Privacy, systems interoperability, and lack of research capability are some of the biggest challenges in utilising big data for national precision medicine projects in advanced health systems in Asia. Health leaders from Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore exchanged insights into harnessing big data for personalised medicine in the panel session, “Nationwide Initiatives in Healthcare Transformation – The Power
A new nationwide survey report has highlighted a significant number of general practitioners in Australia rarely or not using the national digital health record system. 31% out of 3,000 polled in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) annual GP survey said they rarely or never use My Health Record. The survey was conducted
In a world where consumers can order dog food, schedule a haircut or buy a plane ticket with just a few keystrokes, patients often are left wondering why healthcare has to be so complicated – and why so many processes seem stuck in the past. Today, as consumers grow more dependent on convenient and efficient
There are more than 14,004 unique IP addresses that expose healthcare devices and systems containing sensitive medical data to the public internet, according to a Censys report. The study noted many more devices may be at risk but are not easily detectable. Nearly half of these exposed IP addresses (6,884) are in the United States
Microsoft announced Thursday that it is unveiling several artificial intelligence enhancements in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare innovations, including new healthcare AI models in Azure AI Studio, new healthcare data capabilities in Microsoft Fabric and developer tools in Copilot Studio. Many of the artificial intelligence enhancements are available by preview. Executives from the company also provided
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has put together a preliminary list of schools that received meat and chicken products that have been recalled because of Listeria contamination. The ready-to-eat products are part of an 11 million pound recall by BrucePac initiated after USDA testing confirmed that finished product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall of Wagener’s brand Ham in Jelly has been expanded to include more brands, products and distributors. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the initial recall was triggered by findings during their investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. This expanded recall is the result of additional information identified during the investigation. The
A review of a system in Scotland that combined food hygiene and food standards inspections has found it is not yet working as well as it was hoped. The Food Law Rating System (FLRS), introduced in 2019, combines the rating systems for food hygiene and food standards by which businesses and producers are assessed into
A food business linked to an outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in Singapore in 2023 has been fined. Nosh Cuisine Pte was fined SGD $1,200 (U.S. $900) for a food safety offence committed under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations. In May 2023, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency
Photo illustration Pacific Coast Fresh CO of Portland, OR, is recalling King Harvest Spinach Hummus because of the potential for plastic fragments in the product. According to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Sept. 28, 2024, and is ongoing. The recalled product was distributed in Oregon and Washington. Recalled product: