The legalization of cannabis in the United States—the biggest change in policy for an illegal substance since Prohibition ended—has been an unqualified success for approximately no one. True, the drug is widely available for commercial purchase, many marijuana-related charges have been dropped, and stoner culture has become more aligned with designer smoking paraphernalia featured on […]
Iranians attend the funeral procession for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures fell Monday after Israel reduced its troop presence in Gaza. The West Texas Intermediate contract […]
Over the past decade, R.I.P. Medical Debt has grown from a tiny nonprofit group that received less than $3,000 in donations to a multimillion-dollar force in health care philanthropy. It has done so with a unique and simple strategy to tackling the enormous amounts that Americans owe hospitals: buying up old bills that would otherwise […]
A new study has revealed that Virtual Reality (VR) sessions of just ten minutes can assist in reducing cancer related pain. Most people with cancer experience pain, and treatment usually involves medications including opioids. VR sessions that immerse the user in new environments have been shown to be a noninvasive and nonpharmacologic way to lessen […]
Sussex Health and Care has shared an update on the integrated care system’s work with digital technology, one year after the publication of their Improving Lives Together strategy which pledged to improve the use of digital technology and information to help join up services and support access to advice and care. Over the past year, […]
NHS England has published guidance for integrated care systems on developing a 10-year infrastructure strategy, stating that a “a fit for purpose estate” supports the delivery of “modern, digitally enabled patient care pathways”. The guidance highlights areas of focus for effective infrastructure planning as well as key considerations for ICSs, with NHSE urging that ICS leaders […]
NHS Supply Chain today announced the appointment of Nottingham-based firm Littlefish as its new IT Service Integrator. The three-year appointment is an important building block in the transformation of IT at NHS Supply Chain to a multi-partner model, aimed at building the best operational services to meet future technological needs and aspirations, including supporting digital interactions […]
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has replaced two, legacy laboratory information systems with a single instance of Clinisys WinPath. The trust, which serves a catchment of 800,000 patients in North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, found itself with two LIMS when it was formed out of the merger of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals and Hinchingbrooke […]
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust has announced the completion of a multi-site study designed to test new wearable devices for the assessment of brain health and memory, with data from the study set to be shared this year. The Cumulus Neuroscience CNS0-101 study sought to explore how technology can help monitor early stage dementia […]
Caring is a highly vocational career. However, the UK care system consistently fails to support the viability of caring as a long-term career. Carers typically suffer from low pay, long hours and little support and training, which often leads them to move on swiftly. Often exiting the profession completely. It’s a system that fails patients […]
