Anna Bager, President and CEO of OAAA
Pharma advertising is entering a period of accelerated change. As the Food and Drug Administration increases oversight of direct‑to‑consumer promotions, marketers are rethinking how they reach patients and…
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Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps are increasingly being used to promote physical activity (PA) and can support exercise uptake and maintenance. Despite their potential, these tools face high dropout rates and inconsistent adherence, posing…
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Introduction to Japan’s Evolving Competition Landscape
Japan’s competition law framework is undergoing significant transformation under new leadership at the Fair Trade Commission. In May 2025, Mr. Eiji Chatani assumed the role of JFTC Chair, bringing…
Diagnosing language disorders associated with autism is a complex challenge, often hampered by the subjective nature and variability of traditional assessment methods. In this study, we explored large language models (LLMs) to overcome the…
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Sleep disturbances are an underrecognized factor associated with reduced workplace productivity (“presenteeism”). Previous studies have largely relied on self-reported sleep data, limiting their scalability and accuracy. We investigated associations between smartphone-based sleep metrics and…
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Background: Keystroke dynamics on smartphones have emerged as a promising form of passive digital biomarker. While previous studies have explored their utility in several diseases and disorders, relatively few have examined how these dynamics…
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Background: Digital health tools, such as mobile apps and wearable devices, have been widely adopted to support self-management of health behaviors. However, user engagement remains inconsistent, particularly among populations with varying BMI. While digital…
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What You Should Know:
– A new, collaborative analysis conducted by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Center of Digital Excellence (CODE) and nine major U.S. health systems provides critical operational evidence on Medicare telehealth utilization…
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Understanding Healthcare’s Operational Complexity
Healthcare represents one of the world’s most complex operating systems. Despite seemingly steady occupancy rates, hospital operations experience constant volatility. With a national average length of stay hovering around 4.7 days,…
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Spatial transcriptomics (ST) offers insights into gene expression patterns and their spatial context within the tumor microenvironment, but remains limited by the scalability of current sequencing technologies. Existing approaches infer ST from whole-slide images…
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