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Dry Eye, Dry Skin & Health Olympics Education Discussed On Sharon Kleyne Talk Radio


Air Date: 9 December 2019

Guest: Anouche Moshari Roberts, M.D., The Liquid Facelift and Laser Center, Northern Virginia

https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/119096/do-you-suffer-from-dry-eye-and-dry-skin

“We humans,” says Sharon Kleyne, founder and research director of Bio Logic Aqua® Research Water Life Science® in Grants Pass, Oregon and the host of the internationally syndicated radio program, The Sharon Kleyne Hour Water Life Science®/Nature’s Pharma®, The Power of Water® & Your Health sponsored by Nature’s Tears® EyeMist® on VoiceAmerica and produced by Rose Hong, founder and director of Global Dragon TV in Washington, D.C., “have a tendency to take for granted and ignore what is all around us—water. Yet, what is happening to the human body is also happening to the planet earth and the solar system. Have you noticed,” continues Kleyne, “that everything seems out of control? I blame that on the lack of education. So, I decided to start the educational Health Olympics.”

The moment one is born, Kleyne teaches, one begins to evaporate water. “From birth,” Kleyne says, “we should be educating ourselves about our health, about living in rhythm with the planet and the solar system.” Kleyne accuses politicians of not making water a priority, “Dry eye, for example, is vision impairment from birth. The surface of the eye is 99 percent water. It is common sense!” Kleyne insists. “You must drink pure water—one full glass at a time—throughout the day and night. If you don’t drink enough water, dry eye will get worse, and that can lead to additional impairment and potential blindness.” That is why Kleyne invented Nature’s Tears® EyeMist®, pure water technology to supplement the always-evaporating tear film. “We need to improve the water education of our children,” Kleyne says.

Anouche Moshari Roberts, trained as an ophthalmologist, born in Iran, raised in Germany and guiding The Liquid Facelift and Laser Center in Northern Virginia, agrees. “Dry eye is common,” Roberts commiserates. “The good news is you can treat it easily; the bad news is that it can cause vision problems.” Roberts shares that dry eye symptoms include a scratchy feeling, like sand in the eye, stinging, redness and blurred vision. “Also,” Roberts reveals, “children are staring too much at screens. This dries out the oil ducts around the tear film. Children need to be taught to remember to blink regularly. They’re also not drinking enough water during the day.”

Roberts’s The Liquid Facelift and Laser Center offers revolutionary non-invasive i-Lipo body contouring laser treatments, as well as treatments with the Icon Laser by Palomar Medical. Yet, Roberts agrees with Kleyne that it all begins with getting a handle on body water evaporation if one hopes to maintain healthy eyes and skin.

Drinking water, supplementing the eyes with Nature’s Tears® EyeMist®, educating ourselves from birth about water vapor evaporation and supplemental water technology, and embracing the Health Olympics will finally get dry eye, dry skin and blindness under control,” says Kleyne.

If you would like to listen to the program featuring Anouche Moshari Roberts, M.D. of The Liquid Facelift and Laser Center in Northern Virginia and water evaporation and education Health Olympics researcher Sharon Kleyne during which they discuss dry eye, blindness, body water evaporation, education and the Health Olympics, dry skin, symptoms and causes of dry skin dry eye and relief of dry eye with Nature’s Tears® EyeMist®, you may do so by following this link: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/119096/do-you-suffer-from-dry-eye-and-dry-skin

If you wish to see a brief educational film that demonstrates the application of the new Dry Eye Solution® technology Nature’s Tears® EyeMist®, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0gOr8TB45U

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Vyasa Analytics, the Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Solutions Provider, Joins Pistoia Alliance


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Vyasa Analytics, an innovative provider of highly scalable deep-learning A.I. analytics software, today announced its membership in the Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit organization empowering healthcare and life sciences organizations to work together to lower the barriers to research and development (R&D) and discover breakthroughs in their fields.

Vyasa is focused on the application of its innovative deep learning A.I. software solutions for text and image analytics in the life sciences and healthcare verticals. Vyasa’s secure, highly-scalable deep learning software, including Layar, Synapse and Cortex, allows clients to build advanced, secure data fabric architectures and apply deep learning analytics to text, image and related content to help enable better utilization of enterprise “dark data” for decision making and business efficiency gains.

