HEALTH

1.89mn in Jan 2024 had an open referral to any secondary mental health service compared to 1.41mn people in March 2021. This is an increase of 480k monthly referrals in just 3 years.
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2 years ago Read more at IFA Magazine

More than 4,000 school-aged children in Croydon responded to the council’s first survey of this kind that aimed to gain insights about their health and wellbeing. They responded to an array of questions on topics covering mental health, diet, exercise, sleep, relationships, and their general wellbeing. Most children from 44 primary and 29 secondary schools in year groups 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 completed the survey anonymously with the support of teachers or adults responsible for their education.
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2 years ago Read more at Your Croydon

Elise Bur has been elected to the Superior Health Foundation's board of directors. She brings to the role a vast background in health care and issues related to improving health in the Upper Peninsula. Bur has worked to create and improve an integrated health care network to better serve Upper Peninsula residents.
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2 years ago Read more at Northern Today

State Health, Human Resources, Integration and Indian Community Affairs Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said last year 2,519 premises were inspected. Out of that number, 2,447 premises met satisfactory health standards.
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2 years ago Read more at theSun

WHO Issues new Guidance for Reducing Avoidable Harm from Medicines As many as one in 20 patients experience avoidable side effects from medication that they use. The causes range from taking the medication at the wrong time, which could result in minor side effects, to taking an inappropriate drug, which might result in unpredicted harm as serious as yet another disease or even death. Errors occur, reduction targets are scarce.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

more than 17 000 toxicology and more than 7 000 histology cases backlogged as far back as 2007 The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) says the reduction of the backlogs remains a priority. The GDoH said it is committed to putting measures in place to fast-track addressing toxicology.
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2 years ago Read more at The Citizen

Singapore-based port operator PSA Corporation commissioned a multilingual well-being survey to gather feedback from more than 3,000 of its employees who were migrant workers. The survey was created together with a clinical psychologist to be accessible and “sensitive to their cultural needs” PSA’s head of health, safety and security for South-east Asia said: “We wanted to prioritise the sensitivity of our people and a psychologically safe environment to share honestly, especially those who are struggling” The data and feedback gathered
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2 years ago Read more at TODAY

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 20 countries that spend the most on healthcare. The allocation of healthcare expenditures is a critical indicator of a nation's commitment to the well-being of its citizens. By examining the top spenders in healthcare, we gain insight into the various approaches nations employ to ensure access to quality medical services. In the United States, healthcare costs have been going up fast.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Syria's healthcare system was once among the most self-sufficient in the region, but now only 50 per cent of hospitals are fully functional. About 26 per cent maintain partial operations and 24 per cent are not functional at all. Damage to hospital equipment has hit standards of care hard in Syria. Syrian pharmacists have struggled to obtain life-saving medicine because of sanctions.
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2 years ago Read more at The National

Digital ghostbots can create an interactive virtual representation of a deceased person by using their digital content such as photographs, emails, and videos. In some extreme cases, a person may experience apparitions and hallucinate that they see the dead person and begin to believe they are alive. Forgetting is healthy This latest tech says a lot about our digital culture of infinite possibilities with no limits.
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation