Background: Recruitment of demographically diverse samples in clinical research is often challenging and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic when traditional, in-person recruitment methods could not be implemented. Social media platforms offer an…
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Background: The adoption of protective behaviors represents a crucial measure to counter the spread of infectious diseases. The development of effective behavior change techniques therefore emerged as a public health priority during the COVID-19…
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Valuable Public Health Use Cases for AI
AI can analyze massive, varied data sets — from sources such as electronic health records, demographic data, medical sensors, health journals and even social media — much faster…
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth and remote monitoring in obstetric care. This study assessed pregnant patients’ perceptions before and after using a novel non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (NI-FECG) device. The trial is…
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Tucson Medical Center (TMC), the flagship 600-bed hospital of TMC Health in Arizona, faced a critical inflection point. Emerging from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital needed more than just recovery—it needed…
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What You Should Know:
– A recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicates that occupational burnout rates among physicians in the United States are decreasing after reaching a peak in…
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Speakers at the session on ‘How digital can support mental health nursing’ at Rewired 2025 (Credit: Thelma Agnew)
Mental health nursing students are coming out of universities lacking even basic digital skills, said speakers…
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Steve Miff, PhD, President & CEO of PCCI
Five years ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic threw our world into chaos. But that chaos also sparked an opportunity and a drive to accelerate innovation, through…
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Background: Mobile money-based cash transfer interventions are becoming increasingly utilised, especially in humanitarian settings. The South of Madagascar constituted a humanitarian emergency in 2021/2022 when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a…
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Sai Bhamidipati, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Consultant
The biopharmaceutical landscape is transforming with the advent of advanced therapeutics, including mRNA vaccines, gene therapies, and personalized medicine. These innovative treatments offer unprecedented opportunities to address complex diseases….
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