“The Pistoia Alliance is one of the main drivers behind the data and analytics conversation in the life sciences space, and we could not be more excited to join in on that conversation,” said Dr. Christopher Bouton, founder and CEO of Vyasa. “We believe our expertise in the development and application of deep learning A.I. along with the collaborative, pre-competitive nature of the Alliance will allow us to apply technological advances and breakthroughs more seamlessly than ever before.”

Within the alliance, Vyasa plans to prioritize projects geared towards image and text analytics as related to a wide range of use cases including drug repositioning, competitive intelligence, legal research, EHR analytics, compliance/fraud detection, crystal morphology classification for formulation and business development.

“We are very pleased to welcome Vyasa into The Pistoia Alliance and look forward to working with them to achieve our goal of lowering barriers to innovation in the life science industry. The world of life sciences R&D continues to change rapidly – and sharing, partnering and collaborating will be essential to increased innovation. As our membership continues to grow, our projects and initiatives will be vital in fostering this collaborative mind-set and leading to new breakthroughs,” commented Dr Steve Arlington, President of The Pistoia Alliance.

To learn more about Vyasa, visit https://vyasa.com/.

About Vyasa Analytics

Vyasa Analytics provides highly scalable deep learning software and analytics. Our technologies enable organizations to ask complex questions across large scale data sets and gain critical insights to make better business decisions.

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Intelligent.com Announces Best Master’s in Christian Counseling Degree Programs for 2020


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Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 25 Master’s in Christian Counseling Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 143 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

The 2020 rankings are calculated through a unique scoring system which includes student engagement, potential return on investment and leading third party evaluations. Intelligent.com analyzed 143 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 25 making it to the final list. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each university.

Students who pursue any one of these programs can expect to gain employment much quicker in comparison to candidates without a degree. In addition to accessibility and cost, the steady job growth in this market is one of the many reasons Intelligent.com researched and ranked the Top Master’s in Christian Counseling Degree Programs. To access the complete ranking, please visit: https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-christian-counseling-degree-programs/

2020 Master’s in Christian Counseling Degree Programs featured on Intelligent.com (in alphabetical order):

Amridge University

Apex School of Theology

Bob Jones University

California Baptist University

Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary

Colorado Christian University

Concordia University, Wisconsin

Cornerstone University

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas Theological Seminary

Fordham University

Grand Canyon University

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Huntington University

Liberty University

Loyola University Chicago

Luther Rice College & Seminary

Maranatha Baptist University

Messiah College

Regent University

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Trevecca Nazarene University

About Intelligent.com

Intelligent.com provides unbiased research to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The website offers curated guides which include the best degree programs as well as information about financial aid, internships and even study strategies. With comprehensive, user-friendly guides and hundreds of program rankings, Intelligent.com is a trusted source among students and prospective students. To learn more, please visit https://www.intelligent.com/.

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VirTrial Acquires SnapMD and Bolsters Virtual Care Management Platform


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By offering a simplified, straight-forward user experience and the ability for sponsors to include multiple countries with extensive features, VirTrial continues to set the bar in decentralized clinical trial platforms.

VirTrial, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, announced today the acquisition of SnapMD, an industry-leading provider of telemedicine tools and services that improve patient engagement. The acquisition bolsters VirTrial’s capabilities with access to SnapMD’s telemedicine platform and technical expertise. In addition, the relationship enables integration of additional features and capabilities into VirTrial’s Virtual Care Management (VCM) platform to further establish VirTrial as the dominant global decentralized clinical trial (DCT) solution in the market.

The acquisition supports VirTrial’s goal of making hybrid decentralized clinical trials seamless for sponsors, sites, and patients. The VirTrial platform works with any device (Apple, Android, tablet and/or computer) and can be used by any site. Continuing that focus on flexibility and ease of use, new enhancements available via SnapMD technology will improve functionality and further simplify user experience.

