NVIDIA: Healthcare

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, is pioneering the use of generative AI to discover and develop new therapeutics and deliver treatments to patients more efficiently. A new collaboration between Genentech, the biotechnology pioneer, and NVIDIA aims to transform the discovery and development of new medicines by bringing together experts from each company to optimize and accelerate Genentech’s proprietary algorithms.

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Penn Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At age 22, Marc A. Satalof donated his first pint of blood at HUP. On Nov. 15, now 76, he returned to Penn Medicine to give his 280th and final pint—marking a total of 35 gallons diligently donated over more than 50 years.

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The Surgical Tech Student

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Organizing cords can be so difficult & nervewracking! BUT it’s a really important part of surgery to master!! Here’s how I go about tackling my cords!! I have been known to be the master of tangling cords~! Unfortunately, it’s effortless to do! Once I have everything set up, I make sure my cords are taken care of! I grab each individually & pull them apart from top to bottom & re-wrap them so they are free of tangles & knots!

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AAS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought forth a myrad of applications across diverse fields, and academic medicine is no outlier. Among the various AI models, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has faced its share of skepticism. However, when used judiciously, it emerges as a multifaceted tool with promising applications in research, education, and patient care.

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RK.MD

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

As an intensivist, I’m always looking for ways to utilize ultrasonography to rule out/in pathologies on my differential. Rather than ordering lower extremity Doppler ultrasounds for every patient (a study that is costly from a time, financial, and human resource standpoint), I perform a three-point compression ultrasound ( 3PCUS ) to rule out most proximal lower extremity deep vein thromboses (DVTs).

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Incision

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Surgery is a high-impact place to reduce waste. In this article, we explore the complex and confronting topic of waste in surgical care and the unignorable price that this comes at. We look for solutions in some of the inspiring initiatives of teams worldwide, helping us balance the books and work together towards a brighter, more sustainable future.

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Mark Raines

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In our community, doctors are in a group of people that are held up to a different standard than the rest of the community. I realised that a few years ago when I posted to Facebook a picture of myself holding up a dead feral cat that I had dispatched with an arrow. Someone commented “Doctors should not be killing animals” And I thought I was doing the environment a favour by taking a predator of native animals out of the picture.

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