Health Information Systems: How Do Countries Perform?
The World Health Organization has released its ‘ Global report on health data systems and capacity, 2020 ’ based on the analysis of health... Read more
Why is Israel’s Vaccination Programme So Successful?
With Israel being the global leader in COVID-19 vaccine administration per capita, there are several factors that have ensured the success... Read more
What Do People Think About Vaccination?
As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations has now overtaken the number of cases reported since the start of the pandemic, the public perceptions... Read more
Free WHO Course on Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched another free online course of its Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 course... Read more
EU €4 Billion Beating Cancer Plan
The EU is strengthening its war on cancer with its new Beating Cancer plan. The initiative budgeted at €4 billion will focus on research... Read more
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Nurse’s View: Looking Back at Last 12 Months
Hello, my dear readers, Time flies, and here we are – in April 2021. The last few weeks have been quite emotional because I started to review what has happened over the last 12-13 months, that is between March 2020 – April 2021. I have only so much space to write down my thoughts here, but Jesus – we would need LIVES... Read more
Patient’s Voice to Cancel Cancer: Autonomy for Patient and Oncologist – That Helps
Let’s start with a quip. When you want to become an oncologist, you only need three or four years of primary school. You need to be able to read and write. The pathologist will tell you what type of cancer the patient has, you can read in the protocol what to do, what the treatment is, and for the dose you need to know: ‘Is it a man or a woman,... Read more
Nurse’s View: “How Are You, Nurse?”
If somebody had asked me this question, “How are you, nurse?” 6-8 weeks ago, I would have probably cried. The situation in Great Britain was pretty tough, worse than in March-April 2020, when the whole crisis of COVID-19 started for us in the UK! I guess no other European country had to go through that bushfire we have to go through with the... Read more
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Liver Fibrosis: Patients Can Be At Risk Of Death Even Without Exhibiting Symptoms
2020 18 Dec
1 in 5 advanced fibrosis patients evolves to cirrhosis in as little as two and a half years. The liver is the largest gland in the human body and, weighing roughly two kilograms, it is the second largest organ after the skin. Its varied functions include supplying the brain with glucose, filtering toxins out of the blood, producing proteins,... Read more
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
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Sex & Gender Impacts in Cardiovascular Disease: A “Typical” Presentation of Cardiovascular Disease?
Summary: Differences in sex and gender may account for gaps in treatment... Read more
Treatment Options for Factor-Xa Inhibitor-Related Bleeding
Specific treatment options for factor Xa inhibitor-related bleeding,... Read more
Resource Allocation in Healthcare: Have We Misjudged Societal Values?
Equitable Healthcare With increased emphasis on financial constraint... Read more
Providing Alternative Outpatient Delivery Channels
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated implementation of key digitalisation... Read more
Telemedicine is the Future
Professor Gernot Marx is Director of the Department of Intensive Care... Read more
Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste - Strategic opportunities After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged countries to accelerate innovation... Read more
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