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87% of people living in Canada want universal mental healthcare

People living in Canada believe that we are in a mental health crisis and that governments are not doing enough about it. A recent survey conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) found that almost nine in ten agree that people...

96% of CISOs struggle to get the support required to be resilient against cyberattacks

Trellix has released its latest report, The Mind of the CISO. The research is the result of a survey of global Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across every major industry and reveals how they work amidst a tumultuous threat landscape, which...

VR training launched for professionals to develop their SDM skills

The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) has launched lifelike Virtual Reality training on shared decision-making (SDM) for health and care professionals – after research found that nearly half (46%) report gaps in their knowledge and most (70%) would like to l...

Medical costs for employer-sponsored plans this year have yet to fully adjust for inflation

The impact of inflation is not yet fully reflected in medical trend factors, according to Buck. The findings were released in Buck’s 44th National Healthcare Trend Survey, a report that identifies trend factors that are used to project...

UMGCC joins the Caris Precision Oncology Alliance

Caris Life Sciences (Caris), a leading molecular science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionise healthcare, has announced that the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum...

JOGO Health receives FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for lower back pain product

JOGO Health, a value-based virtual care company that leverages proprietary digital interventions to provide comprehensive rehabilitation for chronic pain and neuromuscular conditions, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted...

MHRA trailing stem cell robot that could transform the availability of cell therapies

An innovative new robot that grows stem cells – the CellQualiaIntelligent Cell Processing System – is being trialled by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This robotic system has the potential to bring safer and more cos...

Sentry announces innovative tool to help improve compensation claim outcomes

Sentry, a leading workers’ compensation insurer, has launched its Injured Employee Complexity Factor Models (IECF Models), which will help identify injured individuals with early factors such as chronic pain and psychosocial risks that can prolong and...

Baicells and JACS to unveil end-to-end private 5G solutions for the healthcare industry

Baicells Technologies, a global provider of LTE and 5G network solutions, and JACS Solutions, a global provider of custom connectivity solutions for industrial and enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) applications, have partnered to serve the healthcare...

HelpMeSee launches simulation-based eye surgery training for phacoemulsification

HelpMeSee has launched its next-generation simulation-based training for phacoemulsification. With instructor-led sessions and haptic feedback, this first-of-its-kind eye surgery training creates an immersive experience with the look and feel of surgery in...

Algonquin College and Queensway Carleton Hospital partner for hands-on EHR training

Algonquin College and Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) are teaming up to provide students with valuable hands-on experience to prepare them for working with a real electronic health record (EHR). As part of the College’s digital health programmes, they are usin...

Research finds issues in clinical productivity due to a lack of investment in technology

New research from Extreme Networks, entitled Emerging from the COVID Pandemic, conducted in partnership with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), uncovered that several of the major challenges impacting clinical...