The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a Cure
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Doing surgery on the back of the eye is a little like laying new carpet: You must begin by moving the furniture. Separate the muscles that hold the eyeball inside …
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A Brain Implant Helped Stroke Survivors Regain Movement
The brain has a remarkable ability to adapt in response to injury. Healthy regions can take over functions that the damaged parts used to perform. “We’re trying to promote conditions …
HHS Launches ‘Digiheals’ Project to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H), a research support agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, said today that it is launching an initiative …
PBS 60-day dispensing rules could lead pharmacies to start charging fees for currently free services
Australian pharmacies may start charging customers for currently free services such as blood pressure checks and delivery, a new CommBank report finds. The revenue raised by putting up the price …
How Amazon’s In-House First Aid Clinics Push Injured Employees to Keep Working
Interviews with OMRs who worked at other facilities suggest that the practice of sending injured employees back to work isn’t limited to the Albany warehouse. Eight OMRs who spoke to …
TGA’s turmeric warning for over 600 medicines and supplements following liver injury and death
The health benefits of turmeric have long been recognised in food and Eastern medicine, but now the Therapeutic Goods Administration has revealed a rare link between liver injury and a …
Health insurer HCF to give customers $176 million cash back
Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given …
Sapphire City: The rural NSW town coughing up $180,000 to fix an ailing health system
One rural NSW town is suffering such a shortage of trained medical staff, its council is offering $180,000 in incentives to attract more doctors. GPs willing to make the move …
A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?
Typically, doctors look at several factors to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease: a patient’s medical history, cognitive and functional assessments, brain imaging scans, and spinal tap or blood tests. So a person …
What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
A former Department of Homeland Security adviser and a doctor, Chris Pierson is CEO of BlackCloak, a company that specializes in personal digital protection from financial fraud, cybercrime, reputational damage, …