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Brown University via ScienceDaily
A new simulation of how the costs and the course of the dementia epidemic affect U.S. families finds that neurodegenerative conditions can more than double the healthcare expenditures of aging and that the vast majority of that financial burden remains with families rather than government insurance programs. The total average cost to care for a person with dementia was more than $321,000 over about five years, compared to an average cost of $137,280 to care for the same person without dementia, the simulation showed.
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Keith Carlson
Nurses have embraced new media and digital technologies with varying degrees of enthusiasm since well before the turn of the century.
Some nurses and nursing organizations utilize blogs, podcasts, social media and video as platforms for health promotion, entrepreneurship, leadership and career development. Such technologies can continue to be harnessed for the good of the nursing profession and the healthcare ecosystem in general.
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Healthcare Finance News
As cybercriminals continue to wreak havoc on the healthcare industry, a recent Deloitte study reflects the aftermath. More than one-third of surveyed professionals in the "Internet of Things-connected medical device ecosystem" said their organizations had suffered cybersecurity incidents, and 30 percent said pinpointing and mitigating the risks associated with medical devices is the industry's greatest cybersecurity challenge.
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Although children between the ages of 11 and 14 years old demonstrate a high level of interest and skills in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – their interest dwindles as they get older, according to new research from Randstad, a global human resources firm.
The survey also revealed a gender gap. Girls are 34 percent more likely than boys to say that STEM jobs are hard to understand.
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Becker's Healthcare
As the healthcare system continues to come under increased pressure to maximize throughput and treat patients more efficiently, there is a growing body of work in artificial intelligence to optimize everything from diagnosing a patient to designing treatment plans.
DeepMind, a leading company in AI who is now part of the Alphabet group is looking for ways to accelerate the process of getting patients from diagnosis to treatment faster.
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FierceHealthcare
Educating new mothers about potentially life-threatening postpartum complications could make a big dent in the maternal death rate. Right now they aren't getting that information, according to a new study.
High maternal death rates have caused alarm in some areas of the country recently, especially in light of statistics from the CDC Foundation that reveal that nearly 6 in 10 maternal deaths could have been prevented.
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In its "Wearable Device Market Forecasts" report, the company is forecasting that wearable device shipments will increase from 118 million units in 2016 to 430 million by 2022 – a compound annual growth rate of 24.1 percent. This growth, represented below, is supposedly to be driven by demand for healthcare applications for smartwatches, fitness trackers and body sensors. While smartwatches and fitness trackers remain the "flag bearers" of the wearable market at present, Tractica suggests that growth among those devices is slowing.
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Peoria Journal Star
One woman describes getting slapped and groped on the job. Another was punched in the head repeatedly. A third was bitten so hard that a spike in blood pressure burst an aneurysm in her brain, altering her life forever.
All three are nurses, who say their jobs place them in harm’s way as the rate of violent incidents at hospitals appears to be growing. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that the rate of hospital employees intentionally injured on the job at the hands of another person is significantly higher than the rate across all private industries.
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