Source: The New England Journal of Medicine In this episode of “Intention to Treat,” Maia Hightower and Isaac Kohane join host Rachel Gotbaum to explore the promise and hazards of artificial-intelligence and machine-learning tools for both clinical and administrative uses in medicine. Rachel Gotbaum: Welcome to “Intention to Treat,” from …

Source: Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic has successfully implanted a dual cardiac device in the first patient in the world as part of a clinical trial, which aims to potentially treat heart failure symptoms. The INTEGRA-D clinical study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a device that combines two proven …

Source: MIT Technology Review By Jessica Hamzelou She doesn’t know it yet, but a baby girl living somewhere near Boston has made history. The seven-week-old is one of the first people to have undergone an experimental brain operation while still in the womb. It might have saved her life. Before …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as a Doctor, it’s important to take care of your own mental health as well as your patients’ health. Here are some tips and resources that may be helpful: Practice self-care: Make sure to take care of your own physical and mental health …

Source: Mount Sinai Press Release —Seeking to address racism and bias against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), as well as the under-representation of AAPI in leadership roles in medicine, Mount Sinai announced today the launch of the Center for Asian Equity and Professional Development (CAEPD). This innovative undertaking represents …

Source: STAT News By Usha Lee McFarling April 14, 2023 — Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national analysis that provides the strongest evidence yet that increasing the diversity of the medical workforce may be key to ending deeply entrenched …

Source: 11Alive By Liza Lucas ATLANTA — Expecting moms and families may often live in worry wondering what will happen when its time to deliver their child. Despite states across the country making strides, the maternal mortality rate is up. Data from the CDC released in March shows more than …

Source: Yahoo Finance By Caleb Naysmith More than 120,000 people die per year as a direct result of work-related stress, and 75% to 90% of doctor visits have a stress-related component, according to the American Institute of Stress. These combined statistics result in a yearly healthcare cost to Americans totaling …

Source: Chief Healthcare Executive By Ron Southwick March 6, 2023–Ankoor Shah of Accenture talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about the need for better data, and why technology is a key element in closing disparities. For Ankoor Shah, health equity is deeply personal. Shah, a principal director and health equity lead …

Source: ABC News By Peter Charalambous March 18, 2023–More than 40,000 graduating medical students learned Friday where they will spend the next three to seven years of their medical training. With the United States grappling with a simultaneous shortage of primary care physicians and a rural health care crisis, many …

Source: Young Physicians Initiative Less than 15% of American doctors come from underserved backgrounds and communities. Getting into medical school can be a long and difficult process, especially for these individuals, due to lack of access to medical mentorship and network. The Young Physicians Initiative (YPI) was created to address this …

Source: Advisory Board Modern Healthcare on Tuesday released its 2023 list of the “Top Women Leaders in Healthcare,” honoring female executives from all sectors of the industry who are developing policy, leading change, and improving healthcare delivery across the country. About the list To create the list, Modern Healthcare accepted nominations for …

Source: TuftsNow Written by Kim Thurler February 16, 2023–Anita Mathews, M17, recalls her excitement a decade ago when, as an incoming MD/MPH student at Tufts University School of Medicine, she learned of a new program to develop physician leaders dedicated to providing healthcare to marginalized groups and transforming care in partnership with …

Source: UCFToday Written By Chad Binette ’06MPA February 16, 2023–Exceptional medical care from first responders, nurses and doctors routinely saves the lives of patients with critical illnesses. But many of those patients will suffer from anxiety, depression and PTSD after they return home. A team of UCF researchers is confident …

Source: Penn Medicine News Written by Christina Hernandez Sherwood February 14, 2023–The disparities are stark. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women in the United States, which has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country. For years, the University of …