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NHS To Hire More GPs In Advance For Upcoming Cold Season

More than a thousand GP assistants will be hired by practises starting this month to provide more administrative assistance, with the jobs already having a track record of cutting the time GPs spend on activities like writing letters by...

How Counseling And Psychotherapy Practices Have Changed During The COVID-19 Pandemic

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in how counseling and psychotherapy practices are conducted. In response to the urgency for social distancing, many practitioners have shifted to providing services remotely, using video conferencing or...

AI Bill of Rights- Using Design To Define Fairness, Privacy

In its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy outlined five guiding principles for the design, usage, and deployment of automated systems. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is...

MIT-MGH VR Technology Enhances At-Home Physical Therapy

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital developed a motion and muscle engagement monitoring system for unattended physical rehabilitation, which they claim may aid in the treatment of injuries and improve the mobility of seniors and athletes. Physical rehabilitation is...

ONC Offers Info Blocking Tips As Oct 6 EHI Expansion Nears

In a post published recently on the website of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, USA, Steven Posnack, the deputy national coordinator for health IT, provided eight reminders and pieces of guidance for healthcare providers,...

Understanding the Purpose of Biocontainment Facilities

A biocontainment facility is a place where scientists and researchers can study deadly diseases in a controlled environment. These facilities are essential for protecting the public from potential pandemics. In this blog post, we will discuss the purpose of...

The Singapore Health Ministry Increases Virtual Ward Pilots

The three public healthcare clusters in Singapore have partnered with its Office of Healthcare Transformation to scale up their trial home hospitalisation programmes. These programs, namely, National University Health System's NUHS@Home, Yishun Health Medical Home, and Singapore General Hospital's SGH@Home,...

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