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Philips and Singapore General Hospital to advance medical imaging capabilities in Asia Pacific with first-of-its-kind MRI training collaboration
2 weeks ago

Philips and Singapore General Hospital to advance medical imaging capabilities in Asia Pacific with first-of-its-kind MRI training collaboration

Live Mint  

PRNewswire Singapore, December 9: Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announces its strategic collaboration with Singapore General Hospital to set up a first-of-its-kind Magnetic Resonance Imaging Training Centre in Singapore. Commencing on December 9, 2024, the collaboration enhances SGH's efforts to advance medical imaging education and capabilities through the opening of the training centre to public and private …

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What is Melioidosis? The silent killer of the tropics
1 month ago

What is Melioidosis? The silent killer of the tropics

India Today  

While tropical diseases like dengue and malaria often make headlines, there is another silent but deadly disease that goes largely unnoticed—melioidosis. This dangerous bacterial infection, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, thrives in soil and water, especially in tropical and subtropical regions like Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Melioidosis is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted through contact with contaminated soil or water, …

Awareness Disease Water Bacteria Especially Soil Infection
How wearable tech can help women fight breast cancer
1 month, 1 week ago

How wearable tech can help women fight breast cancer

Live Mint  

For 33-year old Pragya Banthia, a London-based Product Operations Manager, the idea of being able to screen for breast cancer at home in a comfortable setting is appealing. This wearable ultrasound device, designed by MIT’s Canan Dagdeviren, associate professor at MIT’s Media Lab and the senior author of the study Conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch for Deep Tissue Scanning and Imaging, …

Health Treatment Tech Patients Ultrasound Early Detection Breast Cancer
Healthcare providers report unprecedented demand for abortion pills and hormones as Americans stock up on medication following Donald Trump's election win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Healthcare providers report unprecedented demand for abortion pills and hormones as Americans stock up on medication following Donald Trump's election win

Daily Mail  

Healthcare providers have reported an 'unprecedented demand' for abortion pills and hormone drugs after Donald Trump's election win, it has emerged. Healthcare providers have reported an 'unprecedented demand' for abortion pills and hormone drugs after Donald Trump's election win. Trump is pictured at the Palm Beach County Convention Center after his election victory was declared People hold up signs during …

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Endorsement: No on Proposition 35. It’s not fair to ask voters to decide complicated healthcare tax policy
2 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: No on Proposition 35. It’s not fair to ask voters to decide complicated healthcare tax policy

LA Times  

Proposition 35 is the most impenetrable measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. It involves a tax on managed-care organizations, Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for medical providers, federal healthcare funding and the state budget. It would make permanent a temporary tax on managed healthcare insurance plans starting in 2027, and require that all of the proceeds be used on Medi-Cal services and …

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Endorsement: No on Proposition 34. Revenge measures have no place on California’s ballot
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: No on Proposition 34. Revenge measures have no place on California’s ballot

LA Times  

Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, speaks during a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for a 216-unit affordable housing site on Jan. 16, 2022. Dig into the details, and it appears as if the real goal is silencing the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that has backed three state rent control ballot measures, including Proposition 33 on …

Healthcare Housing Foundation California State Ballot Proposition
Service to patients on the other side of safety for doctors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Service to patients on the other side of safety for doctors

New Indian Express  

Given the short interval between the health ministry’s announcement and the Supreme Court’s constitution of the committee, it is not clear whether the government’s recommendations were reflected in or routed to the NTF. While the recent surge of angst among healthcare providers was allayed by the sensitive approach and astute problem-solving skills of the Supreme Court, the reasons for public …

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‘We’ve created medical refugees.’ LGBTQ+ healthcare workers fight for gender-affirming care amid rise in anti-trans laws
5 months, 1 week ago

‘We’ve created medical refugees.’ LGBTQ+ healthcare workers fight for gender-affirming care amid rise in anti-trans laws

LA Times  

Nico Olalia had just finished her initial nurse training in the Philippines when she realized her aspirations were growing bigger than her home archipelago. “We’ve created medical refugees who have to leave their state to get that care,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, the first transgender person confirmed by the Senate to a high government post. Mack …

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Your guide to Proposition 35: Taxing managed care organizations
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 35: Taxing managed care organizations

LA Times  

This isn’t a new thing: California has imposed an “MCO tax” off and on over the years. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers decided to renew the tax to help fund Medi-Cal as the state made more Californians eligible for coverage. Lawmakers said they would dedicate some of that tax revenue to increase the reimbursement rates that healthcare providers are paid …

Tax California Healthcare Providers
Your guide to Proposition 34: Effort to limit major healthcare group’s non-patient spending
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 34: Effort to limit major healthcare group’s non-patient spending

LA Times  

The measure is Proposition 34’s language does not name the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the measure’s backers say it could apply to other healthcare groups as well. According to California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, the program is supposed to enable providers like AHF to serve more low-income patients, but federal and state law “does not directly restrict how providers spend …

Healthcare Providers Proposition 34
‘Misperception stops healthcare providers from prescribing life-saving ORS for child diarrhoea’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Misperception stops healthcare providers from prescribing life-saving ORS for child diarrhoea’

The Hindu  

Misperceptions of healthcare providers has been identified as one of the major reasons why Oral Rehydration Solution, which could be a live-saving treatment in diarrhoea cases, is not being prescribed in India for children who suffer from diarrhoea, according to a study. With randomised controlled trials, the researchers tested the effects of three main reasons – misperception of providers, financial …

India Patients Diarrhoea Ors Study Providers Researchers
Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living with HIV, watchdog warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living with HIV, watchdog warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living …

