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Portable Assay Offers Rapid, Low-Cost TB Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

Researchers have engineered a portable “lab‑in‑tube” (LIT) assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA directly from blood, saliva, or sputum in less than 60 minutes at a relatively low cost, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. Nguyen, also the chief medical officer for care navigation with the Federation, described the innovation priorities at Kaiser Permanente.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. And he is also a clinical audiologist, which is going to be key for this podcast. Transcript.

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Bathrooms “R” Us

Physician's Practice

This may cause you to question the airline’s attention to details like engine maintenance or losing passenger’s luggage. This article inspired by Shep Hyken’s article appearing in Forbes Magazine Neil Baum, MD , a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

We didn’t make them communicate it, but we focused them on it, which makes them more likely to then utilize that information. And it’s the right thing to do clinically for patients and families. We didn’t make them do anything with that information, just document it. Jaspal 34:36 I do believe that.

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Do You Hear What I Hear? One Year of OTC Hearing Aids

FDA Law Blog

There was widespread agreement among stakeholders that utilization of hearing aids by people with hearing loss was far too low, although there was substantial disagreement as to causes for the underutilization. While the advent of OTC hearing aids has had an impact, those lofty goals have not been met, at least yet.