To improve patient outcomes in the Raleigh, N..C., metropolitan area, three-hospital WakeMed Health & Hospitals is live on the Rothman Index predictive analytics software. The first implementation was at WakeMed Cary Hospital. The analytics software is expected to help the delivery system more quickly identify patient decline and improve health outcomes. The Rothman Index, developed… Read More »
By Michael Le Page Children can feel long-term effects from their father’s behaviourNoemi Siccardi/EyeEm/Getty Would-be dads take note. Lifestyle choices from smoking to exercise to wearing tight underpants lead to subtle changes in your sperm that may affect the health and behaviour of your children. “What a man does throughout his life has an impact… Read More »
Simon Gregson, 44, has played the role of Steve McDonald on ITV’s Coronation Street since 1989. The star has been awarded a host of accolades for his acting over the years and is considered a well-known face on the small screen. But one thing Simon’s fans may not know about him, is in the past… Read More »
New research reviews the evidence behind the benefits of drug ‘microdosing’ and suggests that more “rigorous, placebo-controlled clinical studies” are necessary. New research examines the benefits of the active compound in magic mushrooms. The practice of microdosing — that is, taking small doses of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin or N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), to improve mental… Read More »
Shift to single platform puts hospitals, physician practices on the same records system. Mohawk Valley Health System, a two-campus delivery system serving the Utica, N.Y., region, went live enterprisewide on the Epic electronic health record on June 29, which for the first time puts the two hospitals and physician practices on the same platform. The… Read More »
Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of Theranos JP Yim | Getty Images Do you want to live in the same apartment once occupied by the most famous alleged female fraudster of the 21st century? You’re in luck. The notoriously secretive Elizabeth Holmes, charged with nine counts of wire fraud, two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud… Read More »