]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Senior Health Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/963424?rsstype=latest&cid=101 The FDA has given approval for Envoy Medical's Esteem hearing system, the first totally implantable prosthetic for moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. The system detects vibrations at the eardrum, processes the signal digitally, then app... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:22 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/963424?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/962997?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Roughly a quarter of people age 65 or older suffer from depression. More than half of doctor s visits by the elderly involve complaints of emotional distress. Twenty percent of suicides in this country are committed by seniors, with the highest suc... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:09:10 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/962997?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/963126?rsstype=latest&cid=101 If we're going to count radiation exposure an adverse event, perhaps we should consider sternotomy one, too. -Ted Feldman, MDPrinciple Investigator of the Everest II Trial, responding to a critique of minimally invasive mitral valve repair compared ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:41:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/963126?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/962914?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Pregnant women with metal-on-metal hip replacements pass metal ions to the fetus, according to researchers from Rush University Medical Center. Metal-on-metal implants, as the name suggests, have the ball of the joint and the socket made of metal.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:58:43 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/about-arthritis/962914?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/962837?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Via VaccineNewsDaily.com, which I'm linking to in the News Gatherers list: India likely to start H1N1 flu vaccination next week. Excerpt:India is most likely to administer imported swine flu vaccine to the high-risk groups from next week, a se... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:52:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/962837?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/brain-blog/962659?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Elfgren C, Gustafson L, Vestberg S, & Passant U. Subjective memory complaints, neuropsychological performance and psychiatric variables in memory clinic attendees: A 3-year follow-up study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2010 Mar 6. [Epub ah... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:51:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/brain-blog/962659?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/962040?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Active people of all ages, rejoice! On the heels of the New York Times' article about growing concerns associated with metal-on-metal hip implants, Stryker Orthopaedics has announced the release of the ADM X3 Mobile Bearing Acetabular System, a next... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:12:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/962040?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/961305?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Originally published in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorOccurrence of some so-called never events in hospitals may depend partly on unmodifiable risk factors such as patient characteristics, undermining the rationale for ... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/961305?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/961319?rsstype=latest&cid=101 By Denise Silber Dr Bertalan Mesko, or Berci to his friends, is a recently-graduated Hungarian medical doctor, with whom I had the pleasure of blogging about geriatrics at IAGG 2009. Berci was then just beginning his PhD in clinical genomics....... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:31:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/961319?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/961250?rsstype=latest&cid=101 PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place.Th... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:18:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/961250?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/961159?rsstype=latest&cid=101 There has been continued interest in the benefits and potential risks associated with various bearing surfaces in total hip replacement. Most of us are aware of reports of squeaking associated with some types of ceramic-on-ceramic hips. The etiology ... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:58:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/961159?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/961081?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Originally published in MedPage Todayby John Gever, MedPage Today Senior EditorTube-feeding patients with advanced dementia a practice whose effectiveness has been questioned by two widely cited literature reviews is most common in l... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/961081?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/960842?rsstype=latest&cid=101 by John Mandrola, MDConflicted am I on reading of the strategy of a group of South Miami cardiologists who have written their patients complaining of the cuts to reimbursement, primarily cuts in imaging procedures. A tension emerges from within upon... Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:00:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/960842?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/960745?rsstype=latest&cid=101 by Toni Brayer, MDThe organizations that rate hospitals and doctors have proliferated as the internet has become mainstream over the past 5 years. I m sure you have seen some of these: U.S. World & News Report, Consumer Reports Health, Health Grade... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:00:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/960745?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/time-goes-by/960442?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and... Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/time-goes-by/960442?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/959838?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Originally published in MedPage Todayby Todd Neale, MedPage Today Staff WriterRaising seniors copayments for ambulatory care to offset increasing healthcare costs may backfire on insurers, researchers asserted. Seniors enrolled in Medicare plans t... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/959838?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/959712?rsstype=latest&cid=101 by Alex Smith, MDWords have power. Language has power.The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter. Words often imply layers of meaning that are not explicitly articulated, yet rest beneath the surface: I worry that time... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/959712?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/959719?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Sonitus Medical out of San Mateo, California is a company that's betting on bone conducting dental hearing implant technology. The SoundBite Hearing System that the firm is developing consists of a unit that has a microphone and wireless transmitter... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:53:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/959719?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/959257?rsstype=latest&cid=101 I love innovation in healthcare.For people with conductive hearing loss, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids that are implanted surgically use the skull to transmit sound to the inner ear. SoundBite bypasses this problem.SoundBite hearing system is the world ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:04:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/959257?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/959230?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Via The Hindu: Dreaded swine flu may be set for a comeback in Delhi. Excerpt:Still enjoying a breather from the slew of swine flu cases reported until a few weeks ago, doctors in the Capital now warn that with the season changing the relief might no... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:56:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/959230?rsstype=latest&cid=101