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Open Discussions Help Nurses Introduce Integrative Services

Feb 26, 2021

Oncology nurses have an important role in the discussion of and education about complementary therapy, more commonly called integrative care. “The word ‘integrative’ is key in the discussion,” said Eugenie Spiguel, MSN, ANP-BC, a nurse practitioner in the integrative medicine department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York, New York. “When people look at the term ‘alternative,’...

A U.S. program aiming to channel a huge number of vaccines through pharmacies will start soon

Feb 23, 2021

The federal government will send one million vaccine doses to about 6,500 retail pharmacies on Feb. 11, the beginning of a federal program that will deliver vaccines directly to as many as 40,000 drugstores and grocery stores, Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, announced on Tuesday. The program’s launch will mark the start of a new stage in the massive vaccination campaign in the United States,...

Elsevier advances nursing education by offering innovative virtual reality healthcare simulations to schools across North America

Feb 22, 2021

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier , a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, today announced the launch of the Simulation Learning System (SLS) for RN with Virtual Reality (SLS with VR), a new digital solution that combines cutting-edge virtual reality technology from SimX with the world-class healthcare content of Elsevier to bring realistic and highly effective VR simulations to...

Kroger Health Partners with Gauss to Provide Smartphone-Enabled COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Tests

Feb 17, 2021

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR ), today announced plans to offer the first smartphone-enabled, at-home Gauss COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kit to patients nationwide, expanding the company's existing portfolio of in-clinic and employer-focused COVID-19 testing solutions. Kroger Health...

Five Technologies That Will Transform Medicine In Post-Pandemic America

Feb 16, 2021

GETTY When medical historians write about the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll likely focus on the slow U.S. response and failures of leadership that led to a tragically high death toll . But that will be only part of the story. From the wreckage and devastation will emerge something few contemporary observers would expect: a brighter future for American healthcare. Five technologies, all...

KDDI Research, Inc. Develops Smart Hands-Free Nursing Care Support System Using Vuzix Smart Glasses

Feb 09, 2021

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI ), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced today that KDDI Research, Inc. ("KDDI Research"), a research institute that combines the think tank functions of the KDDI Group with R&D functions, has developed a smart hands-free nursing care...

Improving the pace of vaccine distribution through technology

Feb 04, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted our health, economy, and psychosocial well-being. Public health mitigation measures such as wearing masks, social distancing, avoiding large gatherings, and washing hands have demonstrated benefit in curbing the spread of infection, but have been implemented inconsistently and unevenly throughout the world, which has limited their effectiveness. Unfortunately, as we start a new year, we have...

'Hard truths and important facts': Biden pushes for coronavirus testing reset with $50 billion plan

Jan 26, 2021

President Joe Biden seeks to reset the nation’s inconsistent coronavirus testing efforts with a $50 billion plan and more federal oversight. Biden’s plan calls for a newly created Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate a “clear, unified approach” to testing for COVID-19, a marked difference from the Trump administration’s policy of states establishing their own plans with federal support. Laboratories have...

Medical innovations poised to transform healthcare in 2021

Jan 18, 2021

(BPT) - Experts in healthcare are continuously striving to develop new innovations that can improve and save lives. Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists, physicians, and researchers continued to advance medical knowledge, enhance screening and diagnostic tools, and improve disease management platforms, bringing new hope to patients in 2021. When it comes to medicine, there's a lot to be excited for in the new year. Here are...

LAX Opens Onsite COVID-19 Rapid Testing Lab

Jan 12, 2021

The facility offers three collection sites with results available in as little as three to five hours for a cost of $125 January 05, 2021 by Mark Caswell Los Angeles International Airport has announced the opening of a new COVID-19 rapid testing facility onsite. The cost for the PCR test is $125. The facility includes three collection sites at the airport. The...

Science and Medicine Group Makes 2021 Predictions for the Lab Instrumentation, Diagnostics and Imaging Industries

Jan 06, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The unpredictable events of 2020 might cause one to forswear all prediction-making. Yet for Science and Medicine Group's publishing brands (Strategic Directions International, BioInformatics, Kalorama Information, IMV, Instrument Business Outlook) are all in the business of prediction-making. Thus once again, we offer our top ten predictions for 2021 based on our market research...

California paves the way for certification of mental health peer support providers

Jan 05, 2021

In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that paves the way to expand the use of mental health peer providers by setting up a state certification process. That’s expected to cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars to run every year, but could also reduce costly inpatient hospitalizations. The idea behind mental health peer support is this: People who live with a mental illness help...

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