The Western Health and Social Care Trust is seeking to fill two Consultant Haematologist positions at Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Londonderry. The salary for the position is between £94,127 and £126,907 per annum. The closing date for applications is June 14, 2024. A waiting list may be established for future vacancies. Applicants must demonstrate how…
MediSecure, a digital prescription platform in Australia, has been hit by a ransomware attack affecting personal and health information. The attack is believed to have originated from a third-party vendor. National Cyber Security Coordinator Michelle McGuinness is assisting in the response, stating that no e-prescriptions have been impacted. The extent of the breach is still…
The host of KFF Health News’ weekly podcast, Julie Rovner, discusses the spread of bird flu among dairy cows, a cyberattack on the Catholic hospital chain Ascension, and other health policy issues with panelists from various news outlets. The episode explores the similarities between the response to bird flu and covid-19, Congress working to extend…
The American College of Physicians (ACP) advocated for policies to increase the physician workforce, grant exceptions to step therapy protocols, and address practice cost inflation at its Leadership Day event. Among the key priorities discussed were the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, and the Safe…
This week’s “Readout LOUD” podcast episode was recorded live at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West in San Francisco, focusing on AI in drug discovery. The episode features conversations with AI correspondent Casey Ross, who discusses AI-centered drug discovery with NVIDIA and Google-backed Isomorphic Labs. The episode also covers biotech news, including obesity drug data from Roche…
A fundus image of a woman in her mid-60s with type 2 diabetes showed visual disturbances in her left eye. She had high HbA1c levels and had not undergone diabetic retinopathy screening before. Her left eye had decreased visual acuity and had haemorrhages, exudates, and neovascularisation in the temporal macula. The bleeding was initially confined…
Men with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing major health effects compared to women, regardless of the duration of their diagnosis. A study found that rates of cardiovascular disease, foot, leg, kidney complications, and diabetic retinopathy are all higher in men. The researchers analyzed data from over 25,000 people with diabetes and found…
Researcher Shan Luo has received $3.1 million in funding to study the early brain development of babies born to women with diabetes during pregnancy. This study aims to understand why these babies are more likely to develop obesity and metabolic disorders later in life. Using neuroimaging data from the ENIGMA consortium, Luo will evaluate the…
Multiple U.S. agencies are working to contain a recent bird flu outbreak among cattle to prevent further spread to humans. The aim is to use lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to keep farm workers and the public safe. The potential outcomes range from containment to a new influenza pandemic if the virus mutates. Authorities…
The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to tarlatamab-dlle (Imdelltra, Amgen) for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy. Tarlatamab is a first-in-class bispecific T-cell engager that activates T-cells and targets DLL3-expressing cells. Approval was based on data from the DeLLphi-301 trial, showing an overall response rate of 40% and…
