Quick Charge Podcast: February 3, 2024

  • February 3, 2024
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

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When a Spouse Goes to the Nursing Home

  • February 3, 2024
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Even as the signals of approaching dementia became impossible to ignore, Joseph Drolet dreaded the prospect of moving his partner into a long-term care facility. Mr. Drolet, 79, and his beloved Rebecca, 71, both retired lawyers and prosecutors in Atlanta, had been a couple for 33 years, though they retained separate homes. In 2019, she […]

This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

  • February 3, 2024
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This one style of vehicle is known by many names. In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. In Thailand, a tuk-tuk (a fun onomatopoeia that arose from the traditionally loud two-stroke engines powering them). But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. And now, […]

Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment

  • February 3, 2024
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Prior authorization has targeted the drug buprenorphine in particular. Photograph: Elise Amendola/AP View image in fullscreen Prior authorization has targeted the drug buprenorphine in particular. Photograph: Elise Amendola/AP Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say […]

Health Technologies

Ilford ophthalmology and gastroenterology hospital opens doors – Digital Health Technology News

  • February 3, 2024
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CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, is ready to welcome its first NHS patients after officially opening the doors at its Ilford site. Centrally based on Ilford Hill, the conveniently located facility will help reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice by providing access to ophthalmology and gastroenterology services in […]

How Is Zero Trust Working in Healthcare Today?

  • February 3, 2024
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Where Are Healthcare Organizations in Their Zero-Trust Journeys? While healthcare organizations are following the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s SP 800-207 and the Zero Trust Maturity Model from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), many are still trying to implement zero-trust controls from version one of the models. Some healthcare systems are looking […]