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Engadget
Arts and culture journalist Mona Lalwani writes: "I'm sitting on a field of tall, red grass staring straight ahead at a lone tree. Its leaves match the crimson landscape that stretches out before me. In the distance, a rusty orange forest fades into the background. There's a gentle rustling of leaves, occasionally interrupted by the faint chirping of a bird, that forces me to breathe slower."
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R&D Magazine
The path to developing treatments for neurodegenerative disorders hasn’t been an easy one
Over the past few months, a number of pharmaceutical companies reported that promising drug candidates for Alzheimer’s came up short in late-stage studies. Prominent contenders from Eli Lilly and Merck were unable to slow or reverse mental decline in patients diagnosed with a mild to moderate forms of the condition.
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FierceHealthcare
Health systems or hospitals that actively collect patient reviews and publish them may reap a number of rewards from the practice.
Dr. Vivian Lee, CEO of University of Utah Health Care, wrote in a column for STAT that embracing patient reviews has increased trust between the system and patients, and also provides new ideas for ways to improve and innovate care.
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Joan Spitrey
 Despite incredible medical advancements, increased health knowledge and a higher mean income, the United States continues to lag behind other developed countries when it comes to the health of its citizens. In a new study published in The Lancet, researchers examined statistical data from 35 industrialized countries to forecast national age-specific mortality and life expectancy based on birth in 2030.
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Blended Learning with vSim® for Nursing and Scenarios from the National League for Nursing.
When students experience the same patient encounter through different technologies, it allows them to reinforce their knowledge and gradually build confidence and competence.
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Health Informatics
The market segment for artificial intelligence AI-powered wearables will grow 376 percent annually in 2017 to reach 60 million units, according to a new Counterpoint Technology Market Research report.
Indeed, the introduction of artificial intelligence in wearables like smartwatches and “hearables,” or technically advanced, electronic in-ear-devices, will drive growth for the wearable segment in 2017, officials of the report said.
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The Spokesman-Review
Ravi Parikh writes: "A shrill voice from the overhead speaker pierced through the hospital.
“Code Blue. Code Team activated.”
As dozens of pagers rang simultaneously, I knew what that announcement meant. Someone had lost their pulse or had a fatal heart rhythm. Without cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the patient would die. And as the leader of the team that responds to any Code Blue, I was going to make sure that didn’t happen."
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Gwinnet Daily Post
As he outlined the expansion as something that would have an impact well beyond Gwinnett County in Georgia, Wayne Sikes described the two significant additions to the campus as an offering to the people closest to the school. “All of this, and all of this to come, is a gift to the people of Gwinnett County,” said Sikes, a trustee of the Georgia campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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The New York Times
The neonatal intensive care unit is a place full of tiny, vulnerable and critically ill infants; fearful and anxious parents; and busy doctors and nurses working to save lives. But if a parent of a sick baby says something rude to the medical staff, the quality of care might suffer, a new Israeli study suggests.
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By Christina Thielst
 The Texas Medical Board has wrangled with telemedicine companies on policy covering virtual patient and practitioner visits. One of the telemedicine companies impacted, Teledoc, filed a lawsuit against the Medical Board for antitrust violations. And both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission sided with Teledoc. Since that time, it seems the two sides have made an effort to work through their disagreements. The result is newly proposed legislation in the form of S.B. 1107.
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Campbell University
Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine was well-represented this year at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare held in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Steven Halm, assistant dean for simulation medicine, Bob Schmid, simulation center technical director, Brian Mann, director of simulation education, and Dusty Barbour, simulation technician, presented numerous “works in progress” programs at the meeting.
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