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Cleveland Clinic, Google to enhance patients’ healthcare experience

The Google offering, not yet publicly available, will assist providers to create a new kind of healthcare experience that puts patients in charge of their own health information. – Google has collaborated with Cleveland Clinic in US to test the features and services of a new health offering to assist Cleveland Clinic health providers to create a new kind of healthcare experience that puts patients in charge of their own health information.

Extra investment for Shirley patients, UK

Solihull NHS Care Trust has approved an extra ?145,000 to extend and modernize Haslucks Surgery in Haslucks Green Road, Shirley. – Solihull NHS Care Trust has approved an extra ?145,000 a year investment to help improve primary care services in Shirley. The money will be used to extend and modernize Haslucks Surgery in Haslucks Green Road, Shirley. Local residents can look forward to even more primary care facilities nearer their homes and may have shorter waits for treatment.

Guidelines for information on unapproved uses of medical products

US FDA proposes guidance for dissemination of information on unapproved uses of medical products; Agency accepting public comments for 60 days. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued draft guidance on “Good Reprint Practices” for industry use in the distribution of medical or scientific journal articles and reference publications that involve unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs and medical devices.

New Zealand’s health system needs uplift

New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) supports Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) comments and urges action. – Comments from the Health and Disability Commissioner about the safety of New Zealand’s hospitals need to be acted on urgently, says the New Zealand Medical Association. Commissioner Ron Paterson told Parliament that New Zealand hospitals are unsafe and the health system lacks national leadership.

Australia’s public health spending 2% of total spent on health

Australia’s expenditure on public health activities has remained constant at about 1.8% of total health spending over the last 7 years. – Australia’s expenditure on public health activities has remained constant at about 1.8% of total health spending over the last 7 years, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

US improving health care quality

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) takes next step to improve quality in nation’s nursing homes. This is latest in a series of actions to expand information to consumers. – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issuing more information on special focus facilities to better equip beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to make informed decisions and stimulate robust improvements in nursing homes having not improved their quality of care.

UK Govt. has put GPs in an impossible position, says BMA

British Medical Association said that GPs had been put in an impossible position by the government in a dispute over extending surgery hours. – The British Medical Association – BMA’s GP Committee (GPC) met last week to discuss the two options the UK government has given GPs regarding changes to their contract and passed the following resolution:

Kinship of couples may determine number of children

deCODE links closer kinship with reproductive success. Phenomenon could have long-term impact on population growth in urbanizing societies. – In a paper published by deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) scientists establish a substantial and consistent positive correlation between the kinship of couples and the number of children and grandchildren they have.

New immigration rules in UK for international medical graduates

The UK Home Office has laid immigration rules implementing the first part of the new Points Based System, which is the Tier 1 (General) route for highly skilled migrants. – The UK Home Office has laid immigration rules that will restrict international medical graduates’ (IMGs) access to UK post graduate medical training. The new rules start to take effect from 29 February 2008. New immigration rules were welcomed by the UK Health Secretary Alan Johnson.

FDA updates guidance to seafood processors after recent ciguatera poisoning

FDA advises seafood processors about ciguatera fish poisoning in the Northern Gulf of Mexico near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to seafood processors, advising them of recent illnesses linked to consuming fish carrying the ciguatera toxin, which has led to cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in consumers.