Wed.Nov 08, 2023

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Kidney Donation Bonds Two Veterans Forever

Penn Medicine

While scrolling through social media, Air Force veteran Morgan Slaughter saw a post about another veteran in need. What followed was a selfless act that saved the life of a stranger.

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Harrison.ai CEO Dr. Aengus Tran on Using AI as a Spell Check for Health Checks

NVIDIA: Healthcare

Clinician-led healthcare AI company Harrison.ai has built an AI system that effectively serves as a “spell checker” for radiologists — flagging critical findings to improve the speed and accuracy of radiology image analysis, reducing misdiagnoses. In the latest episode of NVIDIA’s AI Podcast , host Noah Kravitz spoke with Harrison.ai cofounder and CEO Aengus Tran about the company’s mission to scale global healthcare capacity with autonomous AI systems.

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Anesthesiologist Shortages Globally

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

A looming shortage of anesthesiologists globally may affect the accessibility of healthcare in the next ten years. The American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that there will be a workforce gap of as many as 12,500 anesthesiologists in the United States by 2033 (3). Similarly, a study from the UK suggests that there will be a shortage of 11,000 anesthetic staff members by 2040, preventing 8.25 million operations from taking place (3).

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Common Side Effects After Colonoscopy

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Colorectal conditions are prevalent in the United States and globally, with many needing one-time or even regular screenings. A colonoscopy is a test used to check a patient’s bowels via endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel using a small camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. A colonoscopy is a straightforward procedure, but it may incur a number of side effects.