“Our acquisition of SnapMD enables us to better implement our vision of making clinical trials easier for everyone involved from sponsors to sites and patients. By offering a simplified, straight-forward user experience and the ability for sponsors to include multiple countries with extensive features, VirTrial continues to set the bar in decentralized clinical trial platforms,” said Mark Hanley, CEO of VirTrial.

SnapMD’s VCM solution is used by providers nationwide to engage patients via a secure, HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based software platform. The company will operate as a subsidiary of VirTrial and will continue to provide its market-leading telemedicine solution across the healthcare space.

“We are extremely thrilled to join the VirTrial team and drive the evolution of telemedicine platforms in the clinical research industry,” said David Skibinski, CEO of SnapMD. “This transaction will enable SnapMD to further its commitment to improve access to care, regardless of setting, through an industry-best telemedicine solution and unmatched breadth of services.”

About VirTrial

VirTrial is a telemedicine company providing a stable, long-standing virtual care management (VCM) platform to transform the clinical trial industry. The platform combines video, text, and email allowing pharmaceutical companies and CROs to create patient centric Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) by replacing some study visits with virtual visits. The vision is for 25-50% of visits to be conducted virtually creating a hybrid model. This model is ideally suited for Phase III/Phase IV trials where patient compliance can be assessed from any location. The VirTrial app is supported on any device (Android, Apple, tablet, computer) and can be used by any site. It is hosted in a secure cloud-based environment and is HIPAA and GDPR compliant.

VirTrial enables greater accessibility to trials for patients, higher performance by clinical trial sites, and improved outcomes for pharmaceutical companies. Working together we can bring better medications to market more quickly.

For more information please visit http://www.virtrial.com

About SnapMD

SnapMD offers the leading enterprise-level Virtual Care Management (VCM) telehealth platform. The full-stack software solution enables healthcare providers to engage their patients via a comprehensive, secure, HIPAA/HITECH/COPPA compliant, cloud-based telemedicine platform with powerful back-end systems to manage the digital health care continuum. SnapMD offers the software and services that healthcare providers need to improve access to convenient and effective care. SnapMD’s robust, scalable, private-label VCM platform is designed to handle multiple service-lines and can be deployed as a single telehealth platform across the enterprise.

For more information, please visit http://www.snap.md

About Kinderhook Industries

Kinderhook Industries, LLC is a private investment firm that manages over $3.0 billion of committed capital. We have made in excess of 225 investments and follow-on acquisitions since inception. Kinderhook’s investment philosophy is predicated on matching unique, growth-oriented investment opportunities with exceptional financial expertise and our proprietary network of operating partners. Our focus is on middle market businesses with defensible niche market positioning in the healthcare services, environmental / business services and automotive / light manufacturing sectors. We have a track record of successfully and consistently building industry leaders.

For more information please visit http://www.kinderhook.com

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iPatientCare announces its Platinum Sponsorship for HITCON 2020


iPatientCare announces its Platinum Sponsorship for HITCON 2020 - Healthcare IT Conference in Ahmedabad, India

iPatientCare announces its Platinum Sponsorship for HITCON 2020 – Healthcare IT Conference in India

“HITCON and iPatientCare both are committed to the same vision – to empower medical fraternity with the use of latest technology, which in turn benefits patients and upgrade medical practice as well,” said Udayan Mandavia, Chief Growth Officer, iPatientCare/AssureCare

iPatientCare, a pioneer in cloud-based ambulatory EHR and revenue cycle management services announced today its exclusive platinum sponsorship of HITCON 2020, the Healthcare IT Conference in Gujarat. The conference is scheduled for January 11 – 12 and will bring together the leading minds in medicine, healthcare technology, and corporate hospitals. The conference will highlight several panel discussions on the theme ‘Learn, Innovate, Upgrade’, featuring industry experts, physicians, and academicians.

iPatientCare is known for its pioneering contribution to evolving an easy-to-use, mobile-friendly electronic health record, ePrescribing, and hospital information management system, designed by doctors for the doctors. As the exclusive platinum sponsor, iPatientcare will have an exhibit booth throughout the conference and will showcase its best-in-class healthcare IT solutions and technical capabilities associated with evolving healthcare landscape.

