The NHS will start offering an “improved” stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in England who want to quit cigarettes. Varenicline, a daily tablet given over a few months, is as effective as vapes and more effective than nicotine replacement gum or patches, NHS England says. The drug, which fights cravings, was … Read more
“Ultimately, each consultant will have their own decision to make, but the BMA’s consultants committee believes the offer marks significant progress in reaching our aims of reforming the pay review process and preventing further pay cuts,” Dr Sharma said. Source link
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Prashant Warier, Co-founder & CEO, qure.ai, to figure out the new wave of AI algorithms that are interpreting radiology scans. AI in Healthcare (Radiology)If you look at the data that we are collecting today, there is so much data about us being collected. We are conducting many tests. I … Read more
Washington: When genes are activated and expressed, they show patterns in cells that are similar in type and function across tissues and organs. Discovering these patterns improves our understanding of cells which has implications for unveiling disease mechanisms. The advent of spatial transcriptomics technologies has allowed researchers to observe gene expression in their spatial context … Read more
The union represents the majority of ambulance staff working for the NHS in Scotland. Source link
The RCN union says the Scottish government “failed to listen” and a strike ballot would continue. Source link
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite everything people have learned about good nutrition, folks around the world aren’t eating much healthier than they were three decades ago, a new global review has concluded. Diets are still closer to a poor score of zero — with loads of sugar and processed meats … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will vote on Tuesday whether to recommend that updated COVID-19 booster shots be used this fall to protect against Omicron and its highly contagious subvariants. Because the virus mutates so quickly, the FDA may … Read more
by Nidhi Jain Hospitals often come under reduced margins for inefficiently managing their medical and consumable supplies and spending too much on inventory. Typically, a hospital spends 30% of its cost on various supplies, drugs, consumables, injectables, implants, films, and reagents. This is primarily due to the hospital clinical order system, inventory system, and supply … Read more
India: AI powered EMR software developer HealthPlix Technologies announced the release of its in-clinic analytics software ROBIN for doctors. ROBIN is an analytical software that is an addition to HealthPlix’s flagship product EMR which can help doctors to access the insights dashboard with real-time information about their clinic. The doctor insights dashboard feature under ROBIN … Read more