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How To Keep Track Of Your Baby’s Habits?
By: William Anderson
Tags: Baby, Kids, Love, Parenting, Parents

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Making sure that you track your baby’s habits is very important. This can tell you a lot about your baby, the way he completes all kinds of tasks, how he behaves and so on. Understanding these things will give you a very good idea of what you can expect and what schedule your baby has during the day. This also helps you identify what potentially damaging or problematic habits exist that might need to be removed.

Use a dedicated app

If you want to ensure that you track your baby’s sleep, diet and other tasks, it makes a lot of sense to use applications/ mobile apps are very easy to access, most of them are free, and the fact that you are able to view explanatory videos, take notes, monitor sleeping schedules, feeding and the overall growth is very important. It’s a great tool and one that helps push the experience to new heights.

It helps more than you might imagine, and the quality can indeed be second to none. Some good apps are FirstYear, WebMD Baby, Baby Sprout, Eat Sleep, Baby Food Allergy Tracker, Baby Connect and so others.

What do you need to track?

Diapers

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For diapers, you want to track things like the number of dirty and wet wipes used every day. This will let you know if your child is eating enough at this time or not. Usually, kids produce 6 wet diapers a day, sometimes more, sometimes less.

Feedings

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You want to track every nursing session, when it begins, when it ends, when you are switching to the other breast and also how long every session can really be. A feeding chart will help the pediatrician figure out what is happening and why there are problems. It’s certainly something to take into consideration.

Sleep

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It’s very important to ensure that you are monitoring your child’s sleep habits and naps. You can also track the reason why your kid wakes up, be it from hunger or just naturally. You will see if your baby is sleeping the normal amount of time for his/her age or not. If it’s not the case, then the doctor will know what issues arise and what you can do to stop them.

Sometimes, sleep disruptions can appear from reflux and other health issues. So it’s imperative to monitor your child’s sleep, as you can learn a lot of things. Newborns need to sleep up to 18 hours a day, infants up to 4 months have to sleep up to 16 hours a day, babies up to 6 months can sleep 15 hours per day and so on.

Conclusion

As you can see, tracking your child’s help, sleep and health is extremely important. It will help you assess the situation and ensure that you are always getting access to the best and latest information. Once you know about and identify any issues, it’s a lot easier to solve them. That’s why using dedicated apps to monitor your baby’s health is extremely important!

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10 weeks
By: Robbie Mac
Tags: Baby, First Trimester, Love Story, Pregnancy, Body Image

My darling

You are suddenly so real to me now. That one morning, it all changed, when I saw your tiny body moving on the blurry screen, and your black and white crackling limbs suddenly moved. I didn’t know you’d be moving already. Like a real person; a strawberry-sized human living inside me. I saw your big head, with what could have been a nose already formed. I saw at least one hand (I hope you have two!) reaching up into the water. I saw two little legs with two tiny feet at the end of them, curling and kicking. I saw you. You’re really there.

You’ve been there for ten weeks now, and it feels like I’m in limbo. So few people know of your existence, but you are already so welcomed into the world. So hoped for by our family, far away though they are. My body is changed and changes all the time; boobs first, much to my confusion, then appetite. Oh, the appetite! For someone barely the size of a nut, growing you sure requires a lot of fuel! And I’m growing too, out of my jeans and leggings and skirts and bras. It’s a confusing time, because I feel, as I said, in limbo. Some changes are happening, and I’m growing, but it’s less focused than I’d expected. I thought, naively, it would be all normal and then slowly a perfect little lump would form. Baby first. But no. It’s boobs first, then my waist has been thickening and my stomach bloating out, out, out. Not a neat little bump, but more like all around. It’s strange and takes some getting used to, but whenever I feel a little off, I’ll watch the video I have of you. You are wonderful. Already.

Is it bad to want time to speed up? I want to see you grow, strong and healthy. I want to see evidence of you, properly. A baby bump. I want to fast forward time, then stop it with the first kick from you. To feel you moving in me… I dreamed about it last night. It’ll be over a month until you’re big enough for me to feel, and that seems like an age away. But every day that passes, I know you’re growing, developing, and the risk is shrinking. Two and a half weeks until I get to see you on a screen again, my darling. That’s the big scan, the one where we check if your chromosomes are all present and correct. I hope they are. I hope you’re healthy and hearty and cooking nicely. I’m doing my best, darling. That’s all I can do. And if you can, please do yours. Because if you can, you’ll arrive, albeit in what seems like years, into a world of love.

We’re here for you, darling. Lion and I and our families and everyone else. We’re patient and excited and we’re holding your space in the world.

