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Barts Health NHS Trust launches app for cognitively impaired

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An app to support people with cognitive disabilities, developed with clinicians at Barts Health NHS Trust, has started to be made available more widely to patients. A key application is to help patients manage the transition between services, such as moving from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult services.

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CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor: First half of holiday season shines for retail

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Health and personal care stores were up 1.6% month over month seasonally adjusted and up 9.15% year over year unadjusted, per CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor.

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Advice For New Pharmacists: Lessons Form The Front Lines

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Recommendation 1: Use your skills to improve patient care Pharmacists who apply their skills make patient’s lives better. This does not have to be ground-breaking work in order to substantially improve patient care. For health insurance talk to people with similar life circumstances to you who have been working for a few years.

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8 health benefits of kombucha

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You might think you’re a health-conscious person, but how far does your commitment really go? Would you be willing to consume a drink brewed with something that looks and sounds like a high school science fair project to potentially improve your health? If you said yes, then keep reading.

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How blockchain can revolutionise medical records and save lives

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One of the most challenging problems in the health-care industry is balancing people’s medical privacy with ease of access to medical history via electronic health records (EHRs). This takes away from other important aspects of tending to clients and can even eat into the physician’s personal time. Here’s how.

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What does 2022 have in store for the telehealth sector?

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” Regardless of the category in which they operate, digital health organisations will eventually have to create an end-to-end continuum if they are to offer their customers the service they expect. Delivering a personal experience to users will be one of the big trends of 2022 in telemedicine, she says. Reimbursement and access.

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Clear COVID health information essential for return to normal healthcare – report

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A lack of clear information on COVID risk is stopping people with long-term conditions accessing the care they need – and could be storing up problems for the future. People living with long-term health conditions have been missing vital tests and monitoring because they fear contracting the novel coronavirus.