University Health slashes discrepancies and frees up time with meds management

San Antonio, Texas-based University Health faced several medication management challenges that could impact both efficiency and patient safety. THE PROBLEM As a large and continuously expanding health system – including a Level I trauma center, retail pharmacies and specialty pharmacy – it recognized the need to optimize its medication distribution process. Nurses often spent excessive … Read more

It’s the art Olympics! The 20 greatest ever sporting artworks | Art

Sport, in particular athletics, gives artists great opportunities, as well as huge challenges. Running, jumping, throwing, fighting, swimming – these ways of using the human body offer much to sculpt, paint, photograph or film. And that has been true since ancient times. The Olympic Games were not just about bringing the different Greek states together … Read more

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Fiscally correct, but no new good ideas to fix some age-old problems

One of the commendable commitments of the Narendra Modi administration has been to fiscal rectitude despite its penchant to curate expansive benefits for identifiable groups of the voting public. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has carried through this commitment in her outlays in fiscal 2024-25. The fiscal deficit (FD), the prime metric of fiscal responsibility, is … Read more

John Eliot Gardiner leaves Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras after assault allegation | John Eliot Gardiner

The conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has announced he will step down as leader and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras after an allegation he hit a singer. The conductor withdrew from engagements including a BBC Prom after the incident last August and said he was seeking specialist help. The board of the … Read more

AWS announces $10M to accelerate pediatric research

New funding from Amazon Web Services, the Children’s Health Innovation Award, or Imagine Grant, will provide $7 million for cloud-based data resources for pediatric research, maternal child total health and empowering pediatric workforces and caregivers, according to an announcement made Wednesday at the AWS summit in Washington, D.C. In addition, AWS has awarded three hospitals … Read more

Practise ‘Skin-fasting’, it’s beneficial

With so many skincare products, flooding the market, it is easy to want to try everything. Overuse and wrong use of skincare and makeup products, or unknowingly combining certain product with ingredients that conflict can increase sensitivity and damage the skin too. Actress Zareen Khan, who practices skin fasting, says, “Fasting has benefits, whether on … Read more

Top firms’ profit drop led to cut in corporation tax forecast: Revenue secy | Budget 2024 News

Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra says that the revised projection for corporate tax in 2024-25 (FY25) reflects the decline in profits of the top 170 companies during the first quarter of the current financial year. In conversation with Shrimi Choudhary, the senior bureaucrat discusses several tax-related announcements in the Union Budget. Edited excerpts: Has the … Read more