From vanityfair.com
RFK Jr. Goes After Widely Used Antidepressants, Claiming They Could Be A Threat To Americans
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The newly confirmed US Secretary of Health and Human Services has falsely stated that SSRIs are more addictive than heroin and contribute to school shootings.
#hhs #usa #rfkjr #health #medical #medicine
on Feb 15
From go.com
Over 1,900 researchers describe 'assault' on science by White House: 'We see real danger'
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Nearly 2,000 scientists, engineers and researchers penned an open letter this week to the Trump administration calling for a stop to the “assault” on science.
#medicine #engineering #nationalacademiesofsciences
17h ago
From slashdot.org
America's FDA Warns About Backdoor Found in Chinese Company's Patient Monitors - Slashdot
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Thursday America's FDA "raised concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities" in patient monitors from China-based medical device company Contec "that could allow unauthorized individuals to access and potentially manipulate those devices," reports Reuters. The patient monitors could be remotely con...
on Feb 2
From slashdot.org
Part of Brain Network Much Bigger In People With Depression, Scientists Find - Slashdot
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Researchers have discovered that people with depression have an expanded brain network, specifically the frontostriatal salience network, which is 73% larger compared to healthy individuals. "It's taking up more real estate on the brain surface than we see is typical in healthy controls," said Dr Ch...
on Sep 6
From digitalhealth.net
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
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The latest roundup of contracts and go lives includes two East Midlands hospital trusts implementing Nervecentre’s electronic patient record.
#doctor #hospital #medicine #medgadget #counseling #depression #healthcare #healthtech #psychiatry #psychology
1h ago
From apnews.com
Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding
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A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures.
#nih #doge #courts #science #medicine #research #healthcare
17h ago
From digitalhealth.net
Bursary programme launches for Summer Schools 2025
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Digital Health has announced the launch of its 2025 bursary programme to support the progression of aspiring digital leaders.
#doctor #hospital #medicine #medgadget #counseling #depression #healthcare #healthtech #psychiatry #psychology
20h ago
From bioworld.com
Elixir’s Dynamx bioadaptor meets primary endpoint
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Elixir Medical Corp. reported positive 12-month data from the Infinity-Swedeheart trial that compared its Dynamx coronary bioadaptor system to Medtronic plc’s Resolute Onyx zotarolimus drug-eluting stent in patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention with coronary artery disease.
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #bioadaptor #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 6
From digitalhealth.net
DigitalHealth.London reveals latest Accelerator programme cohort
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DigitalHealth.London has announced the latest 17 digital health companies selected for its accelerator programme.
#doctor #hospital #medicine #medgadget #counseling #depression #healthcare #healthtech #psychiatry #psychology
on Sep 6
From healthcareitnews.com
SDPR landing zone established and more NSW briefs
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Also, more local health districts are set to roll out NSW Health's e-referral management system and digital referral forms.
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 6
From healthcareitnews.com
Thailand-Russia cooperate for telehealth and more briefs
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Also, the private Indian group Narayana Health has transitioned their contact centre to the cloud.
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 6
From healthcareitnews.com
Australia releases aged care CIS standards
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It will underpin the interoperable connection between My Health Record and aged care digital care management systems.
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 6
From healthcareitnews.com
NZ redirects digital health funds to payroll upgrade
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It prioritises mitigating risks posed by some 30 legacy and end-of-life payroll systems.
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 6
From bioworld.com
Planmeca hit with PHOSITA blues in patent litigation with Osseo
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shot down Planmeca’s argument that expert testimony provided by Osseo was disqualified because the expert was not a PHOSITA at the time the patented articles were developed, leaving Planmeca with a negative verdict in excess of $2 million.
#doctor #medtech #patents #phosita #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech
on Sep 6
From bioworld.com
Asian med-tech industry poised to grow to $225B by 2030
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A decade ago, when Asia Pacific Medical Technology Chairman (APACMed) John Collings was running a medtech business in China, he was flying high with multiple rounds of investment under his belt and preparing to launch two new technologies, but the company hit a regulatory hurdle that delayed the...
#doctor #apacmed #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #apacmed2024 #healthcaretech
on Sep 6
From healthcareitnews.com
What it takes to engage clinical workforces on AI
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Artificial intelligence has the potential to expand a healthcare organization, reaching more patients and improving outcomes. But how can healthcare leaders help their clinical workforce understand the implications and ensure their buy-in?
#doctor #medtech #hospital #medicine #medgadget #healthcare #healthtech #healthcaretech #healthtechnology
on Sep 5
From kuow.org
Seattle's e-scooters are hot. Helmets are not. The brain injuries can be 'profound'
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Seattle’s popular ride-share electric scooters are sending tens of thousands of people zipping across town — and some to Harborview with serious injuries. Last year, the city’s trauma hospital saw 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes, many of them head injuries.
#kuow #news #health #seattle #medicine #transportation #kidsandparenting
8h ago
From thestar.com
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“I can be of value by saving lives and providing hope to those in need,” Toronto man Michael Fazal says in a new constitutional challenge against Health Canada regulations that
#gay #hiv #canada #medicine #healthcanada #organdonation
19h ago
From nbcmontana.com
Proposed bill would ban administration of mRNA vaccines in Montana
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Legislators heard a bill on Friday that would make Montana the first state to ban the use of mRNA vaccines.
#mrna #covid19 #medicine #politics
on Feb 17
From pillowfort.social
MxVerda: Contraception in the UK - limited options but improving
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Hey! Hey you! new contraceptives / birth control options unfamiliar to the UK. Saheli, a 'non-steroidal non-hormonal contraceptive pill'. Cis women and AFAB people in India have been taking it since the 90s but no international or FDA approval / sought. Saheli dosage starts 1 pill per...
#hrt #iud #ius #pop #sex #birth #patch #condom #sexual #hormones
on Feb 16
From labroots.com
Does Diabetes Drive Antibiotic Resistance? | Microbiology
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Bacterial pathogens can cause serious infections. So many of them are becoming resistant to the effects of antibiotics that resistant bacteria now .. | Microbiology
#health #Science #biology #diabetes #medicine #research #antibiotics
on Feb 16
From yale.edu
Health Care Company Payouts Favor Shareholders, New Research Shows
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Most of health care companies’ net income goes to shareholders, according to a research letter recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
#money #medicine #healthcare #publichealth
on Feb 16
From artificialintelligence-news.com
AlphaProteo: Google DeepMind unveils protein design system
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Google DeepMind has unveiled an AI system called AlphaProteo that can design novel proteins that successfully bind to target molecules.
#AI #News #tech #Health #google #science #deepmind #medicine #Technology #healthcare
on Sep 6
From labroots.com
The Sound of Silent Genetic Mutations | Genetics And Genomics
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DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors... | Genetics And Genomics
#Health #science #genetics #medicine #research
on Sep 5