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Seizure triggers: Identifying common triggers and ways to manage epilepsy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Seizure triggers: Identifying common triggers and ways to manage epilepsy

Hindustan Times  

Epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures, can be influenced by various triggers hence, recognising these triggers and implementing strategies to manage them is crucial for individuals living with epilepsy to optimise their seizure control and overall quality of life. Seizure triggers: Identifying common triggers and ways to manage epilepsy In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vinit Banga, …

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Epilepsy and pregnancy: Managing epilepsy during pregnancy and potential effects
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Epilepsy and pregnancy: Managing epilepsy during pregnancy and potential effects

Hindustan Times  

Managing epilepsy during pregnancy requires careful planning, monitoring and coordination between the patient, obstetrician and neurologist to ensure the health of both the mother and the unborn child. Epilepsy and pregnancy: Managing epilepsy during pregnancy and potential effects In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vinit Banga, Associate Director- Neurology and Head Neuro Intervention at BLK Max Super Speciality Hospital, …

Pregnancy Women Potential Child Epilepsy Seizure Medication
Breast self-examination: How to check for early signs of breast cancer
11 months ago

Breast self-examination: How to check for early signs of breast cancer

Hindustan Times  

Performing regular breast self-exams is a proactive way for individuals to monitor their breast health and potentially detect early signs of breast cancer. Remember, regular breast self-exams should be part of a comprehensive approach to breast health, which includes regular clinical breast exams and mammograms as recommended by your healthcare provider. Asserting that self-awareness plays a crucial role in the …

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Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.
1 year ago

Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.

LA Times  

In November 2023, some pharmacies in Puerto Vallarta were selling bottles of fake Adderall containing methamphetamine that were identical to this one that Times reporters purchased from a drug store in the coastal city in May 2023. “It’s really bad to find out that pharmacies are selling whole bottles of fake medication, and clearly an effort has been made to …

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When should I get vaccinated for COVID-19? Flu? RSV?
1 year, 3 months ago

When should I get vaccinated for COVID-19? Flu? RSV?

LA Times  

Pharmacist Aaron Sun administers a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine to Jimmy Smagula at a CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock on Thursday. It’s really an updated vaccine,” said Dr. David Bronstein, pediatrician and infectious disease specialist with Kaiser Permanente Southern California, of the new COVID-19 vaccine. For people eligible and wanting to get all three vaccines this season, Bronstein …

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The State of Telemedicine in India
1 year, 3 months ago

The State of Telemedicine in India

Deccan Chronicle  

In 2022, India's telemedicine market achieved a valuation of $1.10 billion. The introduction of the National Health Digital Mission, encompassing telemedicine, unique health identification, and electronic health and medical records, has instigated a transformative revolution in healthcare accessibility and operational efficiency across India. Opportunities and Challenges Telemedicine offers a range of valuable opportunities in the healthcare landscape: Patient-Provider Satisfaction: Numerous …

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Dutch healthcare sector in financial problems; Providers in trouble doubled in a year
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch healthcare sector in financial problems; Providers in trouble doubled in a year

NL Times  

The average return of healthcare providers fell sharply in 2022 compared to a year earlier, from 1.9 percent to 1.1 percent and from 1,494 to 872 million euros. The barometer is an analysis of the results of 785 healthcare providers working in the Netherlands, together accounting for almost 79.5 billion euros in revenue. The ease with which each individual healthcare …

Red Healthcare Providers
Karnataka to set up microsites to rope in private hospitals in Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka to set up microsites to rope in private hospitals in Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The Hindu  

To ensure more participation of healthcare providers, especially private hospitals in the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, Karnataka is setting up two microsites in Belagavi and Mysuru districts. State Health Commissioner Randeep D., who is also the State ABDM Mission Director, told The Hindu that the Microsite Project is aimed at establishing an ecosystem within a particular geographic area where there …

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Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory
1 year, 6 months ago

Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory

LA Times  

Federal health officials have identified a number of mental health conditions associated with long COVID, prompting them to issue an advisory to help doctors treat patients suffering from the syndrome. Pittman said he’s seen patients who have long COVID but feel as though their other doctors haven’t listened to them — “they don’t feel like they’ve been taken seriously.” Other …

Conditions Risk Mental Long Covid Long Months Adults
The Top Seven Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Organizations
1 year, 6 months ago

The Top Seven Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Organizations

Deccan Chronicle  

The protected health information entrusted to healthcare providers is more valuable than credit card numbers to cybercriminals. Healthcare attacks are a hot commodity for nefarious actors since that data can easily be monetized through fraudulent billing, blackmail, filing false tax returns for rebates, and ordering prescription medication and medical devices. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, …

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Snakebite a ‘Disease’ of Poverty: ICMR Has a Plan to Help WHO Achieve Its Goal to Cut Deaths by Half
1 year, 10 months ago

Snakebite a ‘Disease’ of Poverty: ICMR Has a Plan to Help WHO Achieve Its Goal to Cut Deaths by Half

News 18  

Posters, cartoon messages, videos on prevention and first aid — the Indian Council of Medical Research is ready with the plan to achieve the World Health Organization’s goal to cut down snakebite deaths to half by 2030. India’s apex health research institute has published the National Snakebite Project protocol aiming for community empowerment and capacity building of the public healthcare …

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Budget 2023: Why last full budget of Narendra Modi govt should focus on health sector
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Why last full budget of Narendra Modi govt should focus on health sector

Firstpost  

Since next year, 2024, the country will hold general elections, it would be a vote-on-account. It must include allocations for public hospitals, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and digital health, including R&D and capacity building for healthcare at all levels. The providers from these smaller towns should be able to deliver healthcare, and government must ‘ONLY’ give local providers viability gap funding and …

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