ChatGPT In Healthcare, Microsoft's Cloud Tech Strategy To Boost Healthcare, Striking NHS Nurses, Gene Editing Therapy To Treat Cancer and More...
The last edition of Care City Weekly In 2022
Here is the last edition of "Care City Weekly" for the year. We have also included links to some previous editions.
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Boosting Healthcare Delivery With Cloud Technology: Comments On Microsoft's Strategy To Boost Healthcare Delivery With Cloud Technology | Digital Health Review
We prepared a detailed commentary on Microsoft's innovative strategy to use its advanced cloud technologies to boost healthcare delivery.
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Healthcare Politics & News
Enough Is Enough: The Largest Strike In RCN's History
"RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: "For many of us, this is our first time striking, and our emotions are really mixed. The NHS is in crisis, the nursing profession can't take any more, and our loved ones are already suffering."
"It is not unreasonable to demand better. This is not something that can wait. We are committed to our patients and always will be."
Europe's Nurses Still Battling After The Pandemic
"European nurses and other health workers have told Euronews television that "they are still suffering from the chaos of working through the COVID-19"."
Medical Research & News
Hope For Patients Living With ALS?
"Israeli patients have become some of the first in the world to begin receiving a new ALS drug intended to slow the progress of the degenerative disease."
Moderna's mRNA Cancer Vaccine May Be A Miracle In Waiting For Patients Suffering From Melanoma
"Adding mRNA-4157 reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 44% compared to Keytruda alone. The finding, which the partners hailed as the first demonstration of efficacy for a mRNA cancer treatment in a randomized clinical trial, lay the groundwork for a move into phase 3 and expansion into other cancers."
Alternative Therapies For Heart Failure: The Good, The Bad & The Unknown
"Heart failure patients often treat their symptoms with alternative therapies and over-the-counter supplements. While some of these treatments may prove beneficial, taking such actions without doing the proper research—and speaking with a healthcare professional—can lead to significant complications and other unintended consequences."
Digital Health & Health Tech
CHATGPT Use Case In Medicine | TMF
Everyone's talking about ChatGPT and how it's "taking over the world." The Medical Futurist in this article reveals how ChatGPT can be used in medicine to answer basic medical questions, book appointments, and do fundamental and repetitive tasks.
Can Health Insurance Cover Health-tech Devices?
"One of the few things you can count on in life is that insurance companies want their members to remain as healthy as possible. Screening, early treatment, and positive patient outcomes all help to reduce their payouts. This factor is driving insurers to embrace many health tech devices that support monitoring patients' vitals. While your insurance is unlikely to pay for an Apple smartwatch for you, it might cover some helpful apps and devices."
Teladoc, A Universal Telemedicine Provider, Is Struggling To Breathe
"Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE:TDOC) benefited from the Covid-19 pandemic because patients had no choice but to consult with their doctors via the company's technology-enabled healthcare delivery platform. With the pandemic effectively over for the majority of us, the digital health company's fundamentals are deteriorating. Teladoc's sales growth is slowing, and the telemedicine company is still unable to deliver profitability."
"Siri For Care" Expected To Reduce A&E Visits By Almost 50%
"Europe's largest provider of digital-first home healthcare, Cera, is trialling a groundbreaking voice assistant nationwide, which plans to cut A&E visits in half."
A Visually Impaired Mom Can Finally 'See' Her Unborn Baby, Thanks To 3D Printed Ultrasound Technology
With the help of "3D Printed Ultrasound," this visually impaired mother could feel her unborn baby's facial features.
"This is so cool. Like, I have not been able to feel his, like see his ultrasounds like at all, so like, this is so cool. I can see his little lips and his little nose. That is so cute. And his little eyes. Oh my gosh," she said."
Researchers at Stanford University Report That They Have Developed A Wireless Smart Bandage That Has Shown Promise In Speeding Up Tissue Repair By Monitoring The Wound Healing Process And Treating The Wound Simultaneously
"The smart bandage is composed of wireless circuitry that uses impedance/temperature sensors to monitor the progression of wound healing. If the wound is less healed or an infection is detected, the sensors inform a central processing unit to apply more electrical stimulation across the wound bed to accelerate tissue closure and reduce infection. The researchers were able to track the sensor data in real time on a smart phone, all without the need for wires."
Base Editing Cures An Incurable Cancer?
"She's the first patient to be treated with this technology," said Prof Waseem Qasim from UCL and Great Ormond Street."
Biological engineering is becoming more popular in oncology; it involves editing base genes [genetic codes] and changing the genetic instructions.
Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used In The Detection Of Heart Failure
"EchoGo Heart Failure uses advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to detect signs of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in echocardiograms. The platform had previously been awarded the FDA's breakthrough device designation, a sign that the agency has seen value in the platform from the beginning."
World Health News & Reports
WHO World Malaria Report
"Each year, WHO's World malaria report offers in-depth information on the latest trends in malaria control and elimination at global, regional, and country levels. The report highlights progress towards global targets and describes opportunities and challenges for curbing and eliminating the disease."
A New Technical Brief On Improving The Lives of People Living With Epilepsy | WHO
"A new technical brief published today by the World Health Organization (WHO), Improving the Lives of People with Epilepsy, sets out the actions required to deliver an integrated approach to epilepsy care and treatment, which better meets the multifaceted needs of people with epilepsy."
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