Revolutionizing Healthcare: Johannesburg to Host the first “Smart Health Summit” to Drive Digital Health Transformation and Improve Access to Quality Care [Johannesburg, South Africa] – The healthcare landscape is on the brink of a digital revolution, and the upcoming “Smart Health Summit” in Johannesburg, South Africa, is set to be a pivotal event in driving …
The Smart Health Summit 1-3 June 2023 will be a smorgasbord of technology and C-Suite executives. Imagine, for a moment, that you feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest. As you stand next to the nurse’s station, with an intern taking your vitals in triage, you wish they could stop asking you questions …
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Higher blood caffeine levels appear to reduce the risks for both adiposity and type 2 diabetes, the results of a new study suggest. Explaining that caffeine has thermogenic effects, the researchers note that previous short-term studies have linked caffeine intake with reductions in weight and fat mass. And observational data have shown associations between coffee …
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Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) fights viruses and bacteria. However, sometimes it targets the body itself. “This then leads to inflammation, the healing of which the body is unable to keep under control,” explained Ulf Müller-Ladner, MD, PhD, chairperson of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM). At the DGIM annual press conference, Müller-Ladner, who is also …
Dilating eyedrops may delay ― and perhaps even prevent ― the onset of myopia in children, according to findings from a study published in JAMA. The study was conducted by researchers in Hong Kong. Myopia is irreversible once it takes root and can contribute to other vision problems, such as macular degeneration, retinal detachment, glaucoma, …
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Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown? Researchers from Aarhus University have come closer to answering this question in a large study, which has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics. Together with national and international …
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Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy and “broken heart syndrome,” is a sudden, transient cardiac syndrome that involves dramatic left ventricular apical akinesis and mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It was first described in Japan in 1990 by Sato et al. Patients often present with chest pain, have ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography (ECG), …
As the Bard said, “Love is a many splendored thing.” Appropriately, that quote is from Shakespeare’s sonnets, not his plays. Although, as a scientist, I can talk about the brain chemistry of love, I am also certain that love can be as much poetry as chemistry. Let’s look at both the chemical brain processes that …
A new equation for calculating a person’s kidney function — their estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) — worked as well with serum cystatin C as it did with serum creatinine as the biomarker. And in both cases, the new equation was more accurate for gauging renal function compared with the method currently endorsed for widespread …
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This year, U.S. News, with the help of more than 30 nutritionists, doctors, and epidemiologists, ranked 24 diets in several categories to help people find a plan that meets their goals, whether it’s finding the best weight loss diet, easiest one to follow, or plans for other goals, such as managing diabetes or heart disease. …
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