Mouthwatch opens nominations for 2023 teledentistry innovation awards
Newly Added Award Categories Expand Recognition Opportunities for Virtual-First Care  Metuchen, N.J. – July 12, 2023 – MouthWatch, LLC, has opened nominations for its 6th annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards, “The Tellies.” These awards recognize individuals, organizations, and programs utilizing teledentistry and virtual dental care applications to expand access to care and improve oral health. With the growth of teledentistry expanding into a range of virtual-first care applications focused on oral health, an increasing number of organizations are supporting health t...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 14, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

GP patient survey 2023
Ipsos -The survey asks about patients ’ local GP services (including use of online services, awareness and satisfaction with opening times and preferred GPs), experience of making an appointment, the quality of care at their last appointment, overall experience of their GP practice, experience when their GP practice is closed and NHS dentistry as well as current health status. It finds that 71.3 per cent of patients reported a good overall experience of their GP practice, lower than in 2022 (72.4 per cent), this followed a larger decrease between 2021 and 2022.Read the reportView the dataIpsos - press release
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - July 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: news

NHS dentistry
This report shares evidence of pain and distress due to being unable to see an NHS dentist and calls for an urgent and fundamental reform of NHS dentistry if people are to receive the dental care they are entitled to. It describes the current contract, which pays dentists for NHS ‘units of dental activity’, as not fit for purpose. It also finds common misconceptions among the public about entitlement to NHS dental services and calls for action to address this.ReportHealth and Social Care Select Committee - news
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - July 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Primary and community care Source Type: news

Cancer survivor reconnects with Triad nurse after 46 years
Forty-six years after surgery to remove a spinal tumor, Larry Cox sought out the chemotherapy nurse he remembers being "like a guardian angel." She turned out to be right where he left her in 1977, still infusing anxious pediatric cancer patients with medicine and hope. And she instantly remembered him. Nancy Smith, registered nurse and assistant nurse manager at the pediatric hematology and oncology outpatient clinic at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Brenner Children ’s Hospital, recalled…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news

The importance of headgear during scooter riding in the pediatric population, and suggesting recommendations - Choi S, Lee JJ, Lee E, Lee MH.
OBJECTIVE: The authors analyzed the characteristics of pediatric patients who visited trauma center due to injuries sustained while riding scooters and suggested recommendations on our concerns about pediatric scooter use. METHODS: From January 201...
Source: SafetyLit - July 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Overall Incidence Rate of Pediatric Cancer Increased From 2003 to 2019
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 -- The overall incidence rate of pediatric cancer increased on average from 2003 to 2019, peaking in 2016, according to a study published online July 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. David A. Siegel,...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Obesity Associated With Worse Outcomes in Adolescent/Young Adults Treated for ALL
(MedPage Today) -- Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are overweight or obese and are treated with asparaginase-containing pediatric regimens, are likelier to have poorer outcomes than those with normal...
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - July 12, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Episode 4: Treatment Strategies for Pediatric Pneumonia Episode 4: Treatment Strategies for Pediatric Pneumonia
Drs Todd A. Florin and Derek J. Williams discuss the latest treatment strategies for pediatric pneumonia and challenge the long-standing method of treating pneumonia in children with mild disease.Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics InDiscussion Source Type: news

After clinical development spinoff, Labcorp enters comprehensive laboratory agreement with Oregon-based system Legacy Health
Fresh off the spinoff of its clinical development business, Burlington's Labcorp wastes no time in expanding its laboratory services.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 11, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news

Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital to open outpatient cancer center in July
Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital is set to open its new pediatric outpatient treatment center.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elise Franco Source Type: news

PCCT bests standard CT for evaluating lung structure and function
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) helps clinicians evaluate lung structure and functio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: PCCT produces diagnostic CTPA images for PE at low contrast dose PCCT identifies heart disease in high-risk patients PCCT effective for imaging pediatric heart defects PCCT for lung cancer screening also can assess CAC PCCT allows radiologists to 'see more with less'
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

The U.S. Scientist At the Heart of COVID-19 Lab Leak Conspiracies Is Still Trying to Save the World From the Next Pandemic
Ralph Baric stepped onto the auditorium stage at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and looked out at the sparse audience that had come to hear him speak. On the large projector screen hanging behind him, the following words appeared: How Bad the Next Pandemic Could Be, What Might It Look Like, and Will We be Ready. The date was May 29, 2018. “Well, I have to admit I’m a little worried about giving this talk,” Baric said. “The reason is being labelled a harbinger of doom.” The screen shifted, and images of the four horsemen of the apocalypse—Death, Famine, War, and Plague&mda...
Source: TIME: Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Werb Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature freelance Source Type: news

The Future of Gene Therapy for a Rare Pediatric Autoimmune Disease
By editing a mutated immune regulatory gene in patient cells, Rosa Bacchetta brings hope to those suffering from IPEX syndrome.
Source: The Scientist - July 10, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news

Variation Seen in Dosing of Meds at Prehospital Pediatric Encounters
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 -- For pediatric patients in the prehospital setting, weight-based dosing often varies from national guidelines, according to a study published online July 10 in Pediatrics. Sriram Ramgopal, M.D., from the Northwestern...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Retirement Projections Suggest Looming Pediatric Eye Doc Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of all U.S. states may be at risk of low access to pediatric ophthalmologists in the next 5 years due to retirement, a forecasting model suggested. In a model where pediatric ophthalmologists started at age 35 and...
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - July 10, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

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