Firefighters Union Advocates for Total U.S. Asbestos Ban
A representative of the International Association of Fire Fighters appeared before a congressional subcommittee recently to push for a total ban of asbestos in the United States. The IAFF represents thousands of firefighters in the U.S. and Canada. The labor union is supporting the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, which would amend the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The bill is named for Reinstein, who died in 2006 from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos. If passed, the legislation would prohibit the use and importation of all six types of asbestos. More than 70 countries have alr...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 12, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Awareness/Advocacy Source Type: news

Why It Takes Forever to Get a Doctor ’ s Appointment
Recently I faced consoling a patient of mine who couldn’t understand why I was unable to “hop on the phone” to discuss her new back pain. When she finally got an appointment with me weeks later, I decided to be honest. I shared that I had 1,300 patients who call me their primary doctor. After I’m done seeing patients at 5 PM, I tend to 50 to 100 messages and notifications. I take three to four hours of work home with me every night. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] I didn’t share these stats to elicit sympathy, but soon our roles had reversed. My patient overflowed with apologi...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilana Yurkiewicz Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Five-in-one CS 9600 CBCT System is a Five-time Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award Winner
 ATLANTA —Continual innovation and market-leading technology has earned Carestream Dental ’s CS 9600 CBCT system its fifth-straight Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award. The system combines advanced hardware with powerful software to make sure doctors are always practicing on the cutting edge. Available in three editions with 10, 12 and 14 fields of view (FOV)s, the CS 9600 is sized to meet doctors ’ needs so they can focus on the smallest detail of root morphology or zoom out to see the full picture, including the TMJ and sinuses. But the system doesn’t just capture high-quality images, it ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 12, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Native American Connections Receives $500,000 for Homeless Youth Services from The Bob & amp; Renee Parsons Foundation
Native American Connections (NAC) is pleased to announce a $500,000 grant over two years from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. The donation will fund the organization's existing Homeless Youth Services. PHOENIX, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Native American Connections (NAC) is...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news

One in six GP appointments 'are avoidable', NHS bosses claim
NHS England analysed 56,900 consultations and found 16 per cent of GP appointments are 'potentially avoidable' - such as those that could be managed by pharmacies.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Antipsychotic Use Increased for Seniors With Alzheimer, Related Dementias
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 -- Antipsychotics are more often used by older adults receiving home health care (HHC) services with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) versus those without ADRD, and their use is associated with worse functional...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Psychiatry and mental health in forensic children and adolescents - Welle I.
Despite being a worldwide health priority, child and adolescent mental health services are severely lacking, especially in Low- Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), and as a result, they require extensive upgrading. Understanding the hardware components of the ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Cockroaches, previous violations at kitchen used by Calgary daycares as E. coli outbreak toll climbs to 264
A report, released by Alberta Health Services Tuesday, details health violations at a shared kitchen used by a number of daycares in the city. 
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Yuba City Natives Join RejuvenI & amp; Hodari MD Dermatology to Offer Best-in-Class Skincare Services
RejuvenI & Hodari MD Dermatology is proud to welcome Ramneet Basra, PA-C, and Rubeena Basra, BSN to their team of skilled skincare providers. Born and raised in Yuba City, these sisters have returned to their hometown to provide exceptional cosmetic dermatology services to the community....
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

HHAeXchange Names Industry Veteran, Tim Brewer, Chief Technology Officer
The appointment of its new CTO underscores HHAeXchange's commitment to delivering innovative, best-in-class technology to homecare payers and providers NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HHAeXchange, a leading provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news

Stock Up 26% Today?
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips AgileThought (AGIL) stock is rising on Tuesday with heavy trading despite a lack of news from the digital transformation services company. The post Why Is AgileThought (AGIL) Stock Up 26% Today? appeared first on InvestorPlace. More…#agil #mintnewmillionaires
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tunisia: Minister of Health Meets Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Medical School
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Health Minister Ali Mrabet stressed the importance of strengthening the partnership between Tunisia and the United States in the field of medical research and investing in modern systems to respond to the needs of effective health care and the development of health services during his meeting on Monday in Tunis with Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education at Harvard Medical School, Ajay Singh.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine North Africa Tunisia Source Type: news

Morgan Stanley values Tesla ' s supercomputer at up to $500B
Tesla's forthcoming Dojo supercomputer could add as much as $500 billion to the automaker's valuation – which currently sits at $875 billion - according to a Morgan Stanley Research note. The financial services giant is bullish on Dojo as it feels Tesla's development of custom silicon for the…#tesla #dojo #fsd #nvidia #amd #intel #cpu #tsmc #elonmusk #google
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salesforce embeds conversational AI across the platform with Einstein Copilot
Salesforce first introduced its AI layer called Einstein back in 2016 to provide predictive AI services across the Salesforce family of products. In March, just months after the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it introduced Einstein GPT to bring the ability to ask questions about the software in…#einstein #openai #einsteingpt #dreamforce #einsteincopilot #clarashih #salesforceai #copilot #brentleary #crmessentials
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PayPal Launches USD Off-Ramp Service Following Recent On-Ramp Partnership with Ledger
Coinspeaker PayPal Launches USD Off-Ramp Service Following Recent On-Ramp Partnership with Ledger Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) is expanding services offered as part of its expansion into the crypto sector. Following its launch of an on-ramp function that lets customers buy…#paypalholdingsinc #pypl #paypal #dapps #nft #metamask #offramps #eth #bitcoincash #bch
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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