“HITCON and iPatientCare both are committed to the same vision – to empower medical fraternity with the use of latest technology, which in turn benefits patients and upgrade medical practice as well. iPatientCare is proud to support this vision and looks forward to sharing our progress till date on this interactive platform with a diverse audience consisting of doctors from across all specialties, healthcare organizations, and other institutions,” said Udayan Mandavia, Chief Growth Officer, iPatientCare/AssureCare.

This mega HealthTech event provides an unparalleled opportunity for doctors to enhance their knowledge and skills, navigate challenges and be future-ready. Additionally, presentations and panel discussions will focus on topics aimed to address upcoming industry changes and take a holistic approach to running all aspects of medical practice.

For more information about iPatientCare’s presence or to schedule a meeting with iPatientCare at HITCON 2020, drop an email at sales@ipatientcare.com

About iPatientCare

iPatientCare is a full suite of innovative healthcare products and value-added services that help physician offices, rural health clinics, and community/federally qualified health centers (CHC/FQHC) nationwide in improving the health of their patients, enhancing patient care through care management/coordination/analytics, and reducing costs of care delivery.

The awards-winning EHR, integrated practice solutions and value-added services, such as the revenue cycle enhancement and quality improvement consulting, provide everything you need to control your practice operations, increase revenues, and provide better patient care.

The iPatientCare EHR – version 18.0, has received the 2015 Edition ONC Health IT certification by Drummond Group, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB), by the applicable eligible professional certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Full certification details can be found at the ONC Certified Health IT Product List.

As part of its MACRA-ready solutions, iPatientCare has been recognized as a qualified MACRA-MIPS registry by CMS and has a distinguished credit of being selected as a preferred EHR and medical billing software by more than 70,000 users nationwide, numerous hospitals/health systems, federally funded regional extension centers, and in the past by the US Army and NASA Space Medicine.

Visit http://www.iPatientCare.com for more information.

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How conservative principles can help fix our ailing healthcare system and help reduce malpractice insurance costs.


Republican Congressman Richard Hudson – NC

These health saving plans that you see popping up with Christian conservative groups where individuals will join together and pay for each other’s health care. And we’ve seen cases where healthcare costs are dramatically lower for them than for people who are in the insurance market.

Healthcare Matters announced today that its video interview of U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC8) about how conservative principles contained in the Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive LawSuitS (ACCESS) Act of 2019, a comprehensive medical malpractice reform bill he sponsored, can reduce the cost of healthcare is available at HERE.

The ACCESS Act is modeled after proven reforms already in place in Texas, California and many other states around the country that have improved access to affordable healthcare by increasing the number of practicing physicians and reducing medical lawsuit abuse. It would ensure full and unlimited recovery of economic damages for past and future medical expenses, rehabilitation costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, but limit non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, to $250,000.

By enacting a reasonable statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, and limiting attorney fees, the ACCESS Act will ensure a speedier resolution to claims and that damage awards go to patients, not personal injury lawyers. Finally, the ACCESS Act protects the rights of states who have already enacted their own medical liability reforms or choose to do so in the future.

Recent estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that the provisions included in the ACCESS Act would reduce federal spending by about $14 billion over five years, and almost $50 billion over 10 years.

In the Healthcare Matters interview, Rep. Hudson argues these very needed medical liability reforms are in keeping with the Republican Party’s conservative vision for the American healthcare delivery system. This could potentially lead to physicians paying much less for their medical malpractice insurance coverage.

“In our repeal and replace legislation last year, what we were trying to do is bring market forces to bear in healthcare,” Rep. Hudson said. “Make the patient the decision-maker, and put more power in the hands of the patients. That’s why conservatives, we support things like health savings accounts. That’s why we support more transparency in billing. That’s why we want to empower patients to make these decisions about what insurance do they need for themselves and their family. We can’t overnight recreate the healthcare system, but we can make reforms that bring market forces to bear, which will preserve quality, but lower costs for individuals.”

Healthcare Matters is sponsored by Cunningham Group, the medical malpractice insurance specialists.

