Headaches: Reduce stress to prevent the pain Stress can make your head hurt — and a headache can really stress you out. To reduce the pain, rein in the stress. By Mayo Clinic Staff In the flurry of a frantic morning, you may find that your head starts pounding. It’s not a coincidence — headaches … Read more
Eating during cancer treatment: Tips to make food tastier You may find that cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Here are some tips to help food taste better. By Mayo Clinic Staff You may find that cancer or cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Food may seem to lack flavor or … Read more
Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy Learn all you can about life with an ostomy. Use this information to boost your self-esteem and help you adapt to your ostomy. By Mayo Clinic Staff Enlarge image Colostomy Close Colostomy Colostomy In some cases, after the surgeon removes a … Read more
Allergy medications: Know your options Several types of medicines are used to treat allergy symptoms. Here’s more information. By Mayo Clinic Staff Several types of medicines are used to treat allergy symptoms. Here’s what you should know. Allergy medicines are available as pills, liquids, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye drops, skin creams and shots, also called … Read more
While the costs of cybersecurity attacks have increased 10% over the prior year – representing the largest annual jump since the pandemic – use of artificial intelligence and automation in defensive cybersecurity workflows continued to cut breach costs, according to IBM Security’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report, conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute. … Read more
No appetite? How to get nutrition during cancer treatment If cancer treatment leaves you without an appetite, try these tips to get the calories and nutrients you need. By Mayo Clinic Staff Sometimes cancer or cancer treatment can affect your appetite. Though you might not feel like eating, it’s important to do what you can … Read more
Without high-quality patient data, it’s difficult and sometimes impossible for clinicians to safely and effectively treat individuals at the point of care. Similarly, a lack of quick access to quality data can represent a health risk to entire populations. Specifically, successful population health initiatives require data analytics that both help identify populations in need of care … Read more
Nurses feel “empowered” with an integrated patient discharge analytics technology that leverages artificial intelligence to analyze administrative tasks, such as discharge coordination, test ordering and prescriptions, says Jean Halpin, chief operating officer at Grant Medical Center. It’s been shown recently that many nurses are distrustful of AI. But at the Central Ohio-based health system, nurses are … Read more
Catholic Medical Center, a hospital network in South Korea, has recently undergone digital health assessments to measure the baseline maturity of its hospitals. Widely adopted digital health assessment tools from HIMSS were applied, namely the Digital Health Indicator (DHI), Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), and Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The DHI measures an organisation’s … Read more
Catholic Medical Center, a hospital network in South Korea, has recently undergone digital health assessments to measure the baseline maturity of its hospitals. Widely adopted digital health assessment tools from HIMSS were applied, namely the Digital Health Indicator (DHI), Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM), and Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The DHI measures an organisation’s … Read more