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What You Should Know: – 7wireVentures, an early-stage digital health venture capital firm, and Employer Health Innovation Roundtable (EHIR), a coalition of the largest and most progressive employers, health plans, and…

Crit Rev Toxicol. 2021 Apr 15:1-24. doi: 10.1080/10408444.2020.1860903. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAre dose-response relationships for benzene and health effects such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML)…

For the 1.6 million people in America living with type 1 diabetes, a continuous glucose monitor can be a lifesaver. Since the first CGM was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999, the diabetes community has advocated for…

Data from a large cohort study add fuel to the controversy over whether occupational physical activities may worsen heart health and shorten lives. Medscape Medical News Source link

WASHINGTON — A Senate hearing Thursday provided one of the clearest roadmaps to date for how Senate Democrats plan to use their newfound majority to advance new health care policies. The hearing was scheduled to let lawmakers vet…

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zillion and MindWise Innovations partnered to provide employers with a solution to increase employee access to mental health support. Source link

Spending time performing household chores may help to improve brain health, especially for older adults. Researchers found older adults who spent more time engaging in housework had greater brain volume, specifically in the frontal lobe…

The CMIO discusses a safety initiative he devised that integrated NLP with EHR work queues – helping review and track clinical notes to ensure radiology reports are capturing incidental findings that could impact patient outcomes.…

The right technology applications can turn the COVID-19 vaccination program into a game-changer for the healthcare industry. Source link

In a searing rebuke, the Biden administration is formally withdrawing a last-minute proposal by the Trump administration to exempt a wide swath of medical devices and artificial intelligence tools from regulatory review. Officials with…

Maintenance of good oral health is more important than use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around the teeth, according to a new American Heart Association…

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The EPR will make information available to clinicians across their 12 hospital sites. Source link

Trying to gauge the value of new drugs and devices is becoming increasingly important in the U.S. health care system, something that other countries have done explicitly for years. Pressure to get value assessment right is accelerating.…

Join a panel of speakers as they talk about mental health and financial strength at 19:00 on Thursday 22 April. Wesleyan Financial Service’s chief of staff, Nathan Wallis, will discuss the mental health of the dental profession,…

Most people by now have memorized the public health guidelines meant to help minimize transmission of COVID-19: wash your hands, wear a mask, keep six feet apart from others. That part is easy. Source link

New research is being conducted and technologies developed every single day on behalf of concussion prevention and management.  This is great news.  Because over the past several months, children and teenagers all over the country have…

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Credit: David Rojas/Colorado State University Most people by now have memorized the public health guidelines meant to help minimize transmission of COVID-19: wash your hands, wear a mask, keep six feet apart from others. That part…