You take as much time as you need.
Piano, violin, drums: is it worth it to teach your child music?
By: Kvitka Martsynyshyn
Tags: Speech Development, Baby, Learning And Development, Music, Brain

All babies are born with musical potential, are mostly enthusiastic about music and songs. Hearing of newborns develops immediately after birth, so they respond to music very early. Encouraging your child’s natural passion can improve your relationship with him or her, can help develop language skills, and explore a world full of learning fun.

A child’s brain is developed to learn and perceive music, as it is intended to learn a language, notes Daniel Levitin, Ph.D., author of This Is Your Brain on Music. Children experience a period of “noises” before they learn to speak, this also applies to music.

“Your child can make up small songs and teach himself to hear and create various musical ideas,”

says Dr. Levitin. Singing to a baby or swinging to music can help strengthen the neural connections that are responsible for the perception of music.

What kind of music to choose?

You can give preference to any music, because the baby will be happy, when music is interesting to you. Children are very sensitive to it.

Also, kids who move rhythmically to music, smile more, calm down more easily and learn better than children who just listen.

How does playing music influence a child’s speech?

If music is always present in your life, the child may speak earlier. There is a good online store Mybuy24 where you can find interesting musical instruments and accessories for babies, and also toys that make white noise — very calming for kids. Studies have shown that children who make music with simple instruments such as drums (!) Use more communicative gestures, for example, pretend that banana is a phone, than those who passively listen to the music.

Songs also help to learn new words and poems, and the rhythm of the music improves reading skills in older children.

So, it’s worth listening to and creating music, but it doesn’t have to be a violin or a piano (if the child himself or herself does not want to). Passive acquaintance with music, accompanied by rhythmic movements of the baby and simple musical instruments will help the development of speech and a better understanding of the world.
Baby Sleep Tips Some Tricks
By: Damodar Kailas Munje
Tags: Baby, Woman Health, Woman, Baby Health, Baby Boomers

As a new parent, one of your priorities will be to establish good sleeping habits with your newborn. Your baby needs to learn to sleep on his own; the transition from sleeping with his mother to sleeping by himself takes some time. Of course, as add added bonus, if you get your baby to learn to sleep on his own you will also get some much needed rest yourself. To instill good sleeping habits in your baby, research and try to employ different baby sleep tips: try a lot of things and see what works for you, and don’t be afraid to trust your instincts.

Many baby sleep tips center on the idea of establishing routines and associations for your child between nighttime and sleep. The sooner you child begins to associate bedtime with sleep, the more likely he is to be able to go to sleep without a fuss. A period that is often overlooked, however, in establishing day vs. night associations, is the period of “transition” – that is, the one between being awake and falling asleep. Here are some transitioning techniques to try:

Try what is sometimes called “fathering down.” Just before placing the baby into bed, the father should cradle the baby in such a way that the baby’s head rests on the father neck. The father should then talk gently to the child. Because the male’s voice is much deeper than the female’s, babies are often more soothed by it, and will fall asleep more easily after being exposed to it for some time.

You can also try what is sometimes referred to as “wearing down.” This is effective if your baby has been active throughout the day and is too excited to go to bed easily. All you have to do is place your baby in a sling or carrier – “wear him” in other words – for about half an hour before his bedtime. Simply go about your regular household activities: being close to a parent and slowly rocked about before bedtime will provide your child with an easier transition from being awake to being asleep.

Finally, if you’ve exhausted other options, you can go for the tried and true method of “driving down.” Most parents are probably familiar with this as a last resort: place your baby in the car and drive around for awhile until he falls asleep. This one, while inconvenient, usually works every time, and if you desperately need some sleep it can be a godsend.

Obviously, you don’t want to do things like drive around every night to get your child to sleep. Nor do you want to have to carry him around in a sling. The idea, though, is to start with these more drastic techniques and then slowly ease out of them. Keep in mind what a major transition your baby is going through when he is tiny: he’s never slept on his own before. He simply doesn’t know how to transition himself from being awake to being asleep. By employing these transition techniques you will be slowly teaching him how to do so, and as they are gradually removed your baby will learn good sleeping habits, which will ensure that both you and your child get a good night’s rest.
Child sleeping
By: Affialte Prakash
Tags: Babysleepproblems, Babyheatrash, Babywearing, Baby

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LG delivers next-gen OLED, mini-LED backlighting, WebOS 6.0, and a new Magic Remote for 2021
Tags: Mobile, Chargers, Internet, Cord

LG delivers next-gen OLED, mini-LED backlighting, WebOS 6.0, and a new Magic Remote for 2021 Walter Jan 20·2 min read

LG announced a new “optimized” OLED element for its 2021-and-beyond TVs that promises more brightness and more accurate color. As for optimized, we’re guessing that means OLED panel lifespan will be increase in some way. OLED elements are subject to burn-in and fade with time, although in normal use, lifespan is measured in decades—longer than most viewers keep their TVs.



