Nearly Half Of England ’s Kids Missed Their Dental Checks Last Year
" Demoralised dentists are walking away from a broken system, while millions struggle to access the care they need, " said one industry leader.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Chicago roasting in record-setting heat that feels like 120 degrees
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Chicago set a heat index record Thursday after “feels like” temperatures at the airport hit a blistering 120 degrees Fahrenheit, smashing the previous record set in July 1995 during a…#midwest #south #uppermidwest #gulfcoast #missouri #iowa #illinois #houston #dallas #memphis
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Care Heroes 2023: Philanthropic Champion winner Risas Dental and Braces
Risas Dental and Braces stands out as a beacon of accessible dental care, offering affordable services and a "Give to Grow" program, providing free treatments to those in need.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lux Butler Source Type: news

Comparison of Implant Survival Rates and Biologic and Mechanical Complications with Implant-Supported Fixed Complete Dental Prostheses Using Four and Six Implants
This study aims to compare the incidence of biologic and mechanical complication rates and the survival rates after at least 5 years of implants and implant-supported fixed complete dental prostheses (IFCDPs) placed during second-stage surgery using four and six implants. A total of 77 patients (33 men, 44 women) with a mean age of 60.6 ± 8.8 years (range: 39 to 80 years) were included, and the total of 92 IFCDPs were classified into two groups: 51 received four implants, and 41 received six implants. No implant failed in the four-implant group (0/204), and one implant failed in the six-implant group (1/246), wit...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 24, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Novel Brain Implants Help Paralyzed People Speak Faster, More Accurately
(MedPage Today) -- High-performance brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) decoded brain activity into speech faster, more accurately, and with a bigger vocabulary than existing technologies, two early trials in Nature showed. In the BrainGate2 study...
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Brain implants are allowing people to generate speech using thoughts, studies show
Scientists have been working on technologies that can turn a person's thoughts into spoken words. Two new reports show how far the field has come.
Source: NPR Health and Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news

Woman suing American Airlines explains ' emotional distress ' claim
A mother traveling with her twin 18-month-old daughters on a Feb. 4 American Airlines (AAL) - Get Free Report flight became engaged in a conflict with a flight attendant. The dispute appears headed for court over a few key issues, including what legally constitutes "emotional distress." DON'T…#afeb4 #americanairlines #erikahamilton #portland #ore #tallahassee #fla #dallas #thestreet #florida
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Dental office, Dentist At Plum Creek, coming to Plum Creek neighborhood of Kyle.
Dentist in Kyle TX "We are so thrilled to have support from our Kyle community that we are excited to open second location in Plum Creek neighborhood so we can serve more patients. With a neighborhood dental clinic, it will increase convenience for patients and avoid driving in crazy...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Brain implants give a voice to people who cannot speak
Scientists use electrodes and AI programs to turn thoughts into speech via a lifelike avatar
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Watch a person unable to speak for years ‘talk’ using a new brain implant
When it comes to talking, our brain does the heavy lifting. It subconsciously directs the complex coordination of lips, tongue, throat, and jaws we need to pronounce words. And it keeps directing, even in people with paralysis or who are unable to turn these commands into speech. Now, scientists have harnessed this phenomenon to create brain implants that transform this neural activity into text with unprecedented speed and accuracy. In two new studies—both reported today in Nature —the devices enabled two people to “speak” for the first time in more than a decade. The implants produced speech from brain...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 23, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Brain chip helps voiceless patient communicate at 62 words per minute
Using brain implants, machine learning and a predictive model, researchers decoded a woman’s attempts to speak at a rate that begins to approach natural conversation.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news

Delta Dental poll finds Tooth Fairy welcomed into most U.S. homes
Poll also reveals more than 1 in 4 children go to bed early in anticipation of Tooth Fairy ' s arrivalCHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Tooth Fairy Day on August 22, Delta Dental released additional findings from its 2023 Original Tooth Fairy Poll®.The Poll, now in its 25th year, finds the Tooth Fairy is welcomed into an overwhelming majority (81%) of U.S. homes. Further, the delight of the Tooth Fairy is experienced by children and parents alike. More than 1 in 3 (36%) parents say the Tooth Fairy instills good oral health habits in their children, and in anticipati...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 23, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Nigeria: Medical, Dental Consultants Threaten Nationwide Strike
[Leadership] Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over what it described as non-implementation of agreements by the government.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Activist behind US affirmative action cases sues major law firms
A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions sued two major U.S. law firms over fellowships they offer to promote diversity. The American Alliance for Equal Rights sued Perkins Coie in Dallas and…#ussupremecourt #dallas #morrisonfoerster #miami #supremecourt #edwardblum #aperkinscoie #activisionblizzard #kellogg #seattle
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

David Jacobs, ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing’ Creator, Dies at 84
David Jacobs, the creator of the CBS primetime series “Knots Landing,” “Dallas” and “Paradise,” has died. He was 84. Jacobs, who battled Alzheimer’s for several years, died Sunday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. His son Aaron confirmed to Variety the news of his death. Jacobs…#davidjacobs #knotslanding #dallas #jacobs #burbank #variety #jacobscocreated #paradise #robertporter #fourcorners
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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