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Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

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Tourism surge in Europe strains emergency rooms, telemedicine platform aims to bridge gap – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Amidst a surge in tourism in Europe, marked by the recent UNWTO data, the influx of tourists threatens to intensify the stress on Europe’s already overtaxed emergency services. Unaware of local health systems, tourists frequently use emergency departments for non-emergencies, exacerbating existing staff shortages and wait times. Innovative Italian startup Doctorsa is addressing … Read more

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

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Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

The opening: Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants’ captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (R) pose with the trophy during the opening ceremony of 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. | … Read more

India successfully pushes for inclusion of women political representation at grassroots for WEF Gender Gap Report

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India successfully pushes for inclusion of women political representation at grassroots for WEF Gender Gap Report

A woman casting her vote during a gram panchayat election, in Pamarru of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. File photo | Photo Credit: V. Raju India has successfully pushed for including women’s participation in local government bodies as a parameter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report where it has traditionally not fared … Read more

Young People of Color Lag in Getting COVID Boosters

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Young People of Color Lag in Getting COVID Boosters

March 8, 2022 Young people of color are not getting COVID vaccine booster shots at the same rate as young white people, USA Today reported. That alarms federal health authorities. In an attempt to close the gap, the Biden administration plans to turn to churches and community health centers for help, USA Today said. “We … Read more

Seven-week gap advised for elective surgery after Omicron

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Seven-week gap advised for elective surgery after Omicron

Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more

How Technology is Bridging the Doctor-Patient Communication Gap – ET HealthWorld

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How Technology is Bridging the Doctor-Patient Communication Gap – ET HealthWorld

By-Shashvat Tripathi The recent throes of the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the inadequacies of our healthcare system. Overburdened hospitals and healthcare systems encumbered millions of patients from accessing healthcare. Multitudes of non-Covid-19 patients steered clear of bursting hospitals to avoid the risk of being infected. The global pandemic also exacerbated the grim reality of patients in … Read more