Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 7/8/24 – HIStalk
I enjoyed having some time off around the recent Independence Day holiday. Costco’s holiday cake did not disappoint, although I’m not entirely sure why it had 61 stars. Kudos to the cake decorator…
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Revitalizing Healthcare’s Backbone by Empowering Nurse Leaders – HIStalk
Revitalizing Healthcare’s Backbone by Empowering Nurse LeadersBy Russ Richmond, MD
Russ Richmond, MD is co-founder and CEO of Laudio.
Nursing remains one of the most challenging parts of the healthcare ecosystem. Frontline nurses…
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Teladoc Health Announces Executive Leadership Change
Laizer Kornwasser, President of Enterprise Growth and Global Markets
What You Should Know:
– Teladoc Health, Inc. has announced a significant change in its executive leadership structure. Laizer Kornwasser, President of Enterprise Growth and Global Markets,…
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BMA advises GPs not to share telephony call data with NHSE
The British Medical Association’s (BMA) GP Committee (GPC) has warned that NHS England could use cloud-based telephony data to performance manage GP practices.GP practices were required to provide digital telephony data on eight metrics…
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Effect of a Smartphone App (S-Check) on Actual and Intended Help-Seeking and Motivation to Change Methamphetamine Use Among Adult Consumers of Methamphetamine in Australia: Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial
Background: Interventions are required that address delays in treatment-seeking and low treatment coverage among people consuming methamphetamine. Objective: We aim to determine whether a self-administered smartphone-based intervention, the “S-Check app” can increase help-seeking and…
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Telehealth abortions without in-person ultrasound is safe, effective
By Anuja Vaidya
July 03, 2024 – Patients who undergo medication abortion using pills delivered by mail without getting an in-person ultrasound were able to complete the procedure as safely and effectively as those who received…
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Digital Health Networks Awards 2024 finalists revealed
Digital Health has revealed the finalists of the 2024 Digital Health Networks Awards, which will take place at this year’s Summer Schools event in Durham.The awards, which opened for applications in April, shine a…
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New Hope for Early Alzheimer’s: FDA Approves Kisunla to Slow Disease Progression
What You Should Know:
– Eli Lilly’s Kisunla™ (donanemab-azbt) has been approved by the FDA as a treatment for adults in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)…
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Could Amazon or Google Hold the Key to the Future of Public Health Diagnostics?
Ivor Campbell, CEO of Snedden Campbell
Anyone who works in medical technology knows that the industry is currently focused obsessively on two prime targets – maximizing the availability of self-testing and playing its part in…
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Breaking into health tech
Breaking into health tech takes time. 😅We talked to Rochelle Prosser, who told us about how her work in nursing led her towards getting technical certifications—and later starting Orchid Healthcare Solutions.We know all our…
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