Tag Archives: Care

Artificial intelligence in intensive care units: University Hospital Freiburg relies on x-cardiac technology in clinical routine

Berlin: Berlin-based x-cardiac GmbH is pleased to announce that Freiburg University Hospital has become the second pilot customer for its AI-based software “x-c-bleeding” for predicting severe bleeding complications after cardiac surgery. With the implementation of “x-c-bleeding”, the University Hospital Freiburg takes another important step towards AI-based medicine. Severe post-operative bleeding and acute renal injury are… Read More »

Ginger for Teens Puts “Full-family Approach” to Mental Health Care in Hands of Employers

Health in 2 Point 00 Jul 20, 2021• By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Digital mental health unicorn Ginger has just launched ‘Ginger for Teens’ in an effort to help the 1-in-5 teens currently suffering from mental health disorders, amid what’s being called a “teen mental health crisis.” No doubt parents are at their wit’s end… Read More »

Summer Skin Care Secrets

Learn 4 amazing summer skin care secrets! Your skin is the largest organ in your body, with an average of 20 square feet per person. In the summertime, our skin is exposed as we wear less clothing to cope with the heat. Although sunlight and time spent outdoors is fantastic for your mental and physical… Read More »

Zombie health care news

Although I am advancing rapidly into almost complete retirement, there are some days/weeks when I can’t refrain from pointing out some of the troubling health care news I see. This is one such week. First, the COVID zombie news My local Star Tribune newspaper delivered this front page news: University of Minnesota, Mayo report COVID-fighting success… Read More »

Health care leaders’ roles in pandemic recovery: Caring for caregivers [PODCAST]

“These are extraordinary times. Leaders have the opportunity to seize the day, to lean into this turning point in health care delivery, to drive organizational transformation, and to emerge from the devastation of the pandemic with an organization in which patients and clinicians thrive. You simply have to ask yourself, are you willing to change?… Read More »

Baby death raises questions over maternity care

David Purdue, Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, offered sympathy to the family, and said the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch had drawn up a report into the case with findings that had been shared with the trust, the family and the coroner. He said an inquest… Read More »

How do patients really feel about virtual care and electronic patient engagement?

Recently, a Harris Poll conducted an online among 2,055 adults ages 18+. The survey was conducted within the United States between March 25 to 29, 2021. The survey focused on individuals who had interacted with the health care system in the last year. The aim of the Connected Healthcare Study was to understand the impact… Read More »