Patient information might end up in hospital recycling

(Reuters Health) – The move to electronic health records comes amid laws in most places requiring patient personal information to be protected, but it may also be creating a new risk to patient privacy, Canadian researchers say.


Source: Reuters Medical News

Denmark to build wild boar fence on German border

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said Thursday it will build a 70 kilometer (43.5 mile) fence on its German border to keep out wild boars that can carry the deadly infection African swine fewer to farm pigs and threaten the country’s large pork industry.


Source: Reuters Medical News

Why staff are your greatest asset in the journey out of financial special measures

When North Bristol NHS Trust was placed into special measures in 2016, chief executive Andrea Young found that staff wanted to be part of the solution. She takes us through their journey.

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Longtime U.S. AIDS researcher picked to run CDC

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Longtime AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Redfield will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.


Source: Reuters Medical News