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Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

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Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Dr Nihar Parekh, Lead Paediatrician, Second Opinion Online Consultation For Children (SOCC), interacted with ETHealthworld’s Prabhat Prakash on how technology is helping to bridge the gap in improving paediatric care regardless of geography. He also shares how early detection of ailments allows parents and doctors to provide needed care to children. Edited Excerpts: How … Read more

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care – ET HealthWorld

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Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care – ET HealthWorld

Germany: The white-coloured humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as eyes are attached. But retired German doctor Guenter Steinebach, 78, said: “For me, this robot is a dream.” Not … Read more

Public Information Lacking Amid COVID Vaccine Push

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Joe Smyser, PhD, chief executive officer, Public Good Projects. Mark Weber, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Heidi Larson, PhD, professor of anthropology, risk, and decision science, and director, Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. John Brownstein, PhD, chief innovation officer, Boston … Read more