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Novel wearable belt with sensors accurately monitors heart failure 24/7

Medical Xpress

million adults in the United States have heart failure and that number is estimated to increase to 8 million by 2030. Heart failure is a progressive clinical syndrome characterized by a structural abnormality of the heart, in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the body's requirements.

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Your Guide to Healthcare Careers in New Haven County, CT

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

The state’s Department of Labor projects that healthcare practitioners and healthcare support occupations will see greater employment through 2030, particularly in chronic care and family medicine. Highlight your relevant work history and clinical experience.

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Power to the Patient with Patient Generated Health Data

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently partnered with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) to host a two-day workshop to help advance the use of patient-generated health data (PGHD) to support improved clinical trials, medical device development, and regulatory science.

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A Final LDT Rule in April!? Will FDA be prepared?

FDA Law Blog

Searches were done for all IVD panels: immunology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, pathology, toxicology, hematology, and molecular genetics. [15] 20, 2023) (“The lack of an equivalent IVD on the market is the primary reason labs develop LDTs.”) [7] PRIA. 8] FDA assumes that user fees will cover much of the increased costs. . ;

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

If in your own work, your clinical work, is this something that you see people struggle with you, you see yourself struggle with? So my background clinically is working with cancer patients and families and those who underwent bone marrow transplant, and a lot of times for their treatment regimen, it includes steroids.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. The AMA points out that doctors must have more schooling and significantly more clinical experience than nurse practitioners.

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250,000 Preventable Deaths Every Year: Why Climate and Health Must Be Funded Together

My Green Doctor

According to the World Health Organization, climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths every year between 2030 and 2050. Investing in climate-smart healthcare infrastructure—clinics that can withstand extreme heat, storms, and flooding. It is a public health catastrophe—and it’s claiming lives every day.