Archive: 19/03/2020

Sharp rise in NHS negligence claims for lack of informed consent

Negligence claims against the NHS due to failure to inform patients before they consent to procedures have spiralled up since a landmark legal ruling in 2015, a new study has found.

Mar 19, 2020

Tools for managing stress and anxiety while self-quarantined

It's normal to feel anxious during times of transition, change or uncertainty. When life feels unpredictable it's crucial to focus on our mental health, connections with family and friends and self-care. Here are some tools ...

Mar 19, 2020

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Instead of social distancing, practice 'distant socializing,' says psychologist

Social distancing—voluntarily limiting physical contact with other people—has been vital to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But it's important that people remain connected—otherwise a long-term mental ...

Mar 19, 2020

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Tool to help decision-makers during the coronavirus outbreak

An interactive tool that compares hospital-care capacity with projected demand in the nation's 306 hospital referral regions was launched Tuesday by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), in collaboration with ProPublica. ...

Mar 19, 2020

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Rapid, automatic identification of individual live brain cells

Researchers working to understand the brain at a high-definition, single-cell level of detail have designed a new computer program to identify each nerve cell in fluorescent microscope images of living worms. Previous attempts ...

Mar 19, 2020

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Re-association of body parts using virtual reality

A multi-institutional research team reports that a re-association of the right thumb with a virtual left arm can be induced by visuo-motor synchronization in a virtual environment; however, this re-association may be weaker ...

Mar 19, 2020

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Ireland recruits 30,000 in COVID-19 crisis drive

More than 30,000 people have answered the Irish government's call for qualified professionals and volunteers to join the healthcare workforce battling the coronavirus emergency, the health service said Thursday.

Mar 19, 2020