HEALTH

Priya Oberoi, founding general partner at Goddess Gaia Ventures, takes us through her career from carpet seller to business founder What was your first job? When did you know you wanted to build a career in the City? I found the pressure quite intoxicating and love the excitement of getting deals done and seeing money being made. I would love to see more women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds in power.
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2 years ago Read more at City A.M.

Our Future Health will bring mobile clinics to supermarket car parks in Salisbury, Bicester, Biggleswade, Horsham, Ware and Wilmslow. The programme is also opening 13 new clinics in Boots pharmacies in Ashford, Birkenhead, Braintree, Bromley, Canterbury, Chatham, Clacton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Hinckley, Preston, Southport, Telford and Watford.
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2 years ago Read more at Salisbury Journal

Researchers analyzed longitudinal data of more than 36,000 New Zealand adults from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS) They found people who reported greater mental distress, lower self-control, and more social tendencies were more likely to take up vaping as non-smoking adults.
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2 years ago Read more at News-Medical.Net

UNFPA Uganda announced an Early and Unintended Pregnancy HackLab. The aim of this HackLab is to create a world where communities are supported and lead the campaign against early and unintended pregnancy.
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2 years ago Read more at pmldaily.com

From March 8 to March 15, four distinguished experts are set to provide valuable advice on pressing issues. This initiative highlights the importance of Women's Day but also underscores the ongoing efforts to support women in various aspects of their lives.
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Health, Janil Puthucheary, announced plans for a substantial increase in the workforce dedicated to psychiatric and psychological services. This initiative underscores the nation&#X27's commitment to enhancing mental health support amidst growing demands. Alexandra Hospital is set to play a pivotal role by offering both outpatient and inpatient mental health specialists.
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Enterprise Ireland, Ireland’s national export and investment agency, supports a domestic health-tech sector of over 400 companies. From empowering patients with personalised health management tools to enabling healthcare professionals with cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment solutions, these digital health apps exemplify Ireland's burgeoning role as a global leader in health technology. To mark International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting three leading Irish female founders in Femtech, Digital Health, and Cyber.
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2 years ago Read more at IT Brief Australia

Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces have reviewed and instituted a slew of measures to better support the psychological and psychiatric conditions of full-time national servicemen and regulars.
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2 years ago Read more at CNA

Etiqa Insurance Singapore introduces Essential Critical Secure, a comprehensive Critical Illness (CI) plan providing coverage for 111 CI and mental health conditions. The plan features affordable premiums, including a first-in-market Continuous Care Benefit offering monthly cash payouts of up to 200% of the original sum insured. For its mental health focus, coverage is provided for psychiatrist consultations (up to eight claims) upon the diagnosis of Mild Depression or Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
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2 years ago Read more at Singapore Business Review

Change Healthcare has processed more than 3 million transactions, with volume increasing daily as more system vendors reconnect. Subscribe to Kiplinger’s Free E-Newsletters Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail. In a March 5 website update, Tricare says it will continue to provide prescriptions through manual procedures.
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2 years ago Read more at Kiplinger's Personal Finance