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New facility advancing continuum of care and decentralised specialised healthcare in Western Uganda Mbarara,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Uganda has officially opened C-Care Mbarara Hospital, a fully-fledged multi-speciality hospital that marks a significant milestone in expanding access to comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services in western Uganda. The hospital builds on C-Care’s 12-year presence in Mbarara through…
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At least 1,357 medical devices using AI are now authorized by the FDA – double the number it had allowed through 2022
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Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources On an outcrop above the Chubut River, one of the few to cut across the arid Patagonian steppe of southern Argentina, Sergio Pichiñán points across a wide swath of scrubland to colourful rock formations…
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For most of his childhood, Uday (18) from Jammu did not know what a seizure-free day felt like. From an early age, seizures gripped his life every single day, sometimes multiple times daily, causing repeated injuries, affecting his development, and eventually forcing him to drop out of school. What should have been years of learning…
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In 2021, a unit of healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson announced “a leap forward”: It had added artificial intelligence to a medical device used to treat chronic sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses. Acclarent said the software for its TruDi Navigation System would now use a machine-learning algorithm to assist ear, nose and throat specialists…
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Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last month by tech executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos as well as in a White House whitepaper about AI and…
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This week Philips, a global leader in health technology, is spotlighting a portfolio of AI‑powered innovations at World Health Expo (WHX) Dubai, designed to give clinicians back their most valuable asset: time. The solutions directly address the region’s core healthcare priorities by streamlining clinical workflows, enhancing diagnostic precision, and embedding sustainability into practice – to…
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The update was provided during a media tour and press briefing at SKMTH, where officials outlined progress made since the transition began earlier this year.SKMTH is a 450-bed tertiary referral hospital, while PMH, with a capacity of 567 beds, often operates beyond its limit, accommodating more than 600 patients at a time. Both hospitals now…
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Mia Pilbrow is taking legal action against a Northern Territory hospital and calling for the territory to adopt tailored pre-term labour guidelines, after medical staff sent her home seven times during her pregnancy, repeatedly assuring her the baby was fine.
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A ruptured water line outside the emergency room forced diversions and canceled appointments over the weekend.