Point-of-care ultrasound an integral part of emergency care at St Mary's

St Mary’s Hospital is one of London's four major trauma centres, and uses point-of-care ultrasound extensively in the assessment of patients visiting its extremely busy A&E department. Dr Ehsan Hassan, a consultant in emergency medicine with a special interest...

UPMC Pinnacle Expanding Neurology Services with Telemedicine Access to UPMC Experts in Pittsburgh

UPMC Pinnacle announced that its central Pennsylvania patients will be able to see neurologists from UPMC Neurology in Pittsburgh via telemedicine technology starting this month.

New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer

High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 have been identified in the blood of patients with lung cancer. In a novel study in The American Journal of Pathology investigators found that CKAP4 levels were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy...

The Benefits of Patient-Centered Healthcare

While the phrase " patient-centered care" has been used for decades, it really rose to prominence when the Institute of Medicine's " Crossing the Quality Chasm" featured patient-centered care as one of its six high-quality healthcare objectives in 2001.

Experimentation, Focus, Collaboration and Learning from Failures is Necessary for Innovation in APAC

These are on-demand platforms that enable consumers to instantly access a desired service, be it transportation or entertainment, from anywhere, anytime. Some services charge a subscription fee to grant instant...

How Singapore Provides High-Quality Healthcare at Low Costs

Singapore is now considered a benchmark by many countries around the globe for this initiative. It is no wonder that foreign investors are now becoming expats and bringing their families to Singapore according to One Visa servicer.