Month: December 2022

Regions Hospital in St. Paul is the only Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and largest provider of emergency care in the east metro. The hospital treats nearly 90,000 patients annually in its Emergency Center. And the numbers keep growing.

The Emergency Center at Regions treats 18,500 more patients per year than it did a decade ago, and steady growth is predicted well into the future. Finding space in care settings is an urgent community need as patient volumes grow.

When a mental health crisis strikes, Regions Hospital is there, too. We offer all-private rooms and a full team of health providers seven days a week. At a time when the community is losing beds due to local hospital closures and cutbacks, we’re already at 98%-100% capacity.

To help meet the increasing needs, Regions Hospital Foundation has launched Regions Responds First, a fundraising campaign to support the expansions

twIn an emotional social-media video posted Dec. 8, singer Celine Dion informed fans that she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called stiff person syndrome. A diagnosis wasn’t easy or straightforward. “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time…we now know this is what’s been causing all of the spasms that I’ve been having,” said Dion, who is 54.

Here’s what to know about the condition and what it feels like.

What is stiff person syndrome?

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, stiff person syndrome has similarities to autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells. The condition is linked to higher levels of antibodies that bind to an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which works on a brain chemical, GABA, responsible for inhibiting activity in the central nervous system. GABA is normally

The future of healthcare is being driven by innovation and digital transformation, with a heightened focus on open-standards interoperability and distributed ecosystems.

While the acceleration of digital technologies, IoT, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and medical device utilization has been beneficial in driving more informed care delivery and greater access to care, the introduction of more devices on the network creates increased risk across the threat landscape. Keeping up with cybersecurity threats has always been a challenge, but today the speed at which new threats are introduced is astounding.

Cisco Thought Leadership in Healthcare

When it comes to security in healthcare, it’s clear that uncertainty has become the new normal. Many organizations are not sure how to identify and manage digital risks in the ever-changing threat landscape, and their current risk management strategies just can’t keep up.

We encourage you to explore our new thought leadership paper, titled “

ASX-listed medical AI company Echo IQ has launched its cloud-based platform for screening structural heart disease in the United States.

WHAT IT DOES

The software platform called EchoSolv supports the identification of structural heart diseases, including guideline-defined aortic stenosis at present, automating this process using AI. It can also complete bulk assessments at a rate of up to 48,000 per minute. 

Other key features of the software include role-based access controls for audit and usage traceability and optional SMS/email alerts for high-risk patients. It also comes as a web API for those looking to integrate it into existing workflows to deliver real-time results.

WHY IT MATTERS

Given that severe aortic stenosis has a two-year mortality rate of 50% when left untreated, it is important that high-risk patients are accurately identified using decision-support tools. 

“EchoSolv automates the identification of high-risk aortic stenosis patients. It heralds the beginning of a new era

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to find the perfect gifts for friends and loved ones that will bring genuine smiles to their faces. No pressure, of course. 

In all seriousness, many of us are torn between wanting to get great gifts for the people in our lives (gift giving is one of the love languages, after all) and not wanting to buy stuff just for the sake of having something to wrap.

That’s why this year, the Primal team put our collective heads together and came up with a list of gift ideas to help you check off your holiday list lickety-split. The ideas below are aimed at helping everyone live their best Primal lives—get outside, eat great food, use your brain, take care of your body, reduce stress, and generally #LiveAwesome!

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Gifts for the Great