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Back in December, Beacon limited the number of visitors to two people per patient at all five of its hospitals due to a significant increase of respiratory illnesses. That restriction was lifted on Tuesday, but masks are still required for anyone interacting with hospitalized patients.
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2 years ago Read more at WNDU

The $50 million gift from Kenneth C. Griffin will advance neurological care in South Florida. The gift comes at a critical time, with the incidence of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases on the rise and the need for clinical care at an all-time high. With researchers and clinicians co-located, physician collaboration and innovation will reach new heights.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Jill Graziano has been a pivotal figure within Rochester Regional Health for 12 years. She has been distinguished by transformative leadership, guiding the hospital in its pursuit of operational efficiency, employee engagement, financial stability, and patient care quality. With a career spanning 30 years in the healthcare sector, Jill consistently demonstrated her ability to drive success in progressively challenging roles.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Hive

Jean Breaux is the only Democrat on the ballot for the May primary after her intended opponent, Chunia Graves, was blocked from running. Breaux was elected to the Indiana Senate in December 2006 and served as assistant Democratic leader for the Senate Democratic Caucus.
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2 years ago Read more at WFYI

400,000 premature deaths in the continent are directly attributable to air pollution caused by these companies. This staggering figure underscores the urgent need for action to hold these companies accountable for the harm they inflict on human health and the environment. The detrimental effects of air pollution on public health are well-documented.
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2 years ago Read more at ZimEye - Zimbabwe News

As of January 2024, at least 460 hospitals are now owned by private equity firms, comprising 30% of for-profit hospitals in the U.S. Previous reports have shown the perils of private equity acquisitions of rural hospitals, but these aren’t the only type of hospital at risk. Steward Health Care, formerly owned by a private equity firm, is selling nine hospitals in Massachusetts after running out of money to run the hospitals.
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2 years ago Read more at Lown Institute

Kyla Young is a biomedical science major from Brooklyn, N.Y., who serves as crew chief of SUNY Cortland’s volunteer EMS. She presented her findings in February at the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation’s Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference is the largest gathering for college-based emergency medical service providers in the country.
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2 years ago Read more at SUNY Cortland News

Health care is the world’s largest data source, at 30% of annual production, but 80% of that data is unstructured, according to Deloitte. A big issue is data, as in, there’s too much of it and it isn’t connected across a highly fragmented industry.
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2 years ago Read more at Fortune

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life. Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amazon has launched a campaign to highlight the functions its Alexa virtual assistant has that can support people who suffer from Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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2 years ago Read more at The Independent

Sarah Adams took her own life in Reading in May 2022 after "care and service delivery issues around her discharge. Her niece Izzy Adams said she hoped the inquest would lead to 'meaningful changes' Cygnet Harrow Hospital and Berkshire NHS Trusts said improvements had already been made.
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2 years ago Read more at BBC