LG LG’s new QNED brand indicates the presence of mini-LED backlighting that TCL pioneered.



LG is also introducing a new brand—QNED—for TVs that combine quantum dot color with miniature LED backlighting. Mini LED, with its tens of thousands of tiny LEDs (first employed by TCL in its 8 Series), offers far more focused delivery of light and more granular control for dimming. This results in better blacks and higher contrast than can be acheived with more typical LED backlight arrays with hundreds of larger LEDs. LG says it will offer 10 4K UHD and 8K UHD QNED models in 2021.



[ Further reading: TechHive’s top picks in smart TVs ]LG’s Magic Remote is one of our favorites, due to its ability to function as a free-moving cursor like a mouse. It gets an update with Magic Tap (NFC), so you can link NFC devices with your TV by tapping them with the remote. Nice touch.



LG LG’s redesigned Magic Remote looks to be more comfortable in the hand than the previous version.



Not to leave the interface behind, LG will be upgrading to version 6.0 of WebOS for the coming year. LG claims it’s more attractive, and easier to use. One would hope so.



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Sonos introduces a replacement battery kit for its Move portable smart speaker
Tags: Music, Lighting, Chargers, Electronics

Sonos introduces a replacement battery kit for its Move portable smart speaker Krishna Jan 20·2 min read

When the battery in the typical Bluetooth speaker fails after several hundred charging cycles, you’re left with a useless brick in need of e-cycling. But that won’t be a problem with the Sonos Move, because the manufacturer just announced the availability of a $69 battery-replacement kit.



Mentioned in this article Sonos Move Read TechHive's review$399.00MSRP $399.00See iton Sonos When we reviewed the Move in September, 2019 Sonos declined to answer how many charging cycles buyers should expect its battery to last. They did, however, tell us the speaker was designed to resist memory problems stemming from leaving it on its charging dock even after short periods of use.



[ Further reading: The best smart speakers and digital assistants ]A firmware update released in July 2020 promises to increase run time to 11 hours on a full charge. The company now says you should expect the Move’s battery’s lifespan to “last around three years or 900 charges,” depending on usage.



The DIY battery kit, available in black or “lunar” white to match your speaker, includes the battery itself plus replacement screws and the tools needed to accomplish the task.



Sonos also announced a limited-time partnership with Convoy Network, an independent platform for Spanish-language audio content (podcasts and live audio) in Latin America. Beginning January 12, Sonos users will have access to Convoy Network’s full range of content once they add they add the service in the Sonos app. The company has not said how long Convoy Network will be available to Sonos users.



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Dilip Sahab Won’t Be Released Today: Saira Banu.!
By: Editorial Staff
Tags: Dilipsahab, Doctors

The legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was previously admitted to a city hospital Intensives Unit (ICU), is currently in a stable state of health. Well, today’s buzz is that the hospital cannot discharge him.

The 98-year-old actor is still in the ICU, as his wife Saira Banu told ANI. “We want him to go home, but wait for the approval of the doctors. Today it won’t be released.”

Dilip has earlier been accepted for “medical issues” relating to age, following his grievance at “breathing” at the Mumbai PD Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility on Tuesday.

After a respiratory period Kumar was admitted to the same hospital earlier this month. Fans love her new haircut and compliment her on it. “Well done,” one wrote.

Other one wrote, “U look so nice, .” Her baby brother, actor Ishaan, commented, “How do you miss the chance to name ‘hairy godmaiden’” While Ishaan, Katrina Kaif and Siddhant Chaturvedi, will be next on the work side in ‘Phone Bhoot.’

During the shooting of Tarana, Kumar fell in love with Madhubala. They remained in a relationship for seven years, before Kumar finished their relationship with the Naya Daur court case, in which he betrayed her by declaring against her and Madhubala.

After Mughal-e-Azam, they never cooperated again (1960). In the late 1950s, Vyjayanthimala was connected to Kumar by gossip magazines that acted the most in relation to any other actress, resulting in great on-screen chemistry.

During his work for the Gunga Jumna home (1961), Kumar was told to take the shade of Sari that would be worn on every scene by Vyjayanthimala.

