Posts Tagged ‘health care’
To address the upcoming Alzheimer’s “epidemic”, let’s approach 2016 with these 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention
. As you probably know, we are in a health care crisis. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease continues to sky-rocket as people age and may reach crisis proportions. A national goal has been set to prevent and cure Alzheimer’s by 2020 or no later than 2025, with a lion’s share of this money…
Read MoreTime is over for “one size fits all” dementia treatments. Next: How to best integrate non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches
. Time to ‘just say no’ to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes (Medical Xpress): “Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry far fewer risks, experts conclude in a…
Read MoreTrend: Driving health innovation via patient engagement and market-driven “consumerism”
Retiring founder of Cleveland Clinic Innovations talks tech, Obamacare and deep brain stimulation (MedCity News): “…When I started my career at the Clinic, doctors were the authority figure and whatever was said was taken as appropriate. It has been long overdue for patients to get more involved in
Read MoreUnder what conditions can mindfulness courses help health care workers manage stress and burnout?
Medical professionals are burdened daily with the pain and suffering of patients. Many work long hours, and regularly face stressful situations. This burden does not come without consequence: 60 percent of physicians report having experienced burnout at some point in their careers. Mindfulness courses designed to help health care workers
Read MoreNew SharpBrains Summit Partner: The Mars Discovery District
We’re happy to count on the support from MaRS Discovery District, a large scale, mission driven innovation centre located in Toronto and networked across Ontario, focused on building Canada’s next generation of technology companies
Read MoreThe State of Personalized Medicine: The Role of Biomarkers
(Editor’s Note: this is Part 1 of the new 3‑part series written by Dr. Evian Gordon drawing from his participation at the Personalized Medicine World Congress on January, 23, 2012 at Stanford University.) On average, the medications prescribed for brain-related conditions benefit approximately 50% of patients. But which 50%? Personalized Medicine seeks to move away from…
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