Liaqat Sheikh followed a simple morning routine. Every day, he would wake up early and walk to the tea shop located just 20 metres from his house at Gangadhari village in Nowda block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. On the morning of July 8, Liaqat, 62, sat on a bench at the shop in peace, … Read more
By Abhishek Bhatia New Delhi: Amidst a lot of predictions, speculation, and punditry, the Union Budget 2023–24 was out on Wednesday. Although Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s speech in Parliament did not include enough references to healthcare, some of the announcements about artificial intelligence (AI), data governance, and 5G policy decisions have raised many eyebrows. Experts … Read more
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said in guidelines drawn up before the pandemic that there are benefits and disadvantages with use of the dosette boxes: “A multi-compartment compliance aid is one tool amongst many to help with medicines use but other interventions also exist, which as part of a person-centred and quality approach, must also … Read more
A PhD student has been creating audio memory boxes for hospice patients. Isaac Gibson is studying at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Queen’s University Belfast. As part of his research, he recorded interviews with hospice patients and combined them with fitting music and sound effects. Each recording is accessed through a handmade wooden box, … Read more