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Fitbit, Google Cloud unveil wearable data analytics service for healthcare

This article was taken from: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/fitbit-google-cloud-unveil-wearable-data-analytics-service-healthcare         By: Mobi Health News     Device Connect for Fitbit aims to help healthcare and life science organizations use and analyze data from Fitbit’s health-tracking wearables.       On Tuesday, Fitbit Health Solutions and Google Cloud announced they’re launching a new service to help healthcare and life science organizations…

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Further drop in number of people facing longest waits for NHS care

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/05/further-drop-in-number-of-people-facing-longest-waits-for-nhs-care/                   By NHS England                     The NHS performed a record number of diagnostic tests for March while continuing to bring down the number of longest waiters for elective treatment, as part of…

NHS chief urges people to come forward for life saving cancer checks ahead of new campaign
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NHS chief urges people to come forward for life saving cancer checks ahead of new campaign

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/08/nhs-chief-urges-people-to-come-forward-for-life-saving-cancer-checks-ahead-of-new-campaign/   By NHS news     The new head of the NHS in England has today encouraged people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for lifesaving checks.     Ahead of a new campaign launching next week, NHS England chief executive, Amanda Pritchard said that the NHS is…

Four steps this Earth Day to avert environmental catastrophe
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Four steps this Earth Day to avert environmental catastrophe

Today on International Earth Day we look at what has been achieved to combat climate change and more. This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/22/earth-day-environmental-catastrophe-policy By Simon Lewis With political pressure and these smart policy goals, a new sense of the common good could be within reach Today is Earth Day, which should provide us with…

Coronavirus declared ‘serious and imminent threat’ to British public by health secretary
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Coronavirus declared ‘serious and imminent threat’ to British public by health secretary

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-serious-and-imminent-threat-to-british-public-health-secretary-11930575 By Alix Culbertson The UK government can now forcibly quarantine people and keep them in isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. The spread of coronavirus has been declared a “serious and imminent threat” to the British public after a patient in isolation tried to “abscond”. The announcement…