Category: 5. Health
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Athletes and Mental Health Shine in The Players’ Tribune 10th Anniversary Book
Cover of The Players’ Tribune’s new book: I’ve Got A Story To Tell The Players’ Tribune / Assouline Today not only marks World Mental Health Day but also a significant event for The Players’ Tribune – this month is its 10th anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, they have launched a… Continue Reading
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Healthcare AI’s Elusive ROI
Dollar-shaped stethoscope. getty Healthcare AI holds great promise, but promises do not pay the bills. In Bain and McKinsey surveys, American healthcare leaders reported expecting—even requiring—a positive return on their AI investments. However, demonstrating ROI is challenging and will… Continue Reading
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sales pitches are often from biased sources, the choices can be overwhelming and impartial help is not equally available to all
The 67 million Americans eligible for Medicare make an important decision every October: Should they make changes in their Medicare health insurance plans for the next calendar year? The decision is complicated. Medicare has an enormous variety of coverage options, with large and varying… Continue Reading
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Who Will Pay For Ms. Harris’s Long-Term At-Home Care Proposal?
Washington Politics – Money getty Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, announced her proposal for Medicare to cover long-term at-home healthcare for senior Americans on “The View,” an ABC talk show, 28 days before the 2024 presidential election. The fiscal… Continue Reading
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AI Simulations Help Drug Trials
AI helps clinical trials getty Artificial intelligence (AI) has been revolutionizing much of early drug discovery, yet human clinical trials remain a bottleneck. Now some applications of the new technologies are bringing efficiencies to clinical research. Sophisticated modeling and simulations… Continue Reading
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This Lab Test Can Reduce Sepsis Deaths By A Third
Henry Tse (L) and Ajay Shah (R), cofounders of Cytovale. Cytovale Every year, over 1.7 million Americans will experience sepsis, which occurs when the immune system is unable to fight off an infection and instead begins an extreme response where it, in the words of Cytovale CEO Ajay Shah, starts… Continue Reading
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Do people with MS have an increased risk of cancer?
A new study has found some cancers to be slightly more frequent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in people without MS. The study is published in the October 9, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Types of cancers found to have a… Continue Reading
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Gene therapy shows long-term benefit for patients with a rare pediatric brain disease
Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare progressive, genetic brain disease that primarily presents in young boys, causing loss of neurological function and ultimately leading to early death. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham… Continue Reading
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Three Reasons How Aging Affects Our Sleep
As we age, we often experience changes in our sleeping patterns, such as becoming sleepy earlier, … [+] waking up earlier, or not sleeping as deeply. getty Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our health. However, studies reveal that sleep deprivation… Continue Reading
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Harris Proposal To Add Home Health Care Will Need Congress’s Approval
WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN: Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks to … [+] supporters during a campaign rally in Wisconsin. Harris has proposed expanding Medicare to include home health aide services in addition to vision and dental benefits.(Photo by Jim… Continue Reading