Furthermore, films historians Bunny Reuben and Sanjit Narwekar confirmed the affair of Kumar & Vyjayanthimala, saying that Vyjayanthimala was the third love of Kumar after Kamini Kaushal and Madhubala.
New Guidelines For the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
By: Jessica Pyhtila
Tags: Healthcare, Cdc, Physicians, Tuberculosis, Doctors

By Jessica Pyhtila, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS

The CDC and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association recently released a joint guideline for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. The authors note the importance of treating latent tuberculosis infections, as progression from this condition is responsible for 80% of tuberculosis cases in the United States. The guidelines are intended for American patients infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is believed to be susceptible to isoniazid or rifampin. The guidelines do not apply when the infection is resistant to both agents, nor to patients living in countries other than the United States, where the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis infections may be higher.

The guideline lists three preferred regimens that are rifamycin-based:

1) 3 months of weekly isoniazid and rifapentine: This regimen is recommended for patients older than age 2 years, including HIV-positive patients

2) 4 months of daily rifampin: This regimen is recommended for HIV-negative patients of all ages

3) 3 months of daily isoniazid and rifampin: This regimen is recommended for patients of all ages, including HIV-positive patients

Alternatively, patients can be treated with an isoniazid-based regimen. However, the guidelines caution that these regimens carry a higher hepatoxicity risk, particularly in older patients. Further, they tend to have lower completion rates than rifampin-based regimens. In addition, isoniazid should not be used in patients with active hepatic disease or with transaminases greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal. The isoniazid regimens are:

1) Daily isoniazid for 6 months: This regimen is recommended for HIV-negative patients of all ages

2) Daily isoniazid for 9 months: This regimen is recommended for patients of all ages, including both HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients

The guidelines caution that health care providers should take into account the significant drug interactions that are possible, particularly with rifampin. Rifampin is a strong inducer of the enzyme CYP3A4, which is involved in the metabolism of many drugs. As a result, rifampin may significantly decrease the serum concentration of many common drugs, including multiple HIV medications, blood thinners, acid-reflux medications, narcotics and oncology agents. Health care providers or clinical pharmacists should conduct a thorough review of possible drug interactions before a rifampin regimen is initiated.
JUST IN: Nigerian Doctors On COVID-19 Duty, Others Begin Strike Next Week
By: Oyewole Michael
Tags: Covid 19, Coronavirus, Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors, the umbrella body of all doctors working in government health facilities, has issued a notice of strike effective Monday, June 15, 2020.

The association said the call to strike also includes doctors attending to COVID-19 patients and other emergencies.

The National President of NARD, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, said this in an official letter with reference number NARD/SG/2019–2020/070620/246.

The NARD President said the strike would be total regardless of the current pandemic.

Sokomba said the action had become necessary due to the failure of the government to redeem its pledges especially in the areas of salary arrears and working conditions.

The letter read in part, “The strike shall, therefore, be total and indefinite. No service of any kind, be it emergency, care at COVID-19 treatment centres shall be exempted and members including all resident doctors, medical officers below the rank of principal medical officer, and house officers are expected to be part of the strike.”

While sympathising with Nigerians and patients as a whole, the doctors said they could no longer condone government neglect.

NARD said the plight of its members in state health facilities was sometimes worse than those at the federal institutions.

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Covid-19 impact: Smart Syringes Market Size To Reach USD 10.2 Billion By 2024
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Covid 19, Healthcare, Health, Medical Devices, Doctors

May 2020| Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

The global smart syringes market is expected to reach USD 10.2 billion in 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. In 2015, Some key factors driving the market include the rise in the patient population, the increasing number of needle stick injuries, and the spread of diseases due to unhygienic injection practices.

The injection practices and healthcare delivery standards are not uniform across the globe. The use of disposable syringes has been strongly advocated by various healthcare organizations across different countries; however, adherence to the patient safety guidelines is not adequately implemented in the LMIC (Low and Middle Income Countries).

As per the WHO records, the re-usage of syringes has boosted the infection cases of Ebola, malaria, Marburg virus, HIV, hepatitis, and other diseases in LMIC; these countries have been suffering with a huge infectious diseases burden due to the high transmission rates of blood-borne virus infections. Increasing awareness regarding the usage of smart syringes with safety mechanisms amongst the patients and the healthcare providers is anticipated to fuel the expansion of the smart syringes market over the forecast period.

As per the data published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly 5.6 million workers in the healthcare sector are at a high risk of occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens, mainly on account of needle stick injuries and other metal injuries. The data also indicates that on an average 1,000 injuries occur per day in the U.S. hospitals, which translates to 385,000 needle stick and other injuries per year.

Some previously reported outbreaks due to the re-use of syringes include the following:

In 2007, hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada, U.S.

