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Photomicrograph showing insulin granules (blue) and the pancreatic beta cells (red) that produced them. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers successfully tested a “smart agent” system that integrates electronic health records and infusion pumps to help nurses manage the automatic delivery of insulin to critically ill patients, reducing errors and saving time. Credit: Public domain image
Nurses traditionally manage insulin intake for critically ill patients by following precise steps to manually calculate the correct dose for each person. Looking for ways to improve this process, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality recently tested a “smart agent” system that integrates electronic health records and infusion pumps to automate insulin dose selection.
Chronic itch known clinically as chronic pruritus is characterized as an unrelenting and sometimes even debilitating sensation to itch, and often lowers the quality of life for those who suffer with it. Treating the condition has been difficult because there are few Food and Drug Administration-approved therapies. Now, a recent case study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that a promising option for patients with chronic itch may already be available: medical marijuana (cannabis).
A report on the team s findings was published April 9, 2021, in Chronic itch can be an especially difficult condition to treat, with off-label therapeutics often utilized, says Shawn Kwatra, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With the increased utilization of medical marijuana and our knowledge of the role of the endocannabinoid system [a complex cell-signaling system that regulates a variety of functions in the body]
Surgery center in Beachwood sells for $58.3 million
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The Beachwood Medical Center at the corner of Chagrin Boulevard and Richmond Road has changed hands in a $58.3 million deal.
The Beachwood Medical Center, 25501 Chagrin Blvd., has been sold by its local ownership to Montecito Medical, a Nashville-based specialist in medical properties, for $58.3 million, according to Cuyahoga County land records.
The seller was Manna Isle LLC of Cleveland, a physician-led investor group that developed the 69,800-square-foot property in 2019 and was later joined first by Lake Health and then University Hospitals of Cleveland in the operation.
The transaction leaves the operating partnership of the property unchanged as it is principally controlled by Lake Health and UH, according to a release on the transaction. Separately, Lake Health merged operations into UH last month.
The Optical Society and Society for Imaging Science and Technology Honor Leader in Biomedical Imaging
WASHINGTON – The Optical Society (OSA) and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) are pleased to name Joseph A. Izatt of Duke University, USA the 2021 Edwin H. Land Medal winner. Izatt is recognized for foundational contributions to the invention, development, and commercialization of optical coherence-based technologies for in vivo biomedical imaging, and for the education and mentoring of distinguished scientists and engineers.
Joseph Izatt is a true leader in optical coherence-based imaging research whose entrepreneurial spirit and mentorship is emblematic of the Edwin Land Medal,” said 2021 OSA President Connie Chang-Hasnain, Whinnery Chair Professor Emerita of EECS at University of California, Berkeley, USA. “His trailblazing accomplishments have contributed to the development of technologies that will benefit society indefinitely.”