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.
NYC Care’s approach includes building trust with hard-to-reach populations through public awareness campaigns and partnerships with grassroots community-based organizations
Nearly all CIOs and other healthcare technology leaders at provider organizations believe that effectively leveraging AI gives them a competitive edge, according to new research. However, the report also found that some organizations still struggle with barriers to adoption, such as the lack of the right talent and concerns about ethics, privacy and security. The…
The European Union’s highest court sided with Illumina, agreeing that the European Commission had no authority to review the acquisition of liquid biopsy company Grail. The ruling comes after Illumina stopped challenging antitrust litigation, opting to instead spin out Grail as a standalone company. The post Illumina’s European Court Victory Can’t Salvage Grail Acquisition, But…
From Marketplace: It actually started off on January first very early on in the government’s history. In 1842, President Tyler actually shifted it to July 1 to June 30. And then in the 1970s, when Nixon was withholding funds to try and get the budget under control, they shifted it to October 1. The idea…