In 2009, more than 400 people were infected with Hepatitis B in Gujarat, India

In 2014, a group of more than 200 people(children and adults) living near Battambang, Cambodia, tested positive for HIV

Hence, in order to improve the healthcare outcomes and reduce the burden of infections, the healthcare practitioners and hospitals are expected to adopt the usage of smart syringes,which would significantly boost the smart syringes market over the forecast period.

To request a sample copy or view summary of this report, click the link below:

www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/smart-syringes-market

Further key findings from the study suggest:
Covid-19 impact: What is the HPV Testing and Pap Test Market size?
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Covid 19, Healthcare, Hpv, Health, Doctors

May 2020 | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

The global human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and pap test market are expected to reach USD 5.6 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc.The market is majorly driven by the increasing number of cervical cancer cases, government initiatives, and the heightened awareness amongst women about cervical cancer. For instance, the CDC advocates cervical cancer screening tests for women above the age of 30 as it was found that the cervical cancers are rare in the age group, 20–30 years (2 in 100,000) as compared to the older age groups (16 in 100,000).

In addition to carrying out awareness campaigns, the government and key industrial players are providing funding to universities for the development of enhanced technologies to facilitate effective screening, which would mitigate the incidence of late-stage cervical cancer. In this direction,in April 2014, the FDA approved the use of the HPV DNA test, also referred to as the Cobas HPV test (Roche Molecular Systems), as a primary screening test.

A study conducted by the scientists of Hologic, Inc. and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hasshownthe importance of combined testing (HPV and Pap) stating that the Paptest identifies cellular abnormalities and the HPV test detects suspicious viruses, hence improving the efficiency and providing the best results that are cost-effective and convenient to the patients.

U.S. HPV Testing and Pap test market, by application, 2013–2024, (USD Million)

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www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/hpv-testing-pap-test-market

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Are you a practising Medical Doctor? Here is how to make some extra cash on CribMD.
Tags: Sign Up For Medicare, Health, House Call Doctor, Nigeria, Doctors

We operate two modes of healthcare consultation.

Telemedicine

Doctor House Call

It’s up to the patient to determine which consultation mode he/she prefers.

Telemedicine happens over an internet-enabled device while for the Doctor-House-Call, a patient books a doctor on the CribMD platform for a physical consultation at the patient’s home/office as the case may be.

On CribMD, we only onboard doctors/medics who are licensed and practicing to provide direct and independent patient service.

Source: CribMD.com

Physiotherapists can also come onboard CribMD.

And of course, no matter your medical speciality, you will have to prove that you are also practising as of the time of your application by uploading the relevant documents for verification.

CribMD is not in any way thinking less of other professionals in the health sector. No. Not at all. We are only digitalizing the usual physical consultation patients have on a day to day basis in brick and mortar hospitals.

NOW THE BIG QUESTION. HOW DO I COME ONBOARD AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR.

The easy steps are listed out in the image below.

Onboarding Process

1. Log on to the CribMD signup page.

https://cribmd.com/signup

Signup Page

Click Sign up as a Doctor.

2. On the next page, fill in your details.

Let’s take an arbitrary name — Samuel Philips.

Signup Form

3. Upload Documents.

You will need to upload relevant documents

4. Once you are done uploading, you will get this on-screen message.

“Well done! You will get a verification mail after your credentials have been evaluated. This might take a while”.

Upload Completed

5. Verification Successful.

After thorough checks and due diligence, your profile will be activated. If we notice any red flags in your documentation and licensing, you will be denied access and banned with immediate effect.
Six Healthcare Trends in 2020
By: Christopher A. Gonzalez
Tags: Healthcare, Hospital, Pagerduty, Pagers, Doctors

In the ever-changing healthcare industry, hospitals or treatment centers continue to experience an upswing in technology innovation and adoption. Tech innovation in healthcare equates to quick response times and maximum patient satisfaction. At its core, new technology and processes are built to streamline healthcare workflows, ensuring that patient issues are always addressed.

In this post, you will discover six healthcare trends that will make an immediate impact on healthcare in 2020.

1. Rising Use of Artificial Intelligence

At its core, AI helps healthcare providers identify diseases and develop appropriate treatment strategies. Additionally, AI adopts human-specific tasks, streamlining daily healthcare operations and mundane assignments.

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2. The Need for 5G in Healthcare

New healthcare technology requires top network speeds to fulfill their maximum use and value. This is especially true in telemedicine, as it allows physicians to provide exceptional care to patients in remote areas.

Additionally, 5G allows care teams to quickly share large patient files, consisting of medical records or sensitive information. Accordingly, physicians can expedite diagnosis processes and enhance patient treatment.

3. Interoperability and Orchestration

Interoperability between healthcare devices removes delays and enhances clinical operations.

