Opening date for new hospital in Surrey pushed back to 2030 from 2027
B.C. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced with aplomb on Tuesday ground-breaking on a new hospital in Surrey, but the facility, which includes a new cancer care centre, will open its doors three years later than originally planned and cost an additional billion dollars.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Opening date for new hospital in Surrey pushed back 3 years to 2030
B.C.'s premier and health minister announced with aplomb on Tuesday the ground-breaking for a new hospital in Surrey — but the facility, which includes a cancer care centre, will open its doors three years later than originally planned and cost an additional billion dollars.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia 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

Scientific retractions may become easier to spot as Retraction Watch finds new partner
Retraction Watch, the influential website and database that tracks retractions in scholarly literature, is joining forces with another publishing nonprofit, Crossref, in hopes of helping researchers and journals flag articles that have been retracted and sustain the literature’s veracity. The deal announced today will link information about the 42,000 retractions in Retraction Watch ’s database to Crossref ’s digital object identifier system in return for $775,000 over 5 years. The arrangement “is huge and like a dream come true for what I’d want in retraction information,” says Jodi Schneider,...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Inflation is driving up consumer credit card debt by billions of dollars
A combination of inflation and climbing interest rates seems to be stretching consumers' balance sheets, but it's not clear yet whether they're getting to a breaking point. Newly released data from WalletHub says U.S. consumers took on $43 billion in additional credit card debt during the second…#wallethub #greatrecession #federalreserve #transunion #credit #stlouis #ryanboyle #globalriskmanagement #northerntrust #billadams
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

At UNGA, Civil Society Must Mobilize Global Solidarity for Universal Health Coverage
By , Founding Executive Director, African Center for Global Health and Social TransformationcbalesSeptember 12, 2023September 12, 2023 12:00 PMAs world leaders prepare for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, it ’s important for those of us in civil society to prepare ourselves ideologically to engage, especially for pushing leaders to make commitments during the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on September 21. The theme for this important gathering is Universal health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world.We all have a right to ...
Source: IntraHealth International - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news

Pee Safe raises $3 million in a Series B funding round led by Natco Pharma and Rainmatter Health
Hygiene and wellness brand Pee Safe has raised $3 million in a Series B funding round led by Natco Pharma Limited and Rainmatter Health. The funds will be used to expand the company's retail presence in India, expand overseas, and allocate additional resources to marketing and awareness initiatives. Pee Safe offers a range of personal hygiene products, including reusable pads, tampons, and menstrual cups, and aims to address the lack of access to safe menstrual and personal hygiene products for Indian women.
Source: The Economic Times - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Alabama Whataburger reopens after video of rat ‘looking at us while it’s eating on the bread’
Whataburger’s Daphne location has reopened after being temporarily closed for cleaning following a customer-recorded video of a rat in bread racks at the restaurant. “Following an inspection by the Health Department and additional work by our teams, the Daphne restaurant has re-opened and is…#healthdepartment #daphne
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deel Halts Services to Several Prop Trading Firms Pending Compliance Review
Deel, the human resources startup embroiled in a government crackdown on online trading sites, has paused providing payout services to several businesses in the category, as it conducts a review of their operations. An executive at MyFundedFX who identified himself as the firm’s chief operating…#discord #deel #bespokefunding #lewiskaler
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Students struggling in wake of pandemic, more mental health resources needed: Toronto board of health
Toronto's board of health says more mental health resources are needed for child and teens because they are still suffering negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

New Report Finds Wisconsin EMS Providers Are Responding to More Falls
A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) finds that falls are a leading cause of injury and death in Wisconsin. The report, EMS and Falls in Wisconsin , shows that, in 2022, emergency medical services (EMS) providers responded to over 130,000 falls across the state, the top injury they responded to. “This data provides unique insight into where and why falls are occurring, and sheds light on where resources are needed most,” says State Health Officer Paula Tran. “Today...(see release)JenniferC.MillerSeptember 11, 2023
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - September 11, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news

The FDA Approves New COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots To Protect Against Recent Strains
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] There’s still another step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention m...
Source: TIME: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 wire Source Type: news

China ' s economic headwinds could hit region, US Treasury deputy says
China's economic problems are more likely to affect the region than the United States, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Monday, a day after President Joe Biden called China's economic situation a "crisis." Beijing has the resources to deal with its economy short-term but must…#treasury #wallyadeyemo #beijing #g20 #vietnam #ustreasuries #unitedsates
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML? Is Additional Treatment Needed Pretransplant in R/R AML?
Experts recently debated whether additional intensive therapy can improve posttransplant outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have residual disease after induction therapy.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

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