On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved the first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. Assembly Bill 418, which has already passed California’s lower house, is getting close to a vote in the Senate that will put it on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. Here’s what
Retired food safety microbiologist Phyllis Entis has announced the official launch of her new book, “TOXIC: From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business.” The book delves into the practices behind the scenes of the pet food industry. Entis emphasizes the importance of pet owners educating themselves about the manufacturing processes of
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Aug 1, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – KGW Group Berhad, a logistics services provider offering ocean freight services, air freight services and freight forwarding services as well as warehousing and distribution of healthcare-related products and devices, debuted today on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, opening at RM0.23 per share
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Aug 1, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, entered into a strategic partnership with the Sunway Resort Hotel in Selangor, Malaysia. Through this alliance, VFS Global aims to offer UK student visa services through its UK Premium Application
More governments, territories and healthcare organizations are establishing health information exchanges to enable faster and more seamless sharing of health data among doctors’ offices, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, state agencies, public health clinics, labs and community-based organizations. HIEs have been growing across states or regions as community health centers, health systems, behavioral health organizations, correctional health
The National Cancer Centre Singapore, a specialty centre under SingHealth, has started implementing an oncology EMR solution by Altera Digital Health. Called Sunrise Oncology, the solution provides a range of clinician tools, including decision support at the point of clinical prescribing and treatment regimens with real-time analysis of efficacy, toxicities, and outcomes. THE LARGER TREND
UNC Health, participating in Epic’s generative artificial intelligence program that utilizes Microsoft Azure, will begin rolling out its internal chatbot tool with a small group of clinicians and administrators. It plans to offer the tool more broadly later this year. WHY IT MATTERS The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based health system announced its first AI-powered app
Eighty percent of providers using telehealth in Virginia have seen improvements in their patients’ continuity of care, and 87% feel confident in the quality of care they’re able to offer patients via telehealth, according to a new survey conducted by the Virginia Telehealth Network of more than 10,500 active license healthcare professionals throughout the state.
The first proof-of-concept pilot study with a limited-lead, rapid-response electroencephalogram medical device, which measures the electrical activity of the brain, and Vision Transformer, a supervised deep learning method, detected changes associated with delirium before the onset of symptoms – when patients are more receptive to treatment. WHY IT MATTERS According to the study by lead
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company