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Burton Hospital to Avoid Discharge Delays with Patient Flow Technology

Healthcare professionals at Queen's Hospital Burton will be better placed to get patients home safely and as early as possible, whilst freeing up urgently needed capacity, with the help of a technology soon to be deployed.

Following the success of the ExtraMed Patient Flow solution at Royal Derby Hospital, where staff have reduced lengths of stay and enhanced care for patients,

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A Cryptography Game-Changer for Biomedical Research at Scale

Predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory medicine, known as P4, is the healthcare of the future. To both accelerate its adoption and maximize its potential, clinical data on large numbers of individuals must be efficiently shared between all stakeholders. However, data is hard to gather. It’s siloed in individual hospitals, medical practices, and clinics around the world.

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Brain Cell Differences could be Key to Learning in Humans and AI

The new study found that by tweaking the electrical properties of individual cells in simulations of brain networks, the networks learned faster than simulations with identical cells.

They also found that the networks needed fewer of the tweaked cells to get the same results, and that the method is less energy intensive than models with identical cells.

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New App for Corona Risk Assessment: CoVis

From theoretical physics to entrepreneurship propelled by a deadly new virus: DESY physicist Ayan Paul is launching a new app against Corona with his spin-off company. It combines public data with personal information and location, providing users with a highly individualized assessment of their current risk to contract SARS-CoV-2 with recommendations for action.

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PartneringTechnology & Science Lead, Healthcare IT (Director)

As a Partnering Technology & Science Lead, director level role, you will report to the Chapter Lead of the Technology & Science Chapter. This is an individual contributor role in a global team of highly skilled experts.

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Time until Dementia Symptoms Appear can be Estimated via Brain Scan

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an approach to estimating when a person who is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but has no cognitive symptoms, will start showing signs of Alzheimer's dementia.

The algorithm, available online in the journal Neurology, uses data from a kind of brain scan known as amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) to gauge brain levels of the key Alzheimer's protein amyloid beta.

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Study Shows Trust is still at Heart of NHS COVID App Reluctance

A new study has shown that issues surrounding trust are still at the heart of people's reluctance to download and use the NHS App, particularly among Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.

Researchers from the University of Nottingham's Horizon Digital Research Institute and the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub undertook a survey of

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FDA Clears First Major Imaging Device Advancement for Computed Tomography in Nearly a Decade

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first new major technological improvement for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging in nearly a decade.

"Computed tomography is an important medical imaging tool that can aid in diagnosing disease, trauma or abnormality; planning and guiding interventional or therapeutic procedures; and monitoring the effectiveness of certain therapies," said Laurel Burk, Ph.D., assistant director of the Diagnostic X-ray Systems Team in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

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Study Finds Telemedicine Appointments Reduce Risk of Further Illness

Telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children with medically complex cases, according to results of a new study by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Children with medically complex cases require intense care supervision for conditions like genetic diseases, feeding difficulties, and developmental delays.

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Using Internet in Retirement Boosts Cognitive Function

Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found.

Researchers from Lancaster University Management School, the Norwegian University Science and Technology and Trinity College Dublin examined the cognitive function of more than 2,000 retired people from across Europe, and found that post-retirement internet usage is associated with substantially higher scores on tests.

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