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Nottingham Trent University via Medical Xpress
A researcher has used 3-D printing to create an imitation human body with the tactile qualities of living organs to train surgeons dealing with trauma emergencies. Richard Arm – of Nottingham Trent University's School of Art & Design – working alongside industry partners, created the model from silicone gels and fibers to help prepare trainee surgeons for the mental and physical experience of operating on chest cavity organs.
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NBC News
The FDA has approved the first artificial pancreas — a cellphone-sized device that automatically takes care of checking a patient's blood sugar and delivers lifesaving insulin as needed.
The surprise approval — it wasn't expected until next year sometime — means patients with type-1 diabetes will be able to hook up the device and skip the regular finger pricks to constantly check their blood sugar.
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FierceHealthcare
Despite the high costs, hospitals across the country are making room in their budgets to prepare for security threats, according to a new survey. Eighty-five percent of 255 hospital executives surveyed said their organizations use aggressive staff training to help both clinical and nonclinical employees deal with security threats, according to the 2016 Hospital Security Survey, compiled by Health Facilities Management and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
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Health eCareers
If you don't love your job, you're not alone. A Gallup study found 70 percent of Americans are unhappy with their jobs. Physicians are also feeling the effects of job fatigue. According to a recent Medscape report, only 33 percent of male physicians and only 26 percent of female physicians report being happy at work.
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I4U News
A brain simulator from Stanford University is meant to facilitate surgeons in their job. It especially simulates brain swelling thereby lending surgeons a chance to practice their profession in a safe and secure manner.
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Healthcare IT News
IBM and Siemens Healthineers recently launched a five-year, global strategic alliance to take population health management around the world. The goal is to help hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks and other providers deliver value-based care to patients with complex, chronic and costly conditions such as heart disease and cancer, executives said.
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Bakersfield.com
Bakersfield, California, happens to be at the leading edge of a revolutionary trend in medical technology that makes use of the latest in robotics to extend the reach of a surgeon’s hands and the sharpness and depth of her vision. Since January, Kern Medical Center has been one of only four hospitals in California that have the da Vinci Xi surgical system. This fourth-generation development in robotic technology allows a surgeon’s hand movements to be converted into smaller, precise movements of tiny instruments inside a patient’s body.
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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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Drug Discovery & Development
A new Rice University study uses computer simulations to explore the initial steps of the molecular process that leads to Alzheimer's disease.
The disease starts by the aggregation of a common protein called amyloid beta. The Rice study is the first to model the energy landscape of the assembly of many copies of the pathogenic protein into its toxic form.
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Medical Economics
Our country is aging.
Every month, 250,000 Americans turn 65 years old. The number of older adults will more than double between 2010 and 2040. More than 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older in 2040, up from 1 in 8 in 2010. And by then the country’s population will look a lot like Florida's where today nearly 19% of the residents are 65 or older.
This new demography raises the question of whether we're prepared to meet the healthcare needs of an aging America. The answer, experts agree, is no.
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By Brian Bauer
 It's no secret the healthcare industry is experiencing explosive job growth with the increasing demand for health services. Technology seems to bring us into the future faster with each passing year, and with these advances come new methods of performing old tasks and new opportunities to fill roles that were inconceivable not so long ago. The aging baby boomer population, climbing average life expectancy and increased preventive care coverage are also major change agents.
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Medscape
Interventions that promote awareness among physicians of the signs of burnout and target the individual and organizational drivers of it go a long way toward reducing the problem, a new analysis suggests.
In a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of physician burnout interventions, investigators identify multiple individual and organizational-based programs that produced significant improvements in the prevalence and severity of overall burnout, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization.
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EMS1.com
Body-worn cameras, though widely used in law enforcement, are infrequently used in EMS. Dr. Jeffrey Ho, the chief medical director for Hennepin EMS, who also works as a deputy sheriff, described a simulation study conducted to assess the accuracy of patient care documentation at the EMS World Expo. EMS documentation usually occurs from memory, a process that can introduce error. Body-worn camera videos can improve event recall during the ePCR process.
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Keith Carlson
 When you land a new nursing position, your first month is an important time to make a good impression and initiate good habits that set you up for success. The following list is not comprehensive, but these five items will certainly elevate your performance and help you integrate painlessly.
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