A little more than one quarter of Americans consider themselves to be family caregivers who look after a loved one, whether that is an elderly parent or grandparent or another relative. The role of…
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Patient care is my passion. But it also made me crash and burn.
Anybody who knows a nurse has an idea of how difficult the job has become. The pandemic was rife with horror stories…
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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Hospital and health system executives are all too familiar with clinician burnout, an industry-wide problem that threatens healthcare quality and accessibility. Forward thinking execs are on the hunt for strategies and technologies that can…
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About 100,000 nurses left their jobs in the past two years, and another 610,388 are likely to leave the profession by 2027. This nursing shortage leaves those who are still working in the profession…
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In 2022, President Biden re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot with a call to cut the cancer death rate by half and “improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer.” Both goals are ambitious…
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A new digital health app called juli proved effective in helping patients with asthma or depression, two randomized controlled trials showed.
Boston-based juli is an AI-driven app that helps patients manage their chronic conditions, including…
Artificial intelligence certainly isn’t new to the digital health field, but the sector seems to be in the midst of a new hype cycle. This one is focused on novel technologies like large language…
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The goal of value-based care (VBC) is to create financial incentives for providers to improve patient outcomes while controlling costs of care. Unlike the traditional “fee for service” (FFS) model, under which providers are…
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