You've been notified by a hospital that your information was stolen. Now what?
Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Ontario have started receiving letters from one or more hospitals in the region, notifying them that their information was likely stolen following a cyberattack last year. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
SPECT/CT predicts foot amputations in diabetics
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) white blood cell SPECT/CT imaging may be useful for identifying diabetic patients at risk of amputations due to foot infections, according to a study published April 22 in Scientific Reports.
Researchers at Soonchunhyang University in Seoul, South Korea, found that patients were more likely to undergo amputations when they had high Tc-99m-labeled white blood cell activity at infection sites compared to patients with lower activity. The marker could help identify which patients need more aggressive interventions to avoid amputations, the group suggested.
“There is no efficient imaging tool establ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Madagascar: Hero's Journey - How UNFPA Helps Mothers in Madagascar to Access Emergency Obstetric Care
[UNFPA] Androy -- It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern Madagascar, but after encountering difficulties, decided to go to her local health centre. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Madagascar Source Type: news
California hospitals sue, blaming major insurer for patients languishing in hospital without discharge
California hospitals are getting aggressive in trying to address what they say is a big contributor to long hospital stays and crowded emergency departments: insurance companies. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Hamann Source Type: news
Is It Time for Hospitals to Implement Weapons Screening?
(MedPage Today) -- Last month, a father reportedly shot and killed his son at AdventHealth Sebring hospital in Florida, and then shot himself. In Boise, Idaho, a prisoner escaped from Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after his accomplice allegedly... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Providence Oregon selects a new chief executive after national search
Jennifer Burrows is no stranger to the eight-hospital Oregon system, having led Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nass Orders CEO of Alliance Hospital, Others to Face Organ Harvesting Charges
[Vanguard] In the ongoing case involving the Alliance Hospital and Services Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Dr. Christopher Otabor, and three others over an alleged organ harvest, the House of Representative Committee on Public Petitions, has ordered the defendants to go back to court and defend themselves. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients
(MedPage Today) -- The former longtime medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children used physical examinations as a "ruse" to sexually abuse two teenage patients, a prosecutor said Monday, while the physician's attorney... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Laniado Hospital Kicks Off Major Campaign For Building New Rocket-Proof Emergency Building In Netanya
The Laniado Hospital in Netanya, Israel, is embarking on a crucial initiative to construct the country's first fully sheltered emergency care building. With the support of the Laniado Development Fund, this endeavor aims to enhance public healthcare resilience during times of crisis,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
BrightStar Care ® Chosen by Medically Home to Expand its Network of Service Providers Delivering Innovative Hospital-at-Home Model of Care
BrightStar Care Broadens Hospital-at-Home Capabilities, Adds Primary In-Home Clinician and Transportation Services with Medically Home GURNEE, Ill., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BrightStar Care, the nation's leading home care and medical staffing agency with more than 380... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Second Republic Constructs 4 Major Health Centres . . .Several 20-Bed Health Centres and Five 60-Bed District Hospitals to Be Constructed Across the Country
[The Herald] Four major health centres have been built across the country by Government while 69 pharmacies in the past year have been opened as the Second Republic continues to make significant strides towards achieving universal health coverage for all citizens. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Industry and Infrastructure Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
I'm dying because doctors missed my cancer: Woman, 68, given months to live slams 'callous' hospital bosses who 'condemned me to death' for repeatedly refusing to meet her
Anne Shaw, 68, developed terminal cancer after doctors failed to spot a golf-ball sized ovarian tumour clearly visible in a routine scan in 2019, then dismissed her concerns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court
Justices will hear arguments over whether the Biden administration can penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond, Ann Marimow, Caroline Kitchener Source Type: news
Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis
An algorithm combining the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and an ultrasound deep-learning model could improve diagnostic accuracy and referral management for all-cause advanced liver fibrosis, a study published April 23 in Radiology found.
Researchers led by Li-Da Chen, PhD, from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China found that their combined sequential algorithm improved specificity by over 20% for predicting pathologically advanced liver fibrosis compared with the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) alone. Additionally, the algorithm reduced unnecessary referrals by 42% without requiring access to l...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