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Chattanooga Periodontics and Dental Implants Provides Minimally Invasive Gum Disease Treatment to Chattanooga, TN


Drs. Elizabeth Randall and Charles Felts, Periodontists in Chattanooga, TN

Periodontists, Drs. Elizabeth Randall and Charles Felts, Treat Gum Disease in Chattanooga, TN

There is not nearly as much post-operative discomfort, and the laser light encourages post-operative healing of the gums.

Periodontists Drs. Charles Felts and Elizabeth Felts Randall help patients suffering from gum disease in Chattanooga, TN receive gentle care through modern, minimally invasive laser dentistry. By incorporating LANAP® laser gum disease treatment into their practice, Drs. Felts and Randall provide effective gum disease care without the need for scalpels, sutures, or invasive discomfort.

LANAP is revolutionary for treating gum disease with a simple, gentle laser light that can both eliminate the infection and heal the gums. There are no painful, anxiety-inducing tools required for this procedure. Patients who typically fear drills, needles, scalpels, or dental sounds and smells have been found to have a much more comfortable experience with LANAP.

Drs. Felts and Randall use the PerioLase® MVP-7™ laser, the only FDA cleared laser for gum disease treatment. The LANAP treatment works by removing diseased gum tissue and leaving healthy cells undisrupted. This allows new and healthy gum tissue to reattach to the tooth root, reducing the risk of bone and tooth loss. The technique kills up to 99 percent of disease-causing bacteria without any cutting or sutures.

“LANAP is effective against the bacteria that causes gum disease and against inflamed infected tissue,” Dr. Felts explains. “This doesn’t remove any of your healthy gum, it removes only the diseased gum and kills the bacteria that causes gum disease. Because it is a very small area and is targeted specifically, there is not nearly as much post-operative discomfort, and the laser light encourages post-operative healing of the gums.”

Gum disease is an infection of the gum tissues by bacteria that is not cleaned away. These bacteria make the gums red, swollen, easy to bleed, and cause gums to pull away from the teeth, often leading to tooth sensitivity and loose teeth. If not properly cleansed, gum disease can advance to eventually cause complete tooth loss and can even spread infection to other parts of the body. Periodontists like Drs. Felts and Randall are experienced and trained in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of gum disease in order to save patient smiles and overall health.

In addition to leading periodontal care, Chattanooga Periodontics and Dental Implants offers patients dental implant placement, occlusal adjustment, and oral plastic surgery. With these procedures, Drs. Felts and Randall can help patients rebuild their mouth to improve both aesthetics and function. Patients who suffer from dental fear can also receive modern sedation dentistry to relive pain and dental anxiety. This includes soothing IV sedation, which both periodontists are certified to administer.

Those looking to treat gum disease in Chattanooga, TN can connect with periodontists Drs. Felts and Randall for a LANAP consultation. The office can be reached to schedule an appointment by calling 423-756-2450 or by visiting http://www.chattanoogaperio.com.

About the Periodontists

Chattanooga Periodontics and Dental Implants offers specialty dental care for patients in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Charles Felts III has been practicing as a periodontist for over 30 years. A published specialist and frequent lecturer, Dr. Felts has also served as the President of numerous organizations including the Southern Academy of Periodontology and the Tennessee Society of Periodontists. Dr. Elizabeth “Beth” Felts Randall earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree with high distinction from the University of Kentucky and attended a three-year Periodontology residency program at the University of Alabama. Both doctors are Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology who enjoy forming lasting relationships with patients in the Chattanooga area. Chattanooga Periodontics and Dental Implants conveniently offers LANAP® laser gum treatment, TeethXpress® full arch dental implants, bone grafting, and oral plastic surgery. To learn more about Drs. Felts and Randall or the services they offer, visit http://www.chattanoogaperio.com or call 423-756-2450 to schedule a consultation.

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Del Mar Dermatologist Introduces Cooltone™️, Advanced Body Contouring Technology


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CoolTone – Before and after

“ We were one of the first practices in southern california to introduce CoolSculpting™️ for non-invasive fat reduction. The addition of CoolTone™️ for muscle toning, increased definition and firming will allow us to provide superior results for our body contouring clients“ — Deborah H. Atkin., M.D.

