How to stop bleeding
How can you stop the bleeding, disinfect the wound and what to do if there are no medicines at hand? For these and other questions, you can get answers from…

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Continuing professional development (CPD) for doctors: there is no limit to perfection
What will change? The principle of continuous training of doctors is a common practice in the developed countries of Europe, America and Asia, in particular in the UK, USA, Poland,…

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How to increase testosterone
Surely all men sooner or later ask themselves the question: how to increase testosterone? This issue is especially relevant in the 21st century, when nutrition, ecology and poor heredity make…

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25 facts about MRI
Causes of color blindness Color blindness is a very common disease that is estimated to affect over 300 million people worldwide! Color blindness in men occurs in 1 in 12…

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Dark circles under the eyes
Dark circles under the eyes occur as a reaction of the body to various negative factors: severe fatigue, prolonged stress, exacerbation of a chronic disease. As a rule, when the…

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How doctors in the US feel about electronic medical systems: a study

In March of this year, Stanford Medicine, together with The Harris Poll, conducted an interesting study in which they tried to find out exactly how doctors in the United States relate to EHR systems – analogues of medical information systems in Ukraine (MIS).

The study involved 521 primary care physicians, that is, family and general practitioners, as well as interns. All physicians at that time were licensed to practice medicine in the United States and had been using HIS for at least a month. Continue reading

How to convince the patient to follow the doctor’s orders?

Medical reform is in full swing in Ukraine. Clinics purchase computer equipment, install MIS, doctors master the work with professional applications and teach patients to communicate in instant messengers. But often all progress in the development of healthcare crosses out the banal human factor – patients refuse to comply with doctor’s prescriptions. They either go for a consultation with a couple more specialists, or, having read information on the Internet, they tritely self-medicate. Continue reading

How artificial intelligence is used in the development of patient treatment regimens: the US experience

An AI-assisted pneumonia care scheme has already saved a U.S. clinic $1,356 per patient, reduced hospital stays by two days, and significantly reduced hospital return visits.
Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida is using artificial intelligence to improve the treatment of pneumonia, sepsis and a dozen other costly, high-mortality diseases.

Typically, AI is used by large academic medical centers rather than public hospitals. But Flagler Hospital also decided to use it. Continue reading

Competition between doctors: who wins?
As part of the reform of the healthcare system in Ukraine, the issue of a possible increase in competition between clinics and doctors is being actively discussed. Is this correct?…

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Botox - myths and facts
Botox - myths and facts: we will look at the most popular procedures and statements related to the group of these drugs. Today, on television and on the Internet, you…

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