Source Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore and the Center for Hospice Care in Mishawaka, Ind., will receive 2023 Circle of Life Awards July 17 at the AHA Leadership Summit in Seattle for their innovative efforts in palliative and end-of-life care. Prospero Health in Boston also will receive a Citation of Honor. “This year’s AHA…
Source Hung is an associate professor in the UTSA College of Sciences. With nearly 70 peer-reviewed publications, she is an expert in the field of Coccidioides, also known as San Joaquin Valley fever, an infectious fungal disease that affects the respiratory system. Focused on the development of therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines against Coccidioides infections, she…
Source The Sequoia Project, a nonprofit health IT interoperability organization, has launched an initiative called Data Usability Taking Root to make health data more useful. Taking Root participants are building a community of practice committed to implementing data usability guidance published by the Sequoia Project Interoperability Matters Data Usability Workgroup. The guidance targets improvements necessary…
Source Wonderbelly Antacid Chewable Heartburn Relief Tablets (Ginger Health Company) Pros Metal canister with screw-top lid features retro font and graphics in matte pastels printed directly on the can.Colorful containers match updated flavors among established calcium carbonate offerings: watermelon mint, fruity cereal, strawberry milkshake, and lemon sorbet.Recycling symbol—stream presumably aluminum—is on the can itself and…
Source UVA Health’s Bruce Schirmer, MD (left), and Adishesh K. Narahari, MD, warn that a “broken pipeline” of funding for surgeon-scientists could harm patient-care innovation. Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that “broken pipeline” could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn’t…
Source Even during challenging economic times, consumers still prioritize healthier food and drinks, according to new survey data from market researcher Innova Market Insights (The Netherlands). At the 2023 IFT FIRST Food Expo taking place in Chicago on July 16-19, 2023, Innova will share its latest survey findings with attendees at booth S1175. The theme…
Source Jessica Morley, doctoral student1, Nicholas J DeVito, postdoctoral researcher, Joe Zhang, intensive care doctor and data scientist1Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK2Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK3Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence to: J Morley Jessica.morley{at}oii.ox.ac.ukProtecting…
Source Is technology the key to unlocking personalized healthcare? Healthcare leaders are exploring the … [+] potential of digital transformations in healthcare and how digital innovation is reshaping the future of health and wellness.ShutterstockWhat comes first: new technology, or new ideas? Technology can expand our possibilities in ways we don’t even recognize yet. But are…
Source Despite being the first point of call for many Nigerians, more than half of Nigeria’s private health facilities lack access to external sources of funding. Helium Health is addressing this through its product, HeliumCredit. When Helium Health started digitizing electronic medical records (EMR) in Nigeria, Adegoke Olubusi, the CEO, discovered a market gap. Private…
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