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'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 state's largest hospital system realized their old way of transferring patients to relieve stress on swamped emergency rooms just wasn't 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 spreadsheet to match patients in need of a transfer with hospitals having available beds. Now, Northw...

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 the editorship of the Conversation Africa which has grown into a formidable editorial platform since...

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 more lives. Advertisement Researchers found no statistically significant difference in the death rate b...