Game of Drones: The Race to Medical Drones
More than 350,000 Americans suffered cardiac arrests this past year, and only 12% survived. The reason? First responders with their defibrillators often don’t make it to the scene on time. So, as his master’s degree project, Alec Momont proposed a solution: medical drones. The engineering grad student of Delft University of Technology hopes to iron out the technical and legal issues of his ambulatory drones. In addition to grabbing...
Physician Specialties For Locum Tenens
While there are locum tenens jobs available in just about all physician specialties, there are a few specialties that are more popular than others. Whether you’re a well-established locum tenens, or just getting into the field, it’s important to look at the following physician specialties and to see if your area of expertise fits with these positions. These are just a few jobs to consider when looking for a locum tenens job. 4...
Rideshare Partnerships Improve Access to Care
The Affordable Care Act provided millions of Americans with access to health insurance. However, many still cannot get the care they need due to lack of transportation. This has created an opportunity for rideshare partnerships between health care providers and companies like Uber and Lyft to improve patient access to care. The Cost of Missed Appointments Missing appointments is costly for patients and health care providers. Annually,...
Hero Bugs: Why Medicine is Digging for Bacteria
Bacteria can be the root of many disease and illnesses, causing the world of medicine to constantly search for the next most efficient vaccine or cure. Although these microscopic organisms don’t have a brain, they’re actually pretty smart. Some possess the ability to produce, break down and change, or digest almost whatever compound they want, even if they’ve never encountered it before. Such is the case with many of today’s so-called...
Superbug Infections: Epidemic of the Unknown
Superbugs are bacteria that resist antibiotics. These bacteria, and sometimes viruses, can build up a resistance to drugs, which means some superbug infections have no treatment options. Most recently, superbug headlines have talked about the Zika virus. The number of infections or superbug-related deaths is an unknown figure due to reporting inadequacies across the nation. Senator Jerry Hill hopes to change this with his Superbug...