Mon.Jan 08, 2024

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Every moment of the day need *not* be productive

Amanda Xi

Today’s inane image of the day : Another gem from my one-day adventure out to Western MA – I finally got to explore The Clark. The impressionist room is breathtaking and if it weren’t for rain, I would have probably spent hours exploring the grounds. I spent the majority of my life feeling the pressure to “hustle.” That productivity was equated with my worth.

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Amgen to Build Generative AI Models for Novel Human Data Insights and Drug Discovery

NVIDIA: Healthcare

Generative AI is transforming drug research and development, enabling new discoveries faster than ever — and Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, is tapping the technology to power its research. Amgen will build AI models trained to analyze one of the world’s largest human datasets on an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD , a full-stack data center platform, that will be installed at Amgen’s deCODE genetics’ headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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How simple questions and behavioral nudges are improving care

Penn Medicine

With a new round of pilot programs selected by the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, teams are looking to come up with answers for a variety of health care delivery concerns.

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NVIDIA Generative AI Is Opening the Next Era of Drug Discovery and Design

NVIDIA: Healthcare

In perhaps the healthcare industry’s most dramatic transformation since the advent of computing, digital biology and generative AI are helping to reinvent drug discovery, surgery, medical imaging and wearable devices. NVIDIA has been preparing for this moment for over a decade, building deep domain expertise, creating the NVIDIA Clara healthcare-specific computing platform and expanding its work with a rich ecosystem of partners.

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Effect of Lidocaine on Breast Cancer

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. [1] As surgical resection is the primary method of treatment for these patients, there is a high risk of blood-borne metastasis. This occurs when trauma to the central tumor causes tumor cells to shed and enter the bloodstream, circulating and then exiting into distant regions of the body. [2] Additionally, surgical operations have been shown to decrease natural killer cell

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How Psychological State Affects the Operating Room (OR)

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Many factors affect the operating room (OR) and surgery success, ranging from patient-related factors to resource-related factors to even clinician-related factors. Research has demonstrated that a patient’s psychological state can play a role; in addition, the psychological state of clinicians can also impact the OR. Developing techniques to accurately measure and study the psychological state of the surgical team in the OR is critical, along with techniques to address detrimental states.

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Kudos to our Austin Monthly Top Doctors for 2024

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons

We are humbled and honored to begin the new year with recognition from our peers in the local Austin medical community. CTVS is pleased to share that several members of our team of our board-certified cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons have been named to Austin Monthly magazine’s Top Doctors list for 2024.

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