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Terms like environmentally sustainable, eco-friendly, and fair trade have become part of everyday conversations. One thing is clear - the appeal of environmentally and socially responsible products isnt a niche anymore, its popularity cuts across demographics...

Presenters Jonathan Berkowitz of Goldberg Segalla, LLP and Annemari Cooley of Smith & Nephew will explain why current medical standards regarding “unavoidable” skin breakdown and...

Musicians and collectors using NFTs. Educating clients on NFTs now, and advising on it down the road. The frothy hype cycle. This episode is sponsored by: CoinDesk is the media platform for the next generation of investors exploring how cryptocurrencies and digital assets are contributing to the evolution of the global financial system. Its mandate is to inform, educate, and connect the global investment community through news, data, events and education. Founded in May 2013, CoinDesk reaches m...

Lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy rushed last spring to protect hospitals and nursing homes from lawsuits as they faced an onslaught of COVID-19 patients and the unprecedented challenge of caring for them.  More than a year later, and far from the dire circumstances of the first wave, New Jerseys political leaders are not eager to scale back the protections, even though nearby states have lifted theirs and advocates, lawyers and a small group of lawmakers here say they are no longer needed....

Jacqueline Moran, the director of Northwell’s Centralized Transfer Center, said the hospital can dial up its approach to move patients in response to emergencies, for example in the case a facility must be evacuated because of a fire or a flood. “Thanks to COVID, the silver lining is now we know how to move this seamlessly from a high incident to a low incident on a daily basis,” Moran said. Last March, two Northwell hospitals in the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, Long Island Jewi...

Silver lining: Hospitals keep practices born in COVID rush TED SHAFFREY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — As coronavirus surged in New York last year, officials at the states largest hospital system realized their old way of transferring patients to relieve stress on swamped emergency rooms just wasnt going to cut it. Instead of time-consuming phone calls and emails, Northwell Health created a quicker, more efficient “crowd-sourcing” method using an online sprea...

This week’s BIG move: Jabulani Sikhakhane is the new editor at The Conversation Africa Jabulani Sikhakhane The Conversation Africa starts a new chapter this month with the appointment of Jabulani Sikhakhane as new editor of the online title. Sikhakhane takes over the reins from Caroline Southey, who will assume the role of founding editor, shifting her focus to the site’s future sustainability. She will also deputise for the editor in his absence.  “I am honoured to have been offered ...

Study: Expensive air ambulance rides may not be worth the cost By (0) Researchers say that air ambulances, such as the one pictured on Parliament Square in London in 2017, carry a high price but may not result in saving more lives. File Photo by Will Oliver/EPA Air ambulance service is pricey, but promises lifesaving speed by providing rapid straight-line helicopter transport for critically ill patients. But a new study out of Denmark questions whether that expensive haste winds up saving mor...