With the European Council’s revision of breast screening recommendations last year, radiology departments are facing a new era for mammography. With the addition of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as 3D mammography, to the radiology toolkit, this opens the way to new advancements in patient health. One of these advancements, contrasted-enhanced...
READ MOREAwareness, systems approach, interaction from top-down and bottom-up, willingness and urgency to take action and tackle the climate change problem with the decarbonisation of the health sector will require efforts from people involved in healthcare and the environment, according to the principle of “One Health”. Interventions are urgent. Time is...
READ MOREAims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% with sustainable Philips healthtech innovations In a stride towards sustainability and innovation in healthcare, the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal has forged a strategic partnership with Philips. This collaboration aims to reduce the carbon footprint resulting from Champalimaud’s diagnostic...
READ MOREIf the health sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) on the planet. To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud. A sustainable healthcare system is one that “improves, maintains, or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging...
READ MOREExplore different sustainability dimensions for dental support organizations and identify two factors that can help DSOs enable sustainable growth and standardize clinical excellence. Key points 95% of business leaders believe sustainability is important. Sustainability means more than making environmentally conscious business decisions—it...
READ MOREIndividual countries and healthcare organisations have largely been working independently – or sometimes in small partnerships – to improve sustainability and reduce the environmental damage that comes as a biproduct of healthcare provided globally. Building on these successes, Health Proc Europe and HealthPRO Canada have launched Project PROcure...
READ MOREAn overview of the psychological struggle many professional traders experience and how they can circumvent common pitfalls and save time. Key Points Fear is one of the primary factors behind failure to achieve consistent success. It is impossible to eliminate emotion from trading, though one can learn to control their response to the...
READ MOREIn today’s demanding and fast-paced medical environment, physicians are challenged by time constraints, information overload, and waning job satisfaction. Assistive AI technologies offer promising solutions to the signal-to-noise conundrum in medicine. Key Points The avalanche of clinical and administrative information demands a balance...
READ MOREMechanical power is an easy bedside tool to guide lung protective ventilation, as it is an index of the energy load applied to the lung during mechanical ventilation and expresses in one formula all the main determinants of ventilator-induced lung injury. Although a threshold value has not already been defined, a mechanical power greater than 17...
READ MOREIn this article, we will examine clinical concepts that have persisted over time, despite advancements in our understanding of physiology and technological innovations that have demonstrated their inapplicability in the routine clinical care of paediatric patients requiring respiratory support. These enduring beliefs have effectively transformed...
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