Dr. Brian Mech, Ph.D discusses eSight – the creators of electronic glasses that enable the legally blind to actually see again. eSight is worn like a normal pair of glasses, but it houses a high-speed, high-definition camera that captures everything you are looking at, and then displays it on two near-to-eye displays.
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The Health News United Kingdom September 2 2017
Overview
- According to a new poll, there has been an increase in the use of connected care technologies in UK healthcare in the last twelve months. Nearly half of those in the UK who were surveyed or interviewed for The Future Health Index 2017, which was commissioned by Philips, said they had seen greater use of such technologies by primary care doctors in the past year.
- The number of patients in Wales waiting more than a year for surgery has gone up by 400% in just 4 years.The Royal College of Surgeons asked every health board in Wales how many people had been on the waiting list for longer than 52 weeks.
- Officials have announced that all child deaths will be recorded onto a new national database in a bid to share information aimed at saving young lives.
Unconscious blueprints & workplace dynamics
Presenter: Katherine
Guest: Sue Lester
Guest Bio: Sue Lester, Head Transition Coach, speaker, adventurer and author of “The Face Within: How To Change Your Unconscious Blueprint”. Sue has explored how our internal image of ourselves forms our unconscious blueprint. This unconscious programming can impact on your ability to develop healthy safe relationships, build successful careers, and even to conceive naturally.
Segment Overview
Sue joins us here to talk to us about “Unconscious Blueprints & Work Place Dynamics”.
The Health News Australia November 21 2017
- Research has found a high-salt diet reduced levels of Lactobacillus bacteria in mice and increased production of immune cells linked to high blood pressure. A German study has found that excessive salt intake wipes out levels of good bacteria in the gut and this can cause blood pressure to rise. The findings have raised hope a simple probiotic could be used as a tool to help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke caused by hypertension.
- The Australian Capital Territory government is reviewing barriers women may be facing when trying to access abortion services in Canberra. It’s part of a wider review into sexual and reproductive health services the government expects to be completed by mid-2018. Health minister Meegan Fitzharris is hoping ACT Health and the Women’s Centre for Health Matters (WCHM) will be able to provide a clearer picture of barriers Canberra women face when accessing abortion services.
- Abandon the idea of continuous general practitioner care and throw away your fax machine – a new Microsoft report has told Australian healthcare it needs to undergo a dramatic change in mindset and get with the digital revolution. The ‘GP for thirty years’ care delivery model will disappear with patients already seeking primary care from five different clinics and eleven doctors in their lifetime.
Burning barriers struggles a female firefighter
Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”
Segment Overview
Karen Moulder talks about her career-ending accident. She also touches on a lawsuit filed against the fire department she worked for.
How Ebola virus came to be wide-spread in West Africa
Presenter: Neal
Guest: Dr. Mardia Stone
Guest Bio: Dr. Mardia Stone is an International Medical and Public Health Expert. Currently, she is Senior Advisor to the Chester M. Pierce, MD, Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) /Harvard Medical School and Senior Advisor to the Liberia Center of Excellence in Mental Health and Psychiatry, working extensively on mental health issues, coordinating mental health research and training activities for MGH Psychiatry residents in Liberia.
Segment Overview: Dr. Mardia Stone discusses how the Ebola Virus came to be wide-spread in West Africa and the potential cultural implications of the current outbreak.
Thyroid Function in Children and Women [Interview][Transcript]
Guest: Dr. Raphael Kellman
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Raphael Kellman, MD, is founder of the Kellman Center for Integrative & Functional Medicine. As a doctor trained in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Dr. Kellman uses the latest drugs and technology to treat specific diseases, but his approach to medicine is patient-centered and holistic.
Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Raphael Kellman, MD, and founder of The Kellman Center for Integrative & Functional Medicine, discusses what parents should know about thyroid function in children, what women should know about low thyroid function and type 2 diabetes, and how the microbiome affects thyroid function.
Mental Health Platform
Returning guest, Ken Cahill, CEO of SilverCloud Health, discusses how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with the increased demand for effective mental health treatment. SilverCloud offers an industry-leading, clinically-validated digital mental health platform used by over 300 organizations around the world including Optum Health and 70% of the UK’s NHS.
The News – 22 August 2014
Overview
- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Roche Sequencing today announce a collaboration to develop new technologies for targeted epigenomic analysis using DNA sequencing.
- The bottom of Sydney Harbour has been contaminated by widespread microplastic pollution which could be entering the food chain, scientists say.
- AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, YESTERDAY called on the Government to dump its seriously flawed GP co-payments proposal and adopt the AMA model, which exempts the most vulnerable patients from extra cost burdens for their health care.
The News – 09 April 2015
Overview
- The Assistant Minister for Health says the operational detail of the new Primary Health Networks will be announced ‘shortly’.
- Adelaide’s hospital emergency departments are failing to meet a national target to ensure patients leave within four hours, new figures from SA Health show.
- A Darwin man who allegedly worked as a nurse in Queensland despite having no qualifications also worked in the Northern Territory health system.