Healthcare devices receive and share patient information in real time. The sharing of information is quick and efficient, allowing healthcare providers to address a patient’s issues promptly.

Connectivity between devices and internal propagation of patient information will continue to be a growing trend in the new decade.

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4. The End of Antiquated Pagers

Antiquated pagers are unreliable, insecure and don’t support two-way exchanges. Additionally, pagers lack priority alerting, preventing healthcare providers from knowing the importance of a notification.

5. Ditching Paper Schedules

Digital schedules eliminate the need to have a person check a paper schedule and send out alerts manually.

In 2020, more healthcare organizations will transition from manual scheduling to digitized, intelligent schedules.

6. Live Call Routing Technology

Patients dial just one number to directly connect with their physicians on a live call, discussing their urgent and time-sensitive clinical issues.

In the unlikely case that all healthcare providers don’t answer the call, the patient is then asked to leave a callback number and/or voicemail.

This year will be filled with technology innovation and adoption. Though healthcare organizations can’t fully predict what’s to come in the decade, they can rest assured that these six trends will make an immediate impact in 2020.
FDA Strengthens Black Box Warning for Benzodiazepines
By: Jessica Pyhtila
Tags: Healthcare, FDA, Addiction, Benzodiazepines, Doctors

By Jessica Pyhtila, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS

On September 23, 2020, the FDA announced that it was strengthening its current Black Box Warning on benzodiazepine drugs. The new warning will apply to all benzodiazepines.

The current Black Box Warning on benzodiazepines focuses specifically on the risk of taking the drugs with opioids. Prescribers are warned to reserve co-administration of benzodiazepines and opioids for refractory patients, to give the lowest dose for the shortest period of time, and to monitor patients for adverse reactions including respiratory depression.

The addition to the Black Box Warning will highlight other safety concerns with benzodiazepine use, namely the risks of:

-Abuse

-Misuse

-Addiction

-Physical dependence

-Withdrawal

The additional information will also be found in other sections of the package labeling, including Warnings and Precautions, Drug Abuse and Dependence, and Patient Counseling Information. The new warnings reflect the existing Drug Enforcement Administration categorization of benzodiazepines as Schedule IV controlled substances, meaning that they have a known albeit low risk of abuse, addiction and dependence.

The FDA decided to make the labeling change after reviewing literature on abuse, misuse, addiction, dependence, and withdrawal linked to benzodiazepine use. They concluded that benzodiazepines are widely prescribed for extended periods of time, and that the drugs are often abused. Further, they found that abuse often occurs in conjunction with alcohol, prescription opioids, and other substances, increasing the risk of poor outcomes. In addition, the FDA found that months-long withdrawal reactions can occur if benzodiazepines are stopped without a taper or if the taper is too fast.

This is not the first warning the FDA has issued about benzodiazepines. In August 2016, the FDA warned about the risks of taking benzodiazepines with opioids. Further, in September 2017, the FDA warned against withholding methadone and buprenorphine-based products for opioid use disorder from patients taking benzodiazepines or other depressants.
Contracting COVID-19 whilst working as a Doctor
By: Mubashir Siddiqui
Tags: Covid 19, Healthcare, Nhs, Mental Health, Doctors

Hello everyone.

I am a junior doctor working in the North West of England. This blog post is about me contracting COVID-19 and how I am dealing with it as a doctor.

On Saturday, I started feeling extremely exhausted, accompanied with muscle and joint pains. I had never felt fatigue like this in my entire life, like I hadn’t slept for weeks. Later that evening, I felt really hot and sweaty, and was found to have a high temperature. The next morning, I went and got tested. For the entirety of Sunday I felt terrible. I had a fever then entire day and was feeling nauseous. My test result came back today as positive and I can’t say it wasn’t what I expected. All the symptoms were pointing towards a COVID-19 infection.

Today I feel a little bit better physically. But mentally, it is a struggle. I have been inside, self-isolating since Saturday. It feels like there is absolutely nothing to do in the house, even though there is so much I could do. I guess the confinement of the 4 walls of your house makes the world seems a lot smaller than it actually is. I have got 8 more days of quarantine left. Let’s see how this will pan out.
False Death
By: Aakash Chowdhary
Tags: Hospital, Doctors, Cpr, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Response

After a while, the monitors went blaring. The ECG waves became abnormal, and the oxygen saturation dropped. Her peripheral pulse went feeble. Her hands felt cold.

In a fraction of second, the whole team got into action. CPR cycling had already been initiated, the Critical Care team was on its way rushing from the OT complex, and peripheral lines got the injections flowing to revive the heart.

Photographic representation of hands-only CPR

Signs of survival showed up after multiple cycles each of two arms pushing rhythmically against her chest, at about 120 times a minute. It was seemingly unbelievable when the oximeter started responding again. The pulse was back. ROSC was established.

