“Its residents can come and go from their homes as they please, whether through the unlocked door or through a window. They can wake and shower at their leisure; they can shout, pilfer sweets, make tea at 2 a.m., sweep […]
This article is written in a very affirmative way, but I haven’t looked into the underlying study’s methodology. “In an unprecedented effort, health scientists at the University of Washington scrutinized decades of research on red meat consumption and its links […]
“As private equity extends its reach into health care, evidence is mounting that the penetration has led to higher prices and diminished quality of care, a KHN investigation has found.” | learn more
Congratulations, Cheryl! “[Her] mission was to give parents a head start in preventing gut imbalances in their babies’ critical first 1,000 days of gut development, during which eczema, allergies, asthma, obesity and other chronic diseases may form.” | learn more
“Deregulated device types show increases in entry, innovation, as measured by patents and patent quality, and decreases in prices. Safety is either negligibly affected or, in the case of products that come under potential litigation, increased.” | learn more
“Only one theory can account for all of the available evidence about the obesity epidemic: it is caused by one or more environmental contaminants” | learn more
“Apple plans to enter the health insurance industry by 2024, according to CCS Insights’ Chief Analyst Ben Wood. Many of you have followed the decade-long saga of big tech attempting to enter the healthcare space to compete with incumbents, only […]
“I’ve been asked many times whether I think that AI will replace doctors. Never once have I been asked if I thought that OTC drugs could replace doctors. But that’s exactly what they have done: every time a drug switches from […]
This New Yorker story covers the development of artificial hearts and the continued efforts to improve their design and development. It includes recent interviews of the engineering teams who are on the cutting edge of new designs as well as […]
“Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that influence health outcomes and health inequities and include the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play.” | learn more