Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal
I received a card through the post from a friend, along with a demand for a £5 fee, as Royal Mail claimed the barcoded stamp was counterfeit. The joke is she says she was sent this stamp by Royal Mail when she exchanged her old ones for the new barcoded kind under its Stamp Swap Out scheme. SR,…#royalmail #sevenoaks #robertsbridge #eastsussex #royalmails #horizon #telegraph #ss #stampswapout #amazon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Latest Gambling Scandal, Some See Glimpse of Sports ’ Future
Bill Bradley, the basketball Hall of Famer and former United States senator known as a staunch opponent of legalized sports betting, was speaking about the topic back in January. But he might as well have been predicting the future. “Well there hasn’t been a scandal, yet,” he said, discussing how…#billbradley #halloffamer #jontayporter #torontoraptors #nba #adamsilver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sports league scandals highlight risks of gambling
After the NBA banned Toronto Raptors reserve player Jontay Porter after a sports gambling probe, the leagues that have been doing business with betting sites are scrambling to protect the integrity of their games. NBC’s Adrienne Broaddus reports in this week’s Sunday Focus.April 21, 2024#nba #jontayporter #adriennebroaddus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients with suspected bowel disease could refer themselves for scans, saving time on long waiting lists
Currently, patients with suspected Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, known together as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), have to see a GP before they can be referred to hospital for a diagnosis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ZKasino Rug Pull Scandal: $32 Million Ethereum at Risk
ZKasino, a decentralized gambling network, has encountered notable hurdles amidst concerns within the crypto community regarding a potential rug-pull scenario. Over the past day, numerous trending posts on X (formerly Twitter) have shed light on the array of challenges plaguing the network.…#zkasinoaccused #rugpull #zigzagexchange #zigzag #zigzagtreasury #ethereum #waybackmachine #apeterminal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Saudi Arabia ’s 105-mile long Line city has been cut a little short
The second least surprising piece of recent news – the first being that yet more Tory MPs are reportedly embroiled in bizarre sexual and financial scandals – is that the Line, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 105-mile-long (170km) vanity project in Saudi Arabia, is being scaled back. In an act…#saudiarabia #princemohammed #nigeltufnel #spinaltap #nhs #leesonokeeffe #shanemacgowan #dirtyoldtown #stpatricksday #trafalgarsquare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NPR Scandal Should Kill Taxpayer-Funded Broadcasting
Authored by Charles Lipson via RealClearPolitics, “I don't want any yes-men around me,” said Sam Goldwyn, the Hollywood producer famed for his movies and malapropisms. “I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.” The…#charleslipson #samgoldwyn #hollywood #nationalpublicradio #uriberliner #pbs #smithcollege #bariweiss #democraticparty #republicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Post office scandal helped infected blood campaign
Campaigner Andy Evans said it has raised awareness of those given infected blood products. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won ’t Medicare Pay?
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Breast Cancer Tests (Medical) Mammography Women and Girls Medicare Disease Rates Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Tumors Preventive Medicine Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Source Type: news
MR elastography effective for assessing liver stiffness in children
MR elastography (MRE) is an effective technique for noninvasive monitoring of liver stiffness -- a surrogate for fibrosis -- in children and young adults with autoimmune liver disease, researchers have reported.
A team led by first author Jonathan Dillman, MD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Center in Ohio found that MRE liver stiffness measurements were elevated in children and young adults with autoimmune liver disease. The results were published April 18 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
“[As well, these measurements] were not significantly different between subsets of patients with primary sclerosing ch...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: MRI Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news
Segmed partners with Beacon Health System in Indiana
Data management vendor Segmed plans to partner with nonprofit Beacon Health System in Indiana to supply Segmed's advanced medical imaging data.
Beacon will have access to Segmed's database of imaging data from various modalities such as CT scans, MRIs, x-rays, and ultrasounds, according to Segmed.
Segmed acquires, deidentifies, standardizes, and provides medical imaging data to use as part of AI machine learning. As of August 2023, Segmed's Insight cloud-based platform reportedly had surpassed 100 million imaging studies. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
The bleak situation for wounded soldiers on the front lines I Ukraine: The Latest, podcast
Day 782. Today, we get political and military updates from Ukraine; the latest on a German spying scandal; and what happens to ...#ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effectiveness of low dose computed tomography to detect fractures in paediatric suspected physical abuse: a systematic review - Doyle E, Bugeja L, Dimmock MR, Lee KL, Ng J, Bassed RB.
PURPOSE: The skeletal survey X-ray series is the current 'gold standard' when investigating suspected physical abuse (SPA) of children, in addition to a non-contrast computed tomography (CT) brain scan. This systematic literature review synthesised finding... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Establishment of an animal model of dog bite injuries - Huang D, Jia W, Li K, Liu Z, Liu L.
In this study, the skull of an adult dog was scanned. The three-dimensional model of the dog... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