Her heart took a pace, and sharp peaks and valleys appeared again on the monitor. The feeling of that revived heartbeat took off the blackness around my eyes, as if a new being is born with rejuvenation. That moment felt as an eternal complexity, but on the other side, practical aspects of CPR came into liveliness and its importance was thereby established in a real setting.
AI Technology to Manage Chronic Pain
By: Dr. Kayvan Haddadan
Tags: Health, Kayvan Haddadan, Technology, Dr Kayvan Haddadan, Doctors

Roughly 20% of adults in the United State suffer from chronic pain, and for a lot of those individuals, this pain can be a life-changing problem that gravely affects their quality of life. In addition to that, a substantial number of healthcare providers and researchers are now finding that medications given to patients with chronic pain are not effective in reducing the pain and can be highly addictive. The good news, however, is that recently developed technologies that are run by artificial intelligence may help improve the quality of the lives of patients with chronic pain by making treatments more accessible, cost-effective, and effective. On the premise, the following article presents how artificial intelligence technology is helping in managing chronic pain.

Tracking symptoms as they occur

Tracking the patient’s symptoms and daily activities through a mobile app is certainly more precise than the traditional method where patients had to explain how they felt over the past week at their doctor’s office. By using a mobile app to track the patient’s day-to-day symptoms, both the healthcare provider and the patient will certainly have a better idea of the pain and will be able to identify patterns in a more clear fashion.

Pointing out external factors that affect the pain

It is also imperative that mobile apps that are tailored for patients with chronic pain also track environmental factors, such as the individual’s daily diet, physical activity, mental health, medications and life events, just to mention a few. Tracking these factors can help the healthcare provider and the patient identify which factors are triggering the pain as well as which ones are helping the patient cope with the pain.

Spotting early warning signs of anxiety and depression

As a patient’s physical pain is deeply connected with his or her mental state, it is undoubtedly imperative to also monitor the patient’s mental health in order to catch the early warning signs of anxiety and depression. Indeed, patients in a bad state of mind can experience a delayed recovery. For that reason, it is imperative to have artificial intelligence-enabled tools that allow doctors to monitor a patient’s mental state and that prompts patients to reach out for help when they are in trouble.

Originally published on Dr. Kayvan Haddadan’s website.
Dr. Allen Cherer, Neonatologist based in Charlotte, N.C.
By: Dr. Allen Cherer
Tags: Neonatal Care, Pediatrics, Doctors

Dr. Allen Cherer is a board-certified Pediatrician and Neonatologist with over 30 years of experience. A dedicated physician, Dr. Cherer profoundly values the opportunity to provide specialized care to sick newborns. His career closely tracks the incredible advances in neonatal intensive care. The field has grown extensively, assisted by unbelievable scientific advancements paired with technological innovation, and Dr. Cherer continues to proudly serve his community by caring for its most vulnerable members.

After earning his B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia and his M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Cherer trained in Pediatrics at the University of Louisville’s Kosair Children’s Hospital. Following residency, he became Chief of Pediatrics at the USAF Regional Hospital Minot (North Dakota) after being commissioned in the United States Air Force Medical Corps. Once he completed his military service, Dr. Cherer started a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship in the Joint Program in Neonatology at Harvard Medical School. His research included the causes and sequelae of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in preterm infants. You can find his work published in a manuscript that proposed a comprehensive management protocol of IVH.

An experienced neonatologist, Dr. Allen Cherer has cared for thousands of newborns and their families in Georgia, California, and North Carolina. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and the North Carolina Pediatric Society. He has been extremely active with quality improvement initiatives sponsored by the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) to improve the care to infants and families affected by substance abuse disorders, as well as by the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) to further engage patients and families in hospital care practices. Also, Dr. Cherer is an instructor with the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program.

Devoting his life to providing care to newborn infants, Dr. Cherer appreciates all children’s incredible promise and potential. In addition to continually expanding his clinical expertise, he is also deeply invested in supporting parents and families to live their fullest, happiest, and most rewarding lives.
Sacrifice of Doctors in Pandemic
By: Swati Sharma
Tags: Doctor Who, Pandemic, Doctors

Shockingly, presently we are regarding them as our bleeding edge heroes, our own special superheroes, however some time back would we say we were even least annoyed or mindful about the sort of pressing factor, stress, or difficulties that they were day by day experiencing?

our Superheroes, with their white cape, are prepared to assume control over the world, however do we understand their cape has been so intensely troubled with obligation, stress, and pressing factor of what-

the thoughtlessness of individuals or the absence of sympathy appeared by them in the event that they don’t succeed, or the battle against the problematic foe or the uncalled pressing factor of being accessible for a ridiculous proportion of populace.

our Superheroes, with their white cape, are prepared to assume control over the world, yet do we understand their cape has been so vigorously troubled with duty, stress, and pressing factor of what-

the thoughtlessness of individuals or the absence of empathy appeared by them on the off chance that they don’t succeed, or the battle against the irksome adversary or the uncalled pressing factor of being accessible for an outlandish proportion of populace.

