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At a time when many retail pharmacies are rethinking their strategies and cutting down their primary care services delivery, Emory Healthcare Network and CVS Health are curtailing that trend in Georgia.Emory is expanding its relationship with CVS' MinuteClinics in 35 locations. The partnership, which began in 2011, is evolving to provide more primary and preventative care options throughout the Atlanta Metro area provided by Emory Healthcare. It is part of Emory's ongoing push to expand access to Emory's primary care and find meaningful ways to address the shortage of key providers, says Emory Healthcare leaders.MinuteClinic Primary Care patients have access…

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Nurses have helped to create a first-of-its-kind guide for making intensive care units (ICUs) more environmentally friendly. The resource will be distributed to every ICU in the UK and offers staff practical tips on how they can reduce the impact of their unit on the planet while maintaining good patient care. “This recipe book is a huge step in the right direction” Nicki Credland The Intensive Care Environmental Sustainability Recipe Book has been developed by the University of Brighton in collaboration with intensive care organisations including the UK Critical Care Nursing Alliance (UKCCNA). ICUs are a particularly resource-intensive area of…

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Please listen to the article 5 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving briefs: A report released Monday by the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health found that more generous federal support for health planning in the Affordable Care Act market could expire at the end of the year, leading to unemployment, particularly in the health care sector. According to the analysis, if the premium tax strengthening expires, the state's total national product would decrease by approximately $34 billion in 2026. Furthermore, economic output…

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Text miningText mining, which involves extracting useful information and knowledge from large volumes of textual data, employs NLP and machine learning tools and techniques for information retrieval to process and analyse unstructured text15,26,28. The principal purpose of text mining is to capture and analyse all possible meanings embedded in the text15,26,28. This approach can uncover hidden patterns and trends in a variety of unstructured data sources, including academic literature, patents, news articles, social media posts, Twitter feeds and video transcripts. By employing text mining on scientific papers and patents to identify early indicators of technology trends, promising technologies within specific…

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There is little certainty in life, but inevitably, we all become healthcare consumers at some point. Whether it's the birth of a child, catching a sniffle case or caring for a loved one, the health care system touches all of us at some point in our lives. Despite its ubiquity, the system is plagued by inequality and inefficiency, but these challenges also present important opportunities for improvement and innovation.This was the guide to UCLA Anderson's 11th Vitals Conference, a sold-out event exploring groundbreaking discoveries that define the future of HealthTech. Organized by the Student-Rated Healthcare Business Association, Vitals was established…

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Workers, lawmakers and representatives from Athena attended a hearing Thursday morning on the possibility of the Sheriden Woods Health Care Centre closure. Bristol, Connecticut – The Athena Nursing Home at Sheridan Woods Health Center in Bristol is on a permanent closure road, but many people are making sure that doesn't happen. “It's heartbreaking,” said Katie Lary, a resident of Sheriden Woods. Wilton Haws, who lives in the house, says he hates seeing this place close by and has to fight to keep it open. “It's a great facility,” Haws said. Many friendships have been formed at the facility, and this…

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ORLANDO, FL, March 3, 2025 (Globe Newswire) – The Health Information Sharing and Analytics Center (Health-ISAC), a nonprofit industry-led organization, is proud to provide a trusted community that provides situational awareness about cyber and physical security threats, and announces the release of its 2024 annual report. The report details the activities carried out by Health-ISAC annually to strengthen the sector's resilience, focusing on thought leadership products shared with the sector and information sharing initiatives in which member organizations enhance threat identification and response. The theme “Resilience of the Architectural Sector” highlights a strong foundation to support members and health sector…

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The absolute platform consists of three core components. Absolutely durable technology AbsolutePersistence® Technology, a unique and patented technology, has already been incorporated into more than 600 million devices as a result of Absolute's partnership with nearly 30 system manufacturers around the world. Once activated, the technology is intensely resilient and is the only solution that can withstand attempts to disable it, whether the device is reimagined, the hard drive has been replaced, or the firmware has been updated. No other technology can do this. Ultimately, you'll gain unprecedented real-time visibility, control, and repair capabilities, providing a secure, unbreakable, and always-on-existing…

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Virtually all nursing and midwifery workers in the UK have experienced physical violence at work, an exclusive Nursing Times survey reveals. Staff reported being grabbed, punched, bitten, spat at, strangled, headbutted and even stabbed. Some face attacks on a daily basis. “No one should be attacked at work, especially not when trying to treat people and save lives” Stuart Tuckwood The issue is so prevalent that many have been made to think that enduring physical violence is just “part and parcel” of being a nurse or midwife. Some respondents reported having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and permanent injuries due to…

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Virtually all nursing and midwifery workers in the UK have experienced physical violence at work, an exclusive Nursing Times survey reveals. Staff reported being grabbed, punched, bitten, spat at, strangled, headbutted and even stabbed. Some face attacks on a daily basis. “No one should be attacked at work, especially not when trying to treat people and save lives” Stuart Tuckwood The issue is so prevalent that many have been made to think that enduring physical violence is just “part and parcel” of being a nurse or midwife. Some respondents reported having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and permanent injuries due to…

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