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Russell Gage leaves Cowboys-Bucs game to hospital after frightening blow to head, neck

Russell Gage leaves Cowboys-Bucs game to hospital after frightening blow to head, neck

Russell Gage left Monday’s game on a backboard and was transported to a hospital. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Russell Gage left Monday’s playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys on a backboard after a frightening injury late in the game. He was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated for a concussion and neck injury. Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson made contact with Gage’s head after an incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter of an NFC wild-card game. Gage fell… Source link

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Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa taken to hospital after suffering head and neck injuries

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa taken to hospital after suffering head and neck injuries

For the second time in five days, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had a scary looking injury. This time he was taken off on a stretcher and transported to the hospital. In the second quarter of Miami’s 27-15 loss to the Bengals, Tagovailoa went back to pass and Cincinnati defensive lineman Josh Tupou got to him. Tupou flung Tagovailoa down and he hit the ground hard. Tagovailoa stayed down and the Amazon Prime Video cameras showed his fingers were locked in what looked like a… Source link

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Google’s hospital play & Optum’s health data shakeup

Google’s hospital play & Optum’s health data shakeup

You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.Google’s wearables plan takes shape If you’ve been wondering how the tech titan planned to blend Fitbit with its analytics business, Mario’s got you covered. Google Cloud and Fitbit are unrolling a new service they think could help hospitals gather and crunch data from wearables and… Source link

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas admitted to hospital with infection

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas admitted to hospital with infection

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized for the past two days and is being treated for an infection, court officials said Sunday. Thomas, the most senior associate justice on the high court, is being treated with intravenous antibiotics, the court said, and his symptoms are improving. The Supreme Court said Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms. Court officials said Thomas… Source link

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Suns C Bismack Biyombo pledges salary to Congo hospital construction

Suns C Bismack Biyombo pledges salary to Congo hospital construction

The Phoenix Suns are undoubtedly one of the NBA’s top title contenders, but one of their players is playing for something bigger. Suns center Bismack Biyombo announced via a video from his foundation on Friday that he has pledged his entire 2021-22 season salary toward the construction of a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of Congo, in honor of his late father. Biyombo said in his video that he stepped away from basketball in 2021 to spend time with his father, François, who was… Source link

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Clover Health CEO speaks out for first time on hospital controversies

Clover Health CEO speaks out for first time on hospital controversies

Clover Health (CLOV) CEO Vivek Garipalli has had a tumultuous year following the company’s merger with Chamath Palihapitiya’s SPAC. Though now a meme stock, it’s battling lawsuits spurred by a report from short-seller firm Hindenburg Research alleging the company withheld information about legal issues from investors. It isn’t the health care executive’s first run-in with criticism about his business practices. Three New Jersey hospitals he owned and operated, with two partners, made… Source link

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Google to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms for hospital chain

Google to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms for hospital chain

Google has made a deal for access to patient records from HCA, which which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, so the tech company can develop healthcare algorithms, The Wall Street Journal reports. Google will store anonymized data from patient health records and internet-connected medical devices. That data will be used to build programs that could inform medical decisions made by doctors. The deal is described as “multiyear” by the WSJ,… Source link

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Google Strikes Deal With Hospital Chain to Develop Healthcare Algorithms

Google Strikes Deal With Hospital Chain to Develop Healthcare Algorithms

Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.29% Google and national hospital chain HCA Healthcare Inc. HCA 0.50% have struck a deal to develop healthcare algorithms using patient records, the latest foray by a tech giant into the $3 trillion healthcare sector. Nashville, Tenn.,-based HCA, which operates across about 2,000 locations in 21 states, would consolidate and store with Google data from digital… Source link

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