About CoolTone

CoolTone uses magnetic muscle stimulation, or MMS technology, to penetrate into the muscle layers and induce involuntary muscle contractions. The body’s response to these contractions is to strengthen its muscle fibers, resulting in improved muscle conditioning.

Whether targeting abdomen, buttocks or thighs, CoolTone strengthens, tones and firms the muscles in the treated area, resulting in a more defined and toned appearance.

This improvement in the muscle tone will create a visible difference in the appropriate treatment candidates.

CoolTone is recommended in a series of 4 treatments, 1-2 treatments per week with maintenance treatments to retain the results.

CoolTone device received FDA clearance in June 2019, for improvement of abdominal tone, strengthening of the abdominal muscles, and development of a firmer abdomen. CoolTone is also indicated for strengthening, toning and firming of buttocks and thighs. It is proving to be a quick, effective and easy way to minimize fat and increase muscle tone. It is the perfect partner to CoolSculpting, a non-invasive, zero downtime fat reduction device that entered the aesthetic marketplace in 2009.

How does CoolTone measure up

The major competitor to CoolTone is the EmSculpt (BLT). CoolTone and Emsculpt are FDA-approved muscle toning treatments that are performed in an office-setting and avoid incisions, anesthesia, pain, and downtime.

They can both be completed in approximately 30 minutes and are able to strengthen, firm, and tone muscles in the abdomen, arms, buttocks, and thighs.

The two modalities are well-suited to both men and women and offer an excellent nonsurgical alternative to a butt lift.

CoolTone, however has 50 percent more magnetic intensity than EmSculpt, the leading competitor (1.35 T versus 0.9 T) at the point of contact. This leads to better treatment outcomes.

About Deborah H. Atkin, MD

Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, Dr. Deborah Atkin is the founder and medical director of Dermatology & Laser of Del Mar, located in the San Diego area. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of California Santa Barbara, and her medical degree from University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Atkin completed additional training at the University of Arizona and Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation.

Dr. Atkin has practiced dermatology for over twenty years in San Diego. She specializes in laser skin treatments and is a certified Master Injector.

Dr. Atkin is available for interview upon request.

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Lung Pathologist Gives Straight Talk About the Vaping Crisis


Vaping among America’s youth is skyrocketing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in just this year alone—1 in 3 high schoolers and 1 in 8 middle schoolers are using tobacco products, and leading the way is vaping and E-cigarette use. That’s more than 6 million children, doubling the numbers from 2017.

Parent’s and others need straight talk now about what pathologists—the physicians who diagnose disease—are seeing from vaping effected lung tissue and if this lung damage is permanent or can be reversed. Recently, lung pathologist and Fellow of the American College of American Pathologists, Dr. Timothy Allen, teamed with YourUpdateTV to discuss.

A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/HrkR–85VsU

While these numbers change daily there’s no doubt vaping is taking its toll on the lungs. Deaths and illnesses from vaping are intensifying and while the government attempts to push legislation to temper the crisis, it’s leaving parents at a loss on how to stop this problem from doing lasting harm to their children.

Aside from possible death, e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) can cause chronic, lifelong health issues for everyone including teens and youth—creating a health crisis for the U.S. In addition, the number of actual vaping-related lung illness is likely much higher than reported.

For more information, visit cap.org/news to read the CAP Vaping Statement

About Dr. Timothy Allen:

Dr. Allen is a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, the Chair of the Department of Pathology at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Allen is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Crime Prevention Research Center. Dr. Allen is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology, with added qualification in cytopathology. He is an associate editor of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Allen is the Immediate Past-President of the Pulmonary Pathology Society and past President of the Texas Society of Pathologists. He is a Governor of the College of American Pathologists Board of Governors, and is chair, vice-chair, or member of several CAP Councils and Committees. He has authored and coauthored numerous articles and book chapters on pulmonary pathology and medicolegal issues and has coauthored and co-edited several books on pulmonary pathology. Dr. Allen is series coeditor of the Advances in Surgical Pathology series.

About YourUpdateTV:

YourUpdateTV is a social media video portal for organizations to share their content, produced by award-winning video communications firm, D S Simon Media (http://www.dssimon.com). It includes separate channels for Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment, Money and Finance, Social Responsibility, Sports and Technology.

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