Apollo Hospitals' Sangita Reddy: We Are Innovating with Models of Health Care
Apollo Hospitals has 8,500 beds across 50 hospitals in India and overseas. It marries technology with traditional Indian warmth. It also has a mission: to move medical treatment in India from episodic treatment of single ailments to creating a positive health environment. The way ahead is through public-private partnerships, says Sangita Reddy, executive director, in an interview with India Knowledge@Wharton.
Graduation Daily 2010: Faculty of Health & Leslie Silver International Faculty - Tuesday 20th July
Today sees students graduating from two of our faculties here at Leeds Met, Leslie Silver International Faculty and the Faculty of Health.
Graduations 2010: Faculty of Health - 1100 Ceremony
This is the 11am ceremony, held on Tuesday 20 July 2010 in our Graduation marquee for the Faculty of Health.
Graduands were joined by their families and friends as they celebrated their achievements. Families of our International students were able to watch our ceremonies live via our website.
For more information on the Faculty and their Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses go to http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/health
For a permanent record of this year's ceremonies please visit our merchandise
Graduations 2010: Faculty of Health - 1400 Ceremony
This is the 2pm ceremony, held on Tuesday 20 July 2010 in our Graduation marquee for the Faculty of Health.
Graduands were joined by their families and friends as they celebrated their achievements. Families of our International students were able to watch our ceremonies live via our website.
For more information on the Faculty and their Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses go to http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/health
For a permanent record of this year's ceremonies please visit our merchandise s
The Big Questions: U.S. Health Care
Leonard Fleck, professor in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at MSU, talks about the rising cost of health care in the United States. See how respondents answered at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions/8/.
Answer the latest big question at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions.php.
Inside the College of Health and Human Services: Nursing
Take a look inside the College of Health and Human Services' nursing program.
Professor Debra Savinske and students Melissa Kennon, Clayton Bailey and Melissa Bosch show us the Nursing Lab on campus, and talk about what it's like to work at a hospital as part of their coursework.
Insights - Personal Health Advocates
Professor Timothy Bickmore will describe a vision for an automated persistent and proactive "health advocate" that functions as a self-care coach for preventive medicine and a mediator for interactions with the health care system. He will also discuss research models that examine a variety of patient-provider interactions, including wellness promotion, self-care education at hospital discharge, and the promotion of at-home medication adherence.
For more Insights lectures, or to attend Insights,
Pistachios offer multiple health benefits
Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to Penny Kris-Etherton, Penn State distinguished professor of nutrition, along with an international team of nutritional scientists. Previous research has shown that pistachios also lower lipids and lipoproteins, which benefits heart health.
Sex and Gender Differences in Health & Disease
(May 11, 2010) Marcia Stefanick talks about the medical differences between men and women and how the different chemical makeups of the different sexes can affect a person's health and longevity.
During the final quarter of the Stanford Mini Med School, some of the most timely and important topics in contemporary medicine and the biosciences are addressed.
Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Stu
Stanford Researcher Improves Health of Guatemala's Poorest
Stanford researcher's Children in Crisis program blends medicine and politics to improve health of Guatemala's poorest.
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
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http://news.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
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Who owns our health? Inside the medicinal garden
Dr Vivienne Lo has created a medicinal herb spiral in central London to address issues around the use of food and herbs as medicine in everyday home remedies or as dangerous substances to be regulated.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/people/academics/lo
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1007/10072301
21st Century Tools for Health Leadership:Â Digital Divide
Tessie Guillermo, President and CEO of ZeroDivide, discusses how to overcome the digital divide so that all communities have access to new media to improve health. Series: UC Berkeley Center for Health Leadership [7/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19216]
21st Century Tools for Health Leadership:Â Using New Media
Integrating additional communication activities into a busy work schedule can be daunting. Get tips from a personal productivity consultant Jody Ranck on how to get the most out of your time and strategically utilize new media opportunities. Series: UC Berkeley Center for Health Leadership [7/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19215]
21st Century Tools for Health Leadership: Mobile Phone Apps
Health researchers and advocates discuss broad applications and case studies of the ways in which mobile phones are transforming health around the world. This discussion focuses on the hard part - getting started - and the approaches being taken. Series: UC Berkeley Center for Health Leadership [7/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19217]
21st Century Tools for Health Leadership: New Media
Learn how powerful new media applications are transforming public health and health delivery in developing countries with Jody Ranck and Julian Wimbush. Series: UC Berkeley Center for Health Leadership [7/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19218]
Mature Women's Health (Part 1)
About the Video:
Menopause is a natural transition in a woman's life, but it's a time that often brings many questions. In this interview, Ellen Beth Levitt talks with a gynecologist who specializes in caring for women in middle age and older. They discuss menopause, including hormone therapy and the debate over bio-identical hormones. The program also covers sexuality and other topics that concern women as they age.
Part one of this two-part program addresses the following topics:
Menopause
Mature Women's Health (Part 2)
About the Video:
Menopause is a natural transition in a woman's life, but it's a time that often brings many questions. In this interview, Ellen Beth Levitt talks with a gynecologist who specializes in caring for women in middle age and older. They discuss menopause, including hormone therapy and the debate over bio-identical hormones. The program also covers sexuality and other topics that concern women as they age.
Part two of this two-part program addresses the following topics:
Complement
Genetics and Health (Part 1)
About the Video:
Our genes influence everything from our height to our hair color, and they can also have a profound influence on our health. In fact, almost every disease has a genetic basis, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In this interview, Ellen Beth Levitt speaks with an expert in genetics about a variety of health problems that are inherited or are caused by a genetic mutation and why it's important to screen newborns for certain genetic diseases.
Part one of this two-part
Genetics and Health (Part 2)
About the Video:
Our genes influence everything from our height to our hair color, and they can also have a profound influence on our health. In fact, almost every disease has a genetic basis, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In this interview, Ellen Beth Levitt speaks with an expert in genetics about a variety of health problems that are inherited or are caused by a genetic mutation and why it's important to screen newborns for certain genetic diseases.
Part two of this two-part
