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“Paging Dr. Nobody!” Why Outdated Healthcare Paging Systems Need to Go | Sandeep Bansal, Medic Bleep

Health Tech Aug 2, 2019• By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Think fax machines are the only out-dated tech in healthcare? Sandeep Bansal, CEO of Medic Bleep makes the case that outdated internal phone-based paging systems used by hospitals need to go too. According to Sandeep, the UK’s NHS clocks 1 billion internal phone calls a… Read More: “Paging Dr. Nobody!” Why Outdated Healthcare Paging Systems Need to… »

Her toddler died weeks after leaving ICE custody. She’s suing a private prison company for $40 million

Yazmin Juárez, who testified in Congress earlier this month about her 21-month-old daughter’s death, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking $ 40 million in damages from CoreCivic, which runs the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Juarez and her daughter, Mariee, were detained for three weeks at the 2,400-bed facility last year. Mariee died… Read More: Her toddler died weeks after leaving ICE custody. She’s suing… »

Weight Loss Tip of the Week: How to Use Chia Seeds to Lose Weight (Watch Video)

Chia Seeds For Weight Loss (Photo Credits: Pixabay) We come across many ingredients that helps in weight loss and provide remedy for various health problems. The natural way to speed up our fat loss is ideally the best and safe. Having said that let us explore the weight loss property of chia seeds which can… Read More: Weight Loss Tip of the Week: How to Use Chia… »

A Brain Scan May Predict Alzheimer’s. Should You Get One?

Juli Engel was delighted when a neurologist recommended a PET scan to determine whether amyloid — the protein clumps associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease — was accumulating in her mother’s brain. “My internal response was, ‘Yay!’” said Ms. Engel, 65, a geriatric care manager in Austin, Tex., who has been making almost… Read More: A Brain Scan May Predict Alzheimer’s. Should You Get One? »