Health
Study finds public-private partnerships key to making telemedicine sustainable
Proper health care is more difficult in remote parts of India.
Sep 22, 2017
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Remote medical diagnostics and treatment can help to ease pressure on Europe's healthcare systems
Haptic sensors, connectivity and efficient telecommunications are some of the factors that enable the uptake of medical telerobotic systems. Technical capacity is timely as demographics put pressure on health services, while ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Health
Communication gap puts Indigenous health at risk
The need for health professionals to have a stronger focus on communication with Indigenous people has been highlighted by the University of Adelaide's Head of Linguistics, who says some lives are being put at risk because ...
Jul 3, 2017
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New app helps Mali skin doctors reach out to distant patients
In Mali, where skin conditions are widespread and skin doctors are scarce, physicians have turned to technology to treat patients remotely.
Jun 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries
Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to save lives?
Mar 15, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid 'dipstick' test tackles fatal sleeping sickness
Scientists have developed a quick and simple diagnosis method, similar to a dipstick pregnancy test, to fight a deadly sleeping sickness.
Dec 15, 2015
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Health
Health and medical advice from your hip pocket
Western Australia is one of the most remote areas in the world, this presents a range of challenges when delivering health services to those not within an easily commutable distance of Perth.
Apr 2, 2015
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Health
China's aging population poses challenges, but policy changes can help
While the rapid aging of China's population is thought to condemn the nation to a dismal future, past policies on education and new policies to improve health and foster internal migration could ease the challenges posed ...
Jan 20, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Unplanned births out-of-hospital increases risk of infant mortality
New research reveals that unplanned births out-of-hospital in Norway are associated with higher infant mortality. The findings published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation ...
Sep 3, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO reduces Ebola death toll in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced it was changing the way it reports fatalities from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone at the request of the government.
Jun 25, 2014
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