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Pay Attention to This When Using Eye Makeup

  • 06/03/2024
The beauty of the eyes is one of the main attractions for many people. Not surprisingly, using eye makeup has become commonplace to improve appearance, especially for women. Behind its beauty, eye makeup can also be dangerous for eye health if not used properly. Excessive and unhygienic use of eye makeup can cause various eye health problems, such as infection, irritation, allergies and even permanent damage. Therefore, it is important for us to understand the safe use of eye makeup so that eye health is maintained. “All makeup that is said to be for the eyes should actually contain ingredients…
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Disseminating education vital in maintaining hearing health: Ministry

  • 06/03/2024
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Director General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Health Ministry Maxi Rein Rondonuwu stated that education, particularly spread by media, is vital to ensure that people can be informed about maintaining their hearing health. Rondonuwu emphasized that 60 percent of the causes of hearing loss, such as infections and loud places, can be managed or prevented. “The most important is how we promote to improve public awareness while also preventing hearing loss through effective early detection measures,” he noted at a press conference hosted by the Health Ministry here on Friday. He remarked that a person…
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Stronger together in the fight against rare diseases

  • 06/03/2024
29 February is World Rare Disease Day. Up to 36 million people in the EU are living with a rare disease. Victor, a nine-year-old boy from Bucharest, Romania, is one of them. He was born with a rare condition known as Coffin-Lowry Syndrome. It took three years and tests in six countries to identify the cause of Victor’s severe psychomotor delays: a tiny mutation in one his genes. For more than 20 years, the EU has made the fight against rare diseases a priority. Our goal is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients through cooperation and pooling of…
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Strengthening health systems with digital strategies

  • 06/03/2024
Healthcare has faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, governments, clinics, hospitals, and frontline workers were confronted with additional pressures of tracing and tracking new infections, treating COVID-19 patients while managing their usual duties, respecting social distance rules, and maintaining the flow of medical supplies. This increased the strain on an already under-resourced system. Image Credit: ASUS Computer International Following the pandemic, observers from various industries have remarked that a decade’s worth of innovation occurred in just ten months. PwC Singapore’s Health Industries Leader has also said that the pandemic expedited the emergence of what he terms the…
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ICO reassures employers they can share staff data in a mental health emergency

  • 06/03/2024
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance to give employers more certainty about sharing their workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency. The guidance provides advice on when and how it is appropriate to share workers’ information when the employer believes that someone is at risk of causing serious harm to themselves, or others, because of their mental health. Chris Hogan, ICO Head of Regulatory Strategy, said: “We want to reassure employers that during a mental health emergency they should share necessary and proportionate information without delay with relevant and appropriate emergency services or health professionals. “It…
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Dr. Shashank Joshi, ET HealthWorld

  • 06/03/2024
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Dr. Shashank Joshi, Consultant Endocrinologist, Lilavati Hospital and President, Indian Academy of Diabetes, to know more about the role of AI and technology in taking healthcare delivery to the next level.AI as a game changer in chronic care disease modelsArtificial intelligence has entered our lives now. Whether it is through a mobile phone, a computer screen, or a television screen, we are all now being captured by AI. It has clearly made its entry into the healthcare delivery model space, particularly in chronic disease modelling. Because we can recognize diseases earlier, we know who…
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Getting a Grip on Ballooning Healthcare Data

  • 06/03/2024
There are three key defining properties of data growth, known as the three Vs: Volume: The total amount of data being created. Velocity: The rate at which data is being created. Variety: The number of formats data comes in. All three Vs are increasing exponentially, which is creating major challenges for organizations across the board. The healthcare industry is no exception, and it’s actually at the forefront. The state of data Famed former Google and Alphabet CEO and executive chairman Eric Schmidt once said, “There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that…
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Accelerate Healthcare Outcomes with Data Quality

  • 06/03/2024
Discover how quality data impacts healthcare outcomes in this on-demand webinar. In an age where data serves as the heartbeat of healthcare innovation, ensuring its quality is not just a requirement—it’s a mission. The integrity of healthcare data significantly influences patient care, decision-making, and overall healthcare outcomes. Recognizing this critical priority, we have partnered with Innovaccer to bring to you an on-demand webinar entitled “Data Quality and its Impact on Healthcare Outcomes.” Learn the importance of data quality in healthcare Featuring a panel of experts from Innovaccer and Wolters Kluwer Health Language, this webinar dives deep into the challenges and…