Nurses working in primary care settings could in future be required to carry out body mass measurements annually, to head off weight gain and obesity in patients with certain conditions. Patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease should have their body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio recorded at least once a year, according to draft guidance. “These simple annual measurements create opportunities for early intervention and conversations” Jonathan Benger The recommendation comes in a draft quality standard on overweight and obesity management, which was published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on…
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Prosecutors announced this week that Illinois State Police officers who shot and killed a chainsaw wielding man in a nursing home would not face charges. According to CBS News, Daniel H. Escalella was shot dead in a nursing home in St. Charles, Illinois on December 1st, shaking his wife around and asking her. The 41-year-old is from Stockwell, Indiana, about 176 miles from the outskirts of West Chicago, and the outlet reports that it still doesn't understand why authorities are in Illinois nursing homes. “Authors have investigated audio and video recordings of body-worn cameras, statements from witnesses, physical evidence from…
Look at it: Tour TMH's high-tech cast labDr. Adam Oliver, a Neurosurgeon from Tallahassee and Endovascular Neurosurgeon, will be showing off the Catheter Measurement Institute, where Endovascular Neurosurgery is being conducted.Medical personnel at the Tallahassee Memorial have proposed a governance change that city staff say would reduce city oversight. TMH says it will either close the lease or not be acquired, and it will be attributed to growth and future partnerships with FSU.City leaders explore the possibility of a sale of the Tallahassee Memorial Health Facility after hospital staff restructure their governance agreements in ways that city staff say will…
Photo: Weiquan Lin/Getty Images According to a Veriti report, the ChatGpt vulnerability identified last year is being used to target security flaws in artificial intelligence systems. Of the organizations analyzed, 35% are not protected by incorrect integrations in IPS, WAF, and firewall settings. The vulnerability, despite being classified as moderate severity, has already been weaponized in real-world attacks, the report found. “The vulnerability is never too small,” the author writes. “Attackers will exploit any weaknesses they can find.” What is the impact? The survey found that multiple parties attempted more than 10,000 cyberattacks in a week. Moderate vulnerabilities still pose…
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Student loan forgiveness for NHS nurses in England would help keep people in the profession for up to a decade longer, a new report has claimed. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) today published a new policy report, Fixing the Leaky Pipeline, which puts forward the “economic case” for wiping student nurses’ debt in return for service. “The prospect of huge debt continues to put off the nurses of the future” Nicola Ranger The report contains a total of 17 recommendations to the UK Government about improving the recruitment and retention of nurses in England. It calls on the government…
In January, founder and chief executive of the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA), Sharon White, announced her retirement after 45 years of working with children, young people and their families and almost two decades leading the charity. Marking the end of her career, Ms White has spoken to Nursing Times about how she fell into the specialty she has come to love, the successes of her “small but mighty” charity and why she is hopeful that this government might be the one to finally invest in school nursing. “We have improved the lives of a lot of children,…
Explore the evolving personalized healthcare industry, key drivers, technologies, and market projections for the coming years. Personalized healthcare (PHC) is a new approach to medical treatment and care that customizes the interventions to the individual features of each patient. Where traditional healthcare models take a generalist approach, prescribing similar treatments to wide populations, personalized healthcare is based on a patient’s unique genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors to identify the right treatment or prevention plan. It uses advanced technologies such as genomics, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate these factors and deliver a more accurate, effective, personalized healthcare solution. Additional examples include precision…
Joyce E. Pugsley, 74, passed away on March 18, 2025 at Cobacker House, Columbus, Ohio. Joyce was born in Lima on March 28, 1950 to the late Leonard and Janice (Smith) Crowsing. On January 29, 1972, she married David Pugsley, who died on December 30, 2017. Joyce worked as a certified nursing assistant in Cridarville, Lima (Lima and Otterbyne). She also worked as a private home nurse at Chase Bank. Joyce attended the Gods' meeting at the Calvary Temple. She was active at the Lima Garden Club and the Town and Country Quilt Club. Joyce and her husband enjoyed fishing…
Miamiaria nursing home owners must pay frontline staff for unused paid leave after failing to protect themselves from charges of unfair labor practices. Last week, an administrative law judge in favour of the 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East failed to elicit answers after attempting to serve former Krystal Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center owners and managers. Advisors to the National Labor Relations Committee called for a resolution of the case without hearings or “substantial” evidence given that the Management Party did not want to participate in the board's legal proceedings. This was the second major lapse of communication in…