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Wirral University Teaching Hospital implements Cerner Oncology, a First of Type in the UK

Registered Staff Nurse, Kerry Buckley and Deputy Ward Sister, Zara-Kate Delamere are just two of the staff making use of the technology on the Haematology Ward

Blood cancer patients are receiving the very best care at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) supported by pioneering technology which is the first of its kind in the UK. Patient safety is the top priority for WUTH and has been the main focus of its work with Cerner UK. The latest technology is also in line with the NHS national requirement to digitise work around oncology treatment.

The NCSC's Latest Statement Regarding the International Cyber Incident

The latest statement from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK's authority on cyber security:
Since the global coordinated ransomware attack on thousands of private and public sector organisations across dozens of countries on Friday, there have been no sustained new attacks of that kind. But it is important to understand that the way these attacks work means that compromises of machines and networks that have already occurred may not yet have been detected, and that existing infections from the malware can spread within networks.

ECDC Report Shows Strong Potential of E-health to Increase Vaccination Coverage in Europe

Twenty one EU/EEA countries have developed or are in the process of developing systems to digitally record information about vaccination, according to a new "ECDC survey report on immunisation information systems implementation and system characteristics". Fourteen of these countries already have a system in place, whereas innovative systems are being piloted in 7 countries.

Telestroke Guidelines from American Telemedicine Association in Telemedicine & e-Health

New guidelines to help clinicians use the latest telemedicine communication technologies to provide remote care for patients with symptoms of acute stroke are published in Telemedicine and e-Health, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The guidelines are available free on the Telemedicine and e-Health website until May 19, 2017.

Gaming Helps Personalized Therapy Level Up

Using game features in non-game contexts, computers can learn to build personalized mental- and physical-therapy programs that enhance individual motivation, according to Penn State engineers. They seek to use machine learning to train computers to develop personalized mental or physical therapy regimens - for example, to overcome anxiety or recover from a shoulder injury - so many individuals can each use a tailor-made program.

FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests that Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests for 10 diseases or conditions. These are the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests authorized by the FDA that provide information on an individual's genetic predisposition to certain medical diseases or conditions, which may help to make decisions about lifestyle choices or to inform discussions with a health care professional.

Augmented Reality Visor to Dramatically Improve Surgery

Employing new photonics technology, European scientists are developing a new Augmented Reality surgical visor in a bid to improve accuracy of interventions, showing anaesthetic and medical data while superimposing a patient's x-ray in perfect unison with their body, meaning surgeons never having to look away during an operation and surgery times reduced by over 20 minutes for every 3 hours.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital implements Cerner Oncology, a First of Type in the UK

The NCSC's Latest Statement Regarding the International Cyber Incident

ECDC Report Shows Strong Potential of E-health to Increase Vaccination Coverage in Europe

Telestroke Guidelines from American Telemedicine Association in Telemedicine & e-Health

Gaming Helps Personalized Therapy Level Up

FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests that Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions

Augmented Reality Visor to Dramatically Improve Surgery

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