Amy VanHaren, founder and CEO of breastfeeding support platform pumpspotting, first came up with the idea for her company while sitting on a “dirty bathroom floor” in the San Francisco airport.
“I was hooked up…
Years ago, I came into healthcare in a roundabout way. I studied industrial engineering, the science of looking at processes and systems and understanding, even predicting, how they work together. Typically, industrial engineers proceed…
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Over the last 20 years, scientific and technological advances have created more sophisticated precision medicine solutions that deliver better and more personalized care to patients. This approach has already fundamentally transformed the way we…
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I wouldn’t call myself a tech fanatic.
But there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t rely on it for just about every single aspect of my life.
From quickly communicating with friends,…
With physician staffing shortages and a lack of appointment openings across traditional primary care settings, patients are faced with inaccessibility to care. As a result, patients are looking beyond the traditional primary care office…
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Patient access – or the ability of individuals to receive healthcare services whenever they need them, regardless of factors such as location, socioeconomic status, language barriers, or administrative complexities – is a crucial aspect…
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At a time when mental health support is becoming a must-have for employees in their workplaces, only 42% of managers feel they can fully help their company with its wellbeing goals, according to research…
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Manufacturer coupons for some insulin and diabetes products can now be automatically applied at checkout for Amazon Pharmacy customers.
About 37.3 million Americans have diabetes, and many require insulin for their condition. But insulin is…
Even though roughly 300 million people worldwide menstruate on any given day, a lack of resources for, education about, and attention to menstrual health continues to create serious challenges for menstruating individuals. This is particularly true for…
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About 100,000 Americans are affected by sickle cell disease, and the disease disproportionately affects people of color, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 13 Black or African American…
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