Bridging clinical workflow gaps using HIE data and agile tools

Healthcare organizations can use agile connected apps to supplement their electronic health records, as well as using HIE data to supplement internal clinical data, all while improving clinical workflows and improving data exchange and interoperability. This was the topic of a HIMSS21 Digital discussion between Harm Scherpbier, CMIO for HealthShare Exchange, and Subha Airan-Javia, founder and CEO of TrekIT Health, […]

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Israel to begin COVID booster shots for over 30s

Israel on Tuesday lowered the age threshold to receive a third coronavirus booster dose to anyone aged 30 and above, as it continues to battle surging infections. Israel is among a handful of nations that has decided to administer a third vaccine dose, a policy criticised by the World Health Organization, which has called for more doses to be sent […]

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SGLT2 Inhibitor Use Rising in Diabetic Kidney Disease

U.S. prescribing data from 160,000 adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease showed a notable uptick in new prescriptions for sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and less dramatic gains for glucagonlike peptide–1 receptor agonists during 2019 and continuing into early 2020, compared with prior years, with usage levels of both classes during the first quarter of 2020 rivaling those […]

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Intricacies of tissue memory T cells could be the future of immunotherapies and vaccines

In a significant step forward in understanding the crucial role tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells play in the immune system, researchers have for the first time described how the cells behave in different tissues around the body. This discovery adds to the growing knowledge base around the huge potential of T cell-based vaccines, including second generation COVID-19 vaccines, that would […]

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The Real Deal On V-Steaming

We hate to break it to you, but you shouldn’t always listen to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chrissy Teigen—at least when it comes to v-steaming, aka yoni steaming. The celebs are famous fans of vaginal steaming. Sound odd? It kinda is. If you’re a little confused, think of it this way: It’s essentially a facial for your vulva. Vagina steaming has […]

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Online, video-based exercise program can help with postpartum abdominal bulge and back pain

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that an online, video-based core exercise program can help with a condition many women experience after childbirth. Diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA), also known as diastasis recti, causes the abdominal bulge that often occurs after giving birth and may be associated with low back pain and urinary incontinence.    The exercise program used […]

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