#healthcare-challenges
#healthcare-challenges

Long Dismissed, Chronic Lyme Disease Is Finally Getting Its Moment

Misdiagnosis can lead to years of suffering and challenges in identifying the root cause of health issues. [ more ]

The New Yorker

2 weeks ago

How ECMO Is Redefining Death

Medical technology like ECMO can sustain life but raises ethical dilemmas with consequences such as potential prolonged suffering and futility. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

Against Medical Advice: Another Deadly Consequence of Our Opioid Epidemic

Patients with addiction face challenges in receiving proper medical treatment.

Deescalation techniques are crucial when dealing with agitated patients. [ more ]

Axios

4 months ago

New cancer diagnoses expected to hit record high this year

New cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are expected to top 2 million for the first time in 2024, with a significant increase in cancers among younger Americans.

Younger cancer patients face unique challenges, such as being uninsured, juggling career and caregiving responsibilities, and facing a higher lifetime risk of treatment-related side effects. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

1 month ago

Los Angeles

Column: A cancer survivor's advice: research, persistence and second opinions

Facing a sudden and aggressive form of cancer can drastically change one's outlook on life and mortality. [ more ]

Brooklyn Paper

1 month ago

Brooklyn

Op-ed | NYC's asthma epidemic means clean energy is a public health issue * Brooklyn Paper

Increased air pollution in NYC is driving an asthma epidemic, disproportionately affecting African American and Latino populations.

Investing in clean energy is crucial to address the public health crisis of air pollution and combat the impacts of climate change on asthma. [ more ]

MedCity News

Artificial intelligence

Mount Sinai CEO: Hospitals Will Start Seeing ROI from Their AI Investments in a Couple Years

AI in healthcare is still in an iterative stage with limited ROI.

Mount Sinai CEO Brendan Carr uses a grid model to organize healthcare AI thoughts. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

Artificial intelligence

Surveys show Americans don't trust AI to give medical advice. Here's why that matters

AI acceptance vs. human involvement in healthcare is a complex issue.

Balancing AI benefits with societal concerns is a challenge in healthcare. [ more ]

Truthout

Drug Shortage Is Hampering Efforts to Rein In Alarming Surge of Syphilis Cases

Shortage of syphilis treatment injections from Pfizer is causing challenges in healthcare facilities.

Delays in treatment due to the shortage can have severe consequences on pregnant women and their fetuses. [ more ]

time.com

Long COVID Doesn't Always Look Like You Think It Does

Long COVID symptoms vary widely among individuals.

Challenges in detecting and diagnosing Long COVID. [ more ]

The Nation

We're Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion

The importance of a capable public health system for a country's well-being.

Political strategies like delegitimization, deconstruction, and control are threatening public health infrastructure in the US. [ more ]

Axios

4 months ago

New cancer diagnoses expected to hit record high this year

New cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are expected to top 2 million for the first time in 2024, with a significant increase in cancers among younger Americans.

Younger cancer patients face unique challenges, such as being uninsured, juggling career and caregiving responsibilities, and facing a higher lifetime risk of treatment-related side effects. [ more ]

Axios

4 months ago

New cancer diagnoses expected to hit record high this year

New cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are expected to top 2 million for the first time in 2024, with a significant increase in cancers among younger Americans.

Younger cancer patients face unique challenges, such as being uninsured, juggling career and caregiving responsibilities, and facing a higher lifetime risk of treatment-related side effects. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com