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Covid-19 came back..!!!!!
By: Dr. Alma Mirza
Tags: Healthcare, Doctors

Covid-19 came back..!!!!!

It’s an article just to make everyone aware about what all things we should follow in this second wave of SARS Cov-2.

As we have been living with this virus since 1.5years and we all are very much aware about it’s all symptoms which are causing by this virus, there is a broad spectrum of the symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to severe pneumonia and Ultimately patient land up with hypoxia.

We all know that this mutant strain of Corona virus is deadliest but still there are high number of patients who had recovered from the disease completely

List of Do’s and don’ts

Do’s

*Stay in the home and allow as much as ventilation possible

*Take steam at night daily by adding Vicks into it or if possible use eucalyptus oil

*If possible buy a pulse oximeter

*If you came in the contact with any positive patient take multivitamin supplements and isolate yourself for 14days

*If there is any high risk patient like hypertensive, diabetic, elderly, patient on steroid therapy,kidney disease or any chronic disease, just keep an eye on their Spo2% , it should be maintain in the range of 94–100%

*Recovered patient should take post covid pulmonary rehabilitation which includes aerobic , anaerobic exercises along with deep breathing exercises which will help in strengthening the pulmonary system and will overall improve your health

*Maintain a happy environment in your family as there is so much of negativity around us.

*use of mask, sanitizer, social distancing will be continue as it is.

Don’ts

*Don’t take any medicine without the consultation of your doctor

*Don’t watch news daily as it has hell lot of psychological impact

*Don’t get panic if someone have tested positive ,just consult to the Dr and give proper treatment

*Don’t rush to the hospital untill the spo2% get beyond 90% till that manage at home get an oxygen cylinder and keep giving the treatment, ask the patient to lie in prone position as it helps in clearing the secretion and also improves gaseous exchange around alveoli.

*Don’t fill up your home with oxygen cylinder in advance ,get it only when there is need

Keep helping each other in this situation and spread positivity around yourself as much as possible.

Keep supporting our frontline workers #coronawarriors who are responsibly doing their duty with so much of patience and try to save as many patients as they can.

This shall to pass…!!!
As my friends with masters in paraclinical and non-clinical subjects, share their experiences of…
By: Notawriter Anoverthinker
Tags: Covid 19 Crisis, Fears And Questions, Doctors, Who Fears Death, Scared

As my friends with masters in paraclinical and non-clinical subjects, share their experiences of working in the COVID wards during the epidemic, i sit here in a remote part of the country, completely failing to actually visualise what it is like to see more than one of your patients die everyday… i cant imagine what it must feel like attending a new patient today, among others, knowing that his condition might deteriorate in a couple of hours, or overnight or in a day or two, and he either would be shifted to ICU or i would get the report of his news when i come back for my next shift…. Or even worse… he would collapse during my shift, and i’d be unable to revive or stabilise him…

Not everyone has the heart, the strength to go through something like this everyday and every night, on duty and off duty, while speaking to friends, family and to one self. However thick our skin grows everytime a patients dies and we have to deliver the news to their families, we still are humans and our emotions get the best of us sometimes. We feel the pain, but we cannot express it as much, because we know the pain of losing a patient is nothing compared to that of losing a loved one.

I am in that phase right now where i am mentally preparing myself for the day when i’d have to go i to the covid ward and try to be at leaft half as strong as the other covid warriors… how will i do it, if they couldn’t… i’ll have to do my best… evade the inevitable.. keep my emotion in check, appear strong for the patients and their families, so they dont lose hope and confidence. I’ll have to stay strong and optimistic, not let my morale down when the relatives of those suffering blame us for negligence or when their helplessness emerges out as anger towards us and we become the villain. I’ll have to go on performing my duties and have faith in my capabilities and intent through millions of forms of negativities shackling me every second, pulling me back and keeping me from doing my bit in these times. I too will have to do what thousands of doctors, nurses, medical- nonmedical staff, law enforcement personnel and other warriors are already doing…. I hope i have the strength to do so…. I hope it doesnt get any worse…. I hope this is just a nightmare…. I hope with a snap of fingers, this all goes away and all is as it was…