To fight off cyberattacks, IT experts in healthcare institutions must stay alert, as even advanced defense mechanisms like MFA rapidly become outdated. Another arms race, albeit less digital, is keeping antimicrobial resistance in check – a task that calls for acceleration in lab diagnostics, as expert Dr Jean Patel points out.
Article • Healthcare IT security
Multifactor Authentication: a strong defense, but not impenetrable
IT networks of hospitals and other healthcare institutions are currently very much in the focus of both hackers and IT security specialists. In a healthcare landscape in which both organizational and medical heavily rely on IT, keeping networks safe ...
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Sponsored • Tools for the labSpeeding up diagnostics to detect antibiotic resistanceInfectious disease diagnostics are notoriously slow. The gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of bacterial and fungal infection involves growing the pathogen from a clinical specimen – an overnight event, or even longer. The healthcare focus is ... |
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News • Blood poisoningSepsis: 5-country survey shows lack of public awarenessOn World Sepsis Day, in vitro diagnostics company bioMérieux and the UK Sepsis Trust reveal the results of a survey conducted in Europe regarding knowledge and attitudes towards sepsis. The findings demonstrate the need to accelerate awareness and ... |
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Article • Overheard at ISRRTRadiography reflection of Covid on the frontlineDelegates at an international radiography conference were given an insight into the impact Covid-19 has had on their profession and practice in five countries across the world. A special session at the online ISRRT (International Society of ... |
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Article • Discussing benefits and flawsAI in cardiology: a marriage made in heaven – or hell?The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most divisive issues in cardiology. Two leading experts argue the pros and cons of its use, exploring its benefits and advantages to cardiac care, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and ... |
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Article • Orthopaedic advancesVirtual training by hip implant simulatorTrainee trauma or orthopaedic surgeons have limited chances to practice hip replacement surgery before their first hands-on case. To change this, a team in the Dynamic HIPS project aim to improve this by creating a dynamic hip replacement simulator ... |
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News • Battle against Covid-19 & other infectious diseasesWHO opens Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in BerlinTo better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, have inaugurated the new WHO Hub for Pandemic ... |
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Article • Information & insightsEUROPEAN HOSPITAL 1/2024 is out!The latest issue of EUROPEAN HOSPITAL is here! We report on new treatment options for mental health conditions, advanced testing for head and neck cancers, and cover the highlights of the upcoming ECR 2024. Click here to read the ePaper. |
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