A “game-changing” new app for monitoring babies with complex congenital heart diseases has been developed by a team of specialists including nurses. The Congenital Heart Assessment Tool mobile app – known as CHAT2MA – allows parents to track their child’s condition, report early warning signs of deterioration and access immediate help from their cardiac team. “This application will be a game-changer for our clinicians and our patients” Tristan Ramcharan Among the team behind the app are Professor Kerry Gaskin, the UK’s first professor of congenital cardiac nursing, based at Birmingham City University, and Suzie Hutchinson, a former congenital cardiac specialist…
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Last year, a group of investors wanted to buy a friendship nursing home, a community about 90 minutes north of Madison.That wasn't uncommon. Since 2016, the same group has purchased six nursing homes in Wisconsin. All of these are rated as one or two-star facilities by the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. -Star scale.But the Wisconsin Department of Health Services did something unusual in friendship. It prevented the sale. Then, a month later, the state intervened again when another buyer tried to buy three South Central Wisconsin nursing homes, including the SSM Health St. Mary's Care Center in…
Applications to nursing and midwifery degree courses in the UK have fallen for a fourth consecutive year, according to the first data released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for the 2025-26 academic year. Compared to this time in 2024, the number of people applying to study nursing in the UK fell by 2%, from 31,100 to 30,550. This represents a 34% fall since 2021, when the figure stood at 46,040. “Ministers must launch an urgent, fully funded student recruitment campaign this spring to turn this situation around before September’s intake” Nicola Ranger Nurse applicants in England fell…
Eagle Lake, Maine (WAGM) – Mercy Home, a long-term care and residential care facility in Eagle Lake, is expected to close its doors on April 30, 2025.In a letter sent to residents, families and employees, the Northern Maine general said the decision was due to a shortage of personnel. “This decision comes after assessing the continued lack of staffing and the inability to hire a mandatory number of certified nurses and certified nurse AIDS, and depends on contract labor.” said the letter signed by CEO Michelle Raymond. The letter says the Mercy team will work closely with the families to…
Donald Trump's executive order is attacking the health care of transgender youth, unlocking chaos within healthcare institutions across the country, causing threats to careers and clinics as providers fight to serve patients I was forced to face it.The President's January 28 policy declared that federal funding should be revoked to youth under the age of 19 from centers providing gender maintenance care, including hormone therapy and adolescent blockers. , Colorado, Virginia, California and Washington, DC have announced an immediate suspension on adolescent treatment.Alex Sheldon. Photo: Provided by GLMAAccording to Alex Sheldon, GLMA Executive Director, doctors, nurses and other medical staff…
Image credit: CareMaker Caremaker, which promotes digital transformation in home nursing and care, has announced that it has raised 100 million yen through third-party allocations to Quantum Leap Ventures and Daiwa House Group Growth Fund through share allocations in the fifth party . They will enhance the capabilities and accelerate business expansion of their home nursing/care SaaS solution, Caremaker, to support treatment in an environment that is close to them. With the aim of addressing the expected rapid aging and shortage of care workers between 2025 and 2040, the company will leverage the field knowledge gained by operating the “Krum”…
Large tech companies and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced a partnership to speed up the development and deployment of healthcare AI tools. GE Healthcare collaborated with AWS to build a generator AI for medical use in 2024. Currently, Thailand-based healthcare startup HD is building market Hdmall to digitalize the fragmented healthcare industry in Southeast Asia. The startup will help users find healthcare providers, such as hospitals and clinics. It also helps people find specific surgeries and health checks, tallying services to reduce costs, and offering…
Existing and new obstacles to the construction and innovation of the nursing home sector are expected to eliminate the best need (CON) of certain state providers, but higher tariffs will impose challenges Therefore, it is felt all over the country. road. The fraud law generally requires providers to provide specific permissions from the government before building skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and other care sites. And amid these fraud laws, US President Donald Trump's tariffs are expected to be around 25% for goods from Canada and Mexico, and 10% for goods from China, and nursing homes are expected to be It…
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders responded to a new study showing that major health services companies made $2.7 trillion in profits and spent $2.6 trillion on share buybacks and dividends between 2001 and 22. I vowed to take on a level that doesn't exist. The greed of our health care system companies. ” The study, published this week by the American Medical Association Journal, states that “the majority of US medical expenses do not enhance affordable access, improve quality of care, or advance research; We focused on growing concerns that it appears to be directed towards corporate shareholders. Development.…
Pennsylvania Health and Partner Women's Medical (PIWH) has signed a contract to enable PIWH physician and certified nurse Midwive to give birth to a patient's baby at the Women and Baby Center at Health Hampden Medical Center, Pennsylvania I've signed it. Starting March 1st. “We are pleased to welcome female healthcare doctors, nurses and their patients partners to Pennsylvania State Health Hampden Medical Center. Our Women and Baby Center provides excellent and considerate care. I am dedicated to doing it.” “We look forward to being part of our patients' health care journey and we respectfully entrusted them with their care.”…