Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
While the act is often spoken about as a tool for reining in Big Tech, government figures have suggested more than 20,000 small businesses will also have to comply. The idea that inspired the bill was relatively simple, scribbled down on the back of a sandwich packet by two experts, Prof Lorna…#bigtech #proflornawoods #universityofessex #williamperrin #carnegieuk #ianrussell #openrightsgroup #whatsapp #signal
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you… Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China. I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1 We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004. Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

Artfi Launches Tokenized ' The Six Elements ' Collection by Sacha Jafri
The physical paintings associated with the NFTs were demonstrated to the public at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the largest conference in the cryptocurrency segment. The project originates from Sacha Jafri's exclusive partnership with luxury car producer Rolls Royce. Art technology company Artfi releases…#singapore #sachajafri #rollsroyce #artfi #genesis #sixelements #phantomrollsroyce #jafri #airfirewaterandwind #humanity
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This Startup Is Reinventing the Yellow School Bus. Here ' s Its Playbook for Winning Over the Hardest Customers (Like Public Schools)
Zūm started out selling its "Uber for kids" service to parents. But then its founder realized they could sell to school districts, and have a much bigger impact. Of course, that was easier said than done. This story appears in the September 2023 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » How do you drive…#marlluryurbina #googlemaps
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AI Has an Image Problem in Healthcare, Expert Says
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has an image problem when it comes to healthcare, but it actually represents a big opportunity to improve things, Tom Lawry said at the Population Health Colloquium here. "When...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 19, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Government must come clean over scale of crumbly concrete in schools
Responding to the announcement today (Tuesday) that the number of confirmed cases of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools in England has increased to 174, UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “Many involved in education suspect ministers still aren’t revealing the true scale of this growing problem. “At-risk schools remain in the dark as they wait for inspections. This is simply not good enough. “Ministers must come clean, be honest with parents and staff, and give schools clear guidance about what they should do, not leave them stuck in limbo.” Notes to editors: – UNISON is t...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 19, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: News Press release RAAC RAAC concrete schools Source Type: news

How finance teams are helping to reduce health inequalities
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) - This briefing explores the work that finance teams are doing to help reduce health inequalities. There are three main ways finance staff are supporting this important agenda: allocating resources differently to support specific population needs; aligning data sets, tackling variation and reducing inefficiency; and investing in targeted projects which focus on specific groups. The briefing looks at eight case studies from across the UK, considers lessons learned and explores and how other organisations and systems can draw on good practice. Finance teams can have a ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

“Only Enough is Enough” campaign launched to expose hospital understaffing
Hospitals will be held accountable for unsafe staff levels under a new “Only Enough is Enough” campaign from UNISON launching this autumn, says the union today (Tuesday). As a result of having too few employees, many NHS trusts are unable to provide safe staffing levels, says UNISON. The union’s campaign aims to highlight hospitals that are failing to provide sufficient numbers of staff with the time they need to deliver quality patient care. The union wants trusts to work in partnership with NHS workers to solve their staffing problems. The campaign will initially have six pilot areas – Birmingham, Cam...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 19, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: Article News Press release NHS staff safe staffing Source Type: news

‘ Only Enough is Enough ’ campaign launched to expose hospital understaffing
Hospitals will be held accountable for unsafe staff levels under a new ‘Only Enough is Enough’ campaign from UNISON launching this autumn, says the union today (Tuesday). As a result of having too few employees, many NHS trusts are unable to provide safe staffing levels, says UNISON. The union’s campaign aims to highlight hospitals that are failing to provide sufficient numbers of staff with the time they need to deliver quality patient care. The union wants trusts to work in partnership with NHS workers to solve their staffing problems. The campaign will initially have six pilot areas – Birming...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 19, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: Article News Press release NHS staff safe staffing Source Type: news

Vaccine Research and Combating the Anti-Science Movement Go Hand in Hand
(MedPage Today) -- It might not be intuitive why, as an MD-PhD laboratory investigator who develops vaccines for global health, I should also take on the challenge of combating anti-science or authoritarian regimes. Some colleagues, especially...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 19, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Artificial Nose Could ' Sniff Out ' Diseases, Rotten Food Artificial Nose Could ' Sniff Out ' Diseases, Rotten Food
The latest e-nose features an energy-efficient design that researchers hope will be applicable in food and healthcare settings.WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news

FDA ’s IT Strategy: Unlocking Potential, Leading Transformation
FDA has released its comprehensive FDA Information Technology Strategy for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2027 (IT Strategy), marking a defining roadmap for the agency's technological advancement and the alignment with its broader public health mission.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 19, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose ' Unsafe ' State Bans
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 -- A new survey of U.S. doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they ' re alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action. “The...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

One common virus is still killing thousands of children every year – but new vaccines offer hope | Devi Sridhar
Exciting scientific developments offer solutions to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The only barrier is costThe number one cause of infants being hospitalised in the US and Europe is a virus you ’ve probably never heard of:RSV. Most people experience it as a mild infection resembling a cold. But it can be very serious in babies and elderly people. The tell-tale symptoms are abnormally fast breathing, a caving-in of the chest between and under the ribs, and wheezing or crackles – worrying noises caused by the bronchial tubes being inflamed, or the small air sacs in the lungs filling with fluid. The virus makes it har...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Devi Sridhar Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Science Health Drugs Children Infant and child mortality Source Type: news

Large Study Eases Fears Over Zantac-Cancer Link
(MedPage Today) -- People who took ranitidine (Zantac) for at least a month were no more likely to develop cancer than people who used other histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs), according to a retrospective observational study with a multinational...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 19, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

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