As an anesthesiologist, Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, works with patients to manage not only pain, but also anxiety. This may be a particular concern for patients receiving nerve block, rather than sedation or general anesthesia, for upper extremity procedures such as hand surgery.
Linux Foundation invites contributions to two open-source Call for Code sustainability projects Clinton Global Initiative University Announces Winner of Call for Code University Edition Energy Trading Platform ARMONK, NY, December 6, 2022 /CNW/ — Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM), founding partner of Call for Code, creator, David Clark Cause, United Nations human rights charity partner and …
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Newswise – Researchers at the Desai Sethi Urology Institute, part of the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, have launched a study to determine if wearing virtual reality headsets during in-office vasectomy helps patients feel relief procedural pain and anxiety. The Miller School researchers partnered for the study with the company Smileyscope, which has …
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Newswise – Researchers at the Desai Sethi Urology Institute, part of the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, have launched a study to determine if wearing virtual reality headsets during in-office vasectomy helps patients feel relief procedural pain and anxiety. The Miller School researchers partnered for the study with the company Smileyscope, which has …
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A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University are developing artificial intelligence (AI) and social work robots to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) earlier. The FEATHER project aims to reduce the number of serious adverse effects that can result from late or misdiagnosis and to reduce the amount of antibiotics prescribed …
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OSAGE, Minn. – Neat piles of aluminum sheets, insulation and dark metal frames lie on long tables in a quiet northern Minnesota manufacturing plant. A group of Native American workers assemble the components into a green energy technology with the goal of reducing heating bills and emissions on tribal lands and beyond. 8th Fire Solar, …
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In his new report, What works to prevent online violence against childrenWHO focuses on ways to curb internet grooming of young people, abuse of sexual images – and cyberaggression and harassment in the form of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, hacking and identity theft. What works also presents strategies and best practices to better protect children. “Our children …
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1. In a single-center randomized controlled trial, young children in the pediatric emergency room who participated in a virtual reality (VR) experience had lower standardized pain scores during the placement of intravenous (IV) catheters ). 2. Subgroup analysis suggested that the effect of virtual reality experience on decreasing visible distress and perceived pain was stronger …
As millions of people travel the highways over the holiday season, many will encounter areas of stationary traffic for no apparent reason, construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you. Human drivers just don’t do a good job of navigating heavy traffic, but an experiment using artificial intelligence in Nashville recently meant help could …
