CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Padam Kafle, Head of IT and Innovation at Aster DM Healthcare, to learn more about how artificial superintelligence can create a more equitable healthcare system for all – and how tragically losing his brother to acute kidney failure at just 26, has inspired him to use technology for the brave and bold vision of extending human life. Padam Kafle, Head of Innovation and IT at Aster Hospitals UAE outlines his mission to revolutionise the healthcare industry across the Middle East. Padam Kafle is an IT leader on a very different mission to most of…
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Patrick Queen Anne Federal law enforcement agencies on criminal violations of medical fraud, waste and abuse are likely to increase this year. Despite numerous reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing cost-cutting measures and forcing a drain from government efficiency (DOGE), it is likely that the ranks of agents and prosecutors handling medical issues are increasing despite the DOJ shifting the priorities of white-collar criminal execution. This means search warrants, subpoena, target letters, prosecutions and law enforcement actions from the FBI, Hhsoig, DEA and other federal agencies. The DOJ under the Trump administration has been speaking out when…
AHA On May 8, support for SAVE Healthcare workers won laws in the House of Representatives and Senate sponsors. The bipartisan bill would make assaulting hospital workers a federal crime, similar to current federal law protecting airlines and airport workers. The legislative House sponsor is D-PA. Madeleine Dean, Mariannett Miller Meek, R. Iowa and the Senate sponsors are Cindy Hyde Smith, R. Miss and Angus King Imain. “Our member hospitals and health systems report that workplace violence and intimidation makes it more difficult for clinical staff to provide quality patient care,” writes Aha. “Providers cannot provide careful care if they…
Right now Louisville’s nursing community is facing a crisis, saying they are under attack while on the job. Since March, police have been called to three different Louisville hospitals after a nurse was assaulted. But those are only the attacks that are reported, several nurses told WHAS11 they face dangerous situations daily without the necessary support. During a shift-change around 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, dispatchers sent police to find a suspect running from Jewish Hospital in downtown Louisville. “The caller is advising a black female, wearing black clothing, heading west on Chestnut had…
Overseas nurses fear speaking up due to concerns about retaliation, including dismissal or stalled career progression, a new report has revealed. A review published this month by the National Guardian’s Office, which oversees England’s Freedom to Speak Up guardians scheme, has identified some of the barriers faced by overseas nurses and other healthcare workers when raising concerns. “I’m hoping that this report will strengthen processes in organisations so that staff aren’t persecuted and they’re not left vulnerable” Felicia Kwaku The findings draw from surveys and focus groups with more than 850 overseas-trained workers and 150 Freedom to Speak Up guardians.…
Blog Article Stacey Missmer, ScD, is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan, an adjunct professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a lecturer in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Prof. Missmer will serve as the keynote speaker for The New York Academy of Sciences’ upcoming event Endometriosis: A Look at Current Practices and Emerging Science. Published May 9, 2025 By Megan Prescott, PhDProgram Manager for Life Sciences Register today for Endometriosis: A Look at Current Practices and Emerging Science – June 23, 2025 in New York City. Stacey Missmer, ScD You…
A former chief nurse has told an inquiry into mental health inpatient deaths that more resources must be put into the registered nursing workforce to improve patient care. On 8 May, registered nurse Maria Nelligan and consultant psychiatrist Dr Ian Davidson appeared before the Lampard Inquiry as expert witnesses to provide contextual evidence on the state of mental health inpatient care. “A lot of registered nurses have moved from inpatient areas to community teams… the terms and conditions are better in community teams” Maria Nelligan The inquiry, chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard, is looking into the deaths of at least…
A petition has demanded better recognition and support of the nursing associate role, amid concerns of its misuse by employers and limited career progression opportunities for registrants. Martyn Davey, a nursing associate at East Quay Medical Centre in Bridgwater, Somerset, launched the petition last week and it has since gathered more than 850 signatures. “It’s pretty much like a postcode lottery of how nursing associates are used” Martyn Davey He was one of the first nursing associates to train in England and has been registered for more than seven years. “I’ve consistently heard stories of nursing associates being undervalued, misused…
BIG RAPIDS, Michigan – Access to basic health care is a challenge for millions of Americans.Remote Area Medical (RAM) is stepping in to address this issue from May 31st to June 1st by providing free comprehensive healthcare at Big Rapids' 210 Sports Drive, RL Ewigleben Sports Complex.The free clinic works with Ferris State University. Dentistry, vision and medical care are available to anyone who is struggling without insurance or ID, regardless of their residence. Through pop-up clinics, RAM provides these essential services to underserved and uninsured communities nationwide.According to the nonprofit, patients must prepare to choose dental and visual services…
Please listen to the article 9 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Sinai Chicago, a safety net health system on the south and west of the city, serves patients who may face long-term shorter life expectancy than urban residents living a few miles away. Most patients are African-American and Latino, facing greater outbreaks of chronic disease and worsening health outcomes, said Ngozi Ezike, president and CEO of Sinai. “It gives us a great opportunity to narrow these health disparities between individuals in our community, people a few miles away and those…