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Aims: To examine registered nurses' (RNs) behavioural, normative and control beliefs about end-of-life care for patients who are diagnosed with advanced and life-limiting illnesses; and to identify the barriers and facilitators they experience when providing end-of-life care. Design: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study. Method: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Care for Terminally Ill Patient tool among 1293 RNs working across five hospitals in the Kingdom of...

Due to these new FCC rules, carriers will now have to use secure authentication when making changes to a subscribers phone number.

Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. Click to read more...

As a new generation of weight-loss medications has created additional options to treat obesity, insurance coverage barriers limit broad accessibility of these medications. In response, physicians and medical students voted to adopt policy for the American Medical Association (AMA) supporting health insurance coverage parity for evidence-based treatment of obesity, including FDA-approved medications without exclusions or additional carve-outs. The AMA regards obesity as a disease that pose...

Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to

Finland will close four of its nine border crossings with Russia in an effort to stem the flow of asylum seekers. The Finnish Border Guard will place

 Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will be deploying an AI-based system developed by an Israeli startup in its efforts to improve fire safety aboard the com...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to India this week to meet children and adolescents, including girls who are bringing about change and innovation in their communities, and young women who have overcome barriers to help close gender gaps. During his four-day visit, including to the western Indian state of Gujarat, Beckham saw first-hand how UNICEF-supported programmes are making a difference for girls and women, in partnership with the Government of India. In Banaskanth...

Despite free cervical screening and self-tests, there are still barriers to women accessing appointments to prevent cervical cancer. Otago University...

New research has been published in the November issue of Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT). Multidisciplinary original research topics include tobacco specialist training comparison, secure messaging, price transparency, brain health innovation, equitable obstetrics care, predictions, metrics comparison from Ontario, Canada, and barriers to adoption in South America (including Spanish language translation)., , , , T