The Medical Futurist
JUNE 21, 2025
Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. Harbisson received a specialised electronic eye, his “eyeborg” to be able to render perceived colours as sounds on the musical scale.
Mesa Family Physician
MARCH 6, 2025
Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Many practices now offer electronic pre-registration that can be completed before your appointment.
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GeriPal
JULY 28, 2022
GeriPal post on “fast food” style palliative care in chronic critical illness. Areej: So when I was in college, I had a close friend who had a serious illness and actually died as a result of cancer. I entered medical school and I did a course that was offered that’s called living with a life threatening illness.
GeriPal
JUNE 30, 2022
Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And I came to the now I think naive conclusion that fixing and avoiding complications was the secret. They were more likely to have a major inpatient surgical complication. She falls and breaks her hip.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 19, 2023
And we have Scott Halpern, who is Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Director of the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center or Payer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. And we were able, because of the way OHSU has the registry and POLST link had just been integrated into our electronic medical records.
GeriPal
JUNE 15, 2023
Audio: [electronic voice] Alex Smith has been taken over by an artificial intelligence. Because the in serious illness care and care for older adults, their care is often very complex. This is Eric Widera. Eric: I’m not sure if people could hear that, but that’s artificial intelligence – Alex Smith is here.
GeriPal
JUNE 9, 2022
We can’t possibly meet the needs of all people with newly diagnosed serious illness. She’s also a member of the PAIR Center, which stands for Palliative Advanced Illness Research Center. And bringing more palliative care to the living with serious illness instead of dying from serious illness population.
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