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Medtech
Digital maturity in health: Comparison with other industries
Senior healthcare professionals and industry observers have long believed that the healthcare business is behind other industries in adopting new technology and undergoing digital transformation. McKinsey has published a digital index1 comparing the maturity of different industries, which demonstrates healthcare among the least advanced sectors in digitalization, particularly regarding transactions, digital spending on employees and digital capital. However, exactly how…
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Hospitals
Exceptional psychotherapy from the Czech Republic A network of NEO Center clinics
The Covid 19 pandemic has caused increased interest in psychologists and therapists worldwide. The numbers of addictions, depression, anxiety, and other conditions that people did not experience so much three years ago have also increased. Neo Center clinics help clients from all over the world. During Covid, they helped doctors and medical staff from the largest Czech state university hospital,…
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Hospital News
U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among the Best in Hospitals in the United States
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was…
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Medtech
Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign, and Pain Management is Vital to Quality Patient Care
Ece Aydinc. RN. Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Turkey. Natalie Samuda. RM, BSc. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. Lisa Gangol. RN, BSN. Senior Clinical Resource Consultant. Becton Dickinson, Medication Management Solutions. Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. James Waterson. RN, M.Med.Ed. MHEc. Medical Affairs Manager. Becton Dickinson,…
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Colleges
Precision oncology: Advancing cancer care through new theranostics approaches
When Russell Szmulewitz, MD, describes an emerging tool used to diagnose and treat certain cancers, he can sound more like an Army general than an oncologist specializing in prostate cancer. Such is the precision of theranostics, however, that the analogy fits. “It’s sort of a smart bomb that goes specifically to the cancer target, and we can see where it’s…
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Interview
Dr. Joanna Azar
“Dental nerve gives the vitality of the tooth” Dental nerve travels in branches inside each root of the tooth. Its presence gives the vitality of the tooth although this doesn’t mean that its removal affects its function. What are the main causes of dental nerve damages and how can it be treated? Dr Joanna Azar, Endodontics Specialist at Marble Medical…
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Interview
Deborah Mukherji, MD, MBBS, FRCP
“Dostarlimab has shown very promising results of a rare type of rectal cancer” Cancer is a general term to describe the uncontrolled or abnormal growth of cells in the body. The approach to cancer treatment depends on many factors including the tissue in which the cancer started (cancer type) and where it has spread in the body (cancer stage). ‘Hospitals’…
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Medtech
A Framework for Achieving your Smart, Connected Hospital Vision
Hospital IT leaders have made massive investments over the last 20 years on digital technologies. They’ve built an electronic health record infrastructure. They’ve deployed digital technologies like wireless nurse call, digital radiology, and more. And yet, too often, they’ve received too little value in return when these digital technologies are not connected and integrated within the clinical ecosystem. To realize…
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Medtech
Clean air, when & where you need it
Environmental decontamination and hand hygiene are universally recognised to reduce the risk of infections and keep people safe. However, adequate ventilation is vital for ensuring the air within hospitals is safe. Aerosols and droplets carry infectious microorganisms in the air that can spread infections more easily within poorly ventilated spaces1. Effective air filtration devices can help remove these microorganisms and…
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Interviews
Dr. Allen Hanouka
“Rediroom” is the world’s first pop-up isolation room We sat with Dr. Allen Hanouka, co-founder and joint CEO of GAMA Healthcare, to discuss their priorities and solutions around patient solutions within healthcare. Before co-founding GAMA with Dr Guy Braverman, Allen was an Ophthalmologist at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Guy and Allen left clinical practice to start GAMA in 2004,…
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