
Why Memorial Hermann Is Expanding a Cancer Care Partnership
Texas-based Memorial Hermann is expanding its relationship with Reimagine Care, which offers patients access to a team of clinical oncology specialists via text, phone and video
Texas-based Memorial Hermann is expanding its relationship with Reimagine Care, which offers patients access to a team of clinical oncology specialists via text, phone and video
In this episode, we’re joined by Carolee Lee, CEO and founder of Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM), and Ash Shehata, KPMG U.S. sector leader for healthcare. The two discuss WHAM and KPMG’s new partnership that aims to advance women’s health research and investment. The post MedCity FemFwd: Inside WHAM & KPMG’s Women’s Health Partnership appeared…
In National Academy of Medicine program, three health professionals will spend a year in state legislative and executive branch offices in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Wearable technology seems to offer great potential for early detection and management of agitation experienced by people with communication-impaired neurological disorders, allowing caregivers to provide personalized interventions that could significantly improve patients’ lives. The post Digital Biomarkers in Agitation Detection: Enhancing Care for Communication-Impaired Neurological Disorders appeared first on MedCity News.
A strong public health system can make a big difference for those who face stark health disparities. But epidemiologists serving Native American communities, which have some of the nation’s most profound health inequities, say they’re hobbled by state and federal agencies restricting their access to important data. American Indians and Alaska Natives face life expectancy…
Healthcare organizations should work proactively with experts in the relevant domains to recognize and mitigate potential cybersecurity risks. Here’s what to do to mitigate risk. The post Recognizing and Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks: Strategies for Healthcare Organizations appeared first on MedCity News.
When pediatrician Eric Ball opened a refrigerator full of childhood vaccines, all the expected shots were there — DTaP, polio, pneumococcal vaccine — except one. “This is where we usually store our covid vaccines, but we don’t have any right now because they all expired at the end of last year and we had to…
Christina Kashiwada was traveling for work during the summer of 2018 when she noticed a small, itchy lump in her left breast. She thought little of it at first. She did routine self-checks and kept up with medical appointments. But a relative urged her to get a mammogram. She took the advice and learned she…
By KIM BELLARD I hadn’t expected to write about a biology-related topic anytime soon after doing so last week, but, gosh darn it, then I saw a press release from Cornell about biohybrid robots – powered by mushrooms (aka fungi)! They had me at “biohybrid.” The release talks about a new paper — Sensorimotor…
Sounder Benefits, which was built at Redesign Health, launched last week with $7.5 million in funding. The company is a health tech startup specializing in benefits for employers with fewer than 1,000 employees. The post Sounder Benefits Launches To Advance Employee Health Benefits appeared first on MedCity News.