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Another year, another group of long-suffering post-graduate students at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have been subjected to my prejudices and...

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Health innovation loves the language of efficiency: faster, smarter, automated, digital, self-service and AI-enabled. Those words open doors to opportunity because they promise to...

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Pat Farrell PhD - December 8, 2021

The end of the year is now in sight and several holidays are nearing. Thoughts turn to presents, celebrations, and reunions with family and friends. What happens when the holidays are celebrated in a psychiatric hospital?

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Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - March 10, 2024

HIMSS - World's top health IT society takes on pressing policy and patient care issues - AI, cybersecurity, info democratization and more are on the agenda!

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