Soaring Childhood Obesity in China
China is paying the price of adopting a western lifestyle with soaring childhood obesity, shows a 29 year study in nearly 28 000 children... Read more
New Heart Failure Guidelines to be Launched in May
New European Society of Cardiology (ESC) heart failure guidelines are set to be launched at Heart Failure 2016 and the 3rd World Congress... Read more
Abbott To Take Over St Jude in $25 bln Mega-Cardio Deal
Abbott Laboratories is taking over St. Jude Medical Inc. in a deal worth $25 bln that will create a giant in the cardio-related devices... Read more
Rotating Night Shift Increases Risk of CHD in Women
Among female registered nurses, working a rotating night shift for 5 years or more was associated with a small increase in the risk of coronary... Read more
Loneliness, Isolation Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Loneliness and social isolation are linked to around a 30 per cent increased risk of having a stroke or developing coronary artery disease--the... Read more
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Top Telemedicine Platforms: Features and Services
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines telemedicine as the delivery of health care services by healthcare professionals in areas where distance is a critical factor and where information and communication technologies need to be used for the exchange of information regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The goal of telemedicine was... Read more
Zoom On: Prof. Mamas A. Mamas
Prof. Mamas A Mamas is a structural interventional cardiologist, treating patients with underlying coronary artery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in both the elective and emergency setting and undertaking Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions (TAVI). He is also the Associate Editor of Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions and leads... Read more
Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
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Revolutionising Medicine: The Power of Digital Algorithms in Healthcare
Medical digital algorithms are computer programs that use complex mathematica Read more
Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
This review focuses on different techniques to reverse direct oral... Read more
Managing Hospital Communication
From care activities to administrative activities in a health unit, communicat Read more
Expanding the Use of Remote Technologies in Healthcare
Health systems could reduce inefficiencies and achieve growth by strategically Read more
New Applications of Pulse Oximetry
The clinical applications of pulse oximetry go far beyond the mere monitoring Read more
A New Era in Operational Excellence - Predicting With Precision to Enable Better Patient Care
An overview of new technologies by Affidea designed to improve patient... Read more