in the area, rising by around 60% over the last three years alone.
Manufacturer ICU Medical is aware of the issue, first flagged by an unnamed healthcare organization. The company and the FDA are asking providers to monitor IV lines for any signs of particulates.
As AI adoption accelerates across radiology, future success will depend on improving efficiency, reducing burnout and managing the surging imaging demand.
Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day.
Understanding imaging is beneficial to all medical residents, not just those pursuing a career in the specialty, but many have reported feeling uninformed about the field as a whole.
Black and Hispanic individuals—known to be at greater risk of developing the degenerative disease—are significantly less likely than others to show Alzheimer’s pathology on brain scans, according to new research.
