Month: December 2022

“Eat fewer processed foods.”

Nearly every health expert says it. (Sometimes so often that you’ve maybe tuned it out. Kind of like when they say, “Eat your greens.” Whatever, Mom.)

But have you ever wondered why?

Plus, what even counts as a processed food anyway?

In the following infographic, we cover everything you need to know about processed foods.

You’ll discover:

▶ What counts as “processed” (and and what doesn’t)—and how those foods affect your health

▶ The difference between four types of processed foods (whole foods, minimally-processed foods, moderately-processed foods, and highly-processed foods)

▶ Which processed foods benefit your health and well-being—as well ones that might harm it

▶ How to tell which whole and minimally-processed foods are worth the effort (and which likely aren’t)

Plus, you’ll get a three-step process that’ll help you boost your consumption of nutrient-packed foods—without feeling deprived or overwhelmed.

You’ve narrowed down your health insurance plan options, and now it’s time to choose. Often, instinct tells us to go with the lowest premium (your monthly payment) – but is that really a good idea? When it comes to health coverage, picking a plan with a high deductible may actually be more expensive in the end.

The truth is, your premium and your deductible (what you pay before your plan pays) are more connected than you may expect. The pricing of one may impact that of the other. So, it’s important to know the differences between them and how they work together so you can choose the plan that’s best for you – and your wallet!

Premiums, deductibles, yearly maximums?

Brush up on common health insurance terms so you can have a better understanding of both your needs and your plan.

Does your premium go towards your deductible?

No, your

Protests in multiple Chinese cities over the strict COVID-19 policies enforced by China’s government reflect the growing sentiment of people around the world. We’re tired of the pandemic, and tired of the myriad ways the SARS-CoV-2 virus has changed our lives forever. But the demonstrations in China also reflect a more specific, local frustration with a strategy for controlling the virus that every other country in the world has long since left behind.

China’s zero-COVID strategy is an extension of the drastic measures instituted, not only in that country but in others around the world, including the U.S., during the early days of the pandemic in an effort to quash the virus as quickly as possible. That made sense at the beginning when people had no immunity to the virus, and there were no vaccines or treatments to fight it. In fact, instituting lockdowns and keeping people from mingling are

As part of the Digital Innovation Hub at La Trobe University, Cisco’s Innovation Central Melbourne set out to define digital literacy for healthcare. With this initiative, Cisco and La Trobe University examined how the healthcare workforce can become more digitally driven, with data and technology creating valuable insights, enhanced clinical efficiencies and knowledge-flow-to-value for patients.

Digital literacy is using technology and tools to lead to more efficient use of staff, better care coordination, improved patient experience and better enterprise performance against key performance indicators (KPIs), such as: bed turnover rate, average length of stay, occupancy rate, and patient satisfaction.

The big picture is not just about technology. Digital culture is also focused on social and cultural issues, communication, and collaboration.

The Potential of Digital Culture in Healthcare

This figure shows a bespoke group of knowledge domains needed to establish a digital culture and create patient value from data and insights.

Taiwan clears VUNO’s AI fundus analysis tool

South Korean firm VUNO has gained the approval of Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration to market its AI fundus analysis software.

VUNO Med-Fundus AI analyses images of the fundus to quickly detect locations of lesions indicative of retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, macular disease and glaucoma.

This latest certification follows Taiwan FDA’s clearance for its other AI products, VUNO-Med Chest X-ray and VUNO-Med Bone Age. Just two months ago, VUNO obtained Singapore’s clearance for VUNO Med-Fundus AI. 

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Study validates AIRS Medical’s AI solution for denoising 3D MR images

AIRS Medical, a medical AI startup from South Korea, has recently proved in a study the capability of its AI-powered MRI reconstruction solution, SwiftMR, to denoise and greatly improve the quality of 3D MR images.

Based on its findings, a deep neural network-based noise reduction and image quality improvement tool outperformed the conventional magnetisation-prepared