HEALTH

In 2024, an estimated 23.7 million people will need humanitarian assistance. The Taliban’s strict rules regarding women’s education and employment are causing major problems in the healthcare sector as well. Women are not allowed to leave their homes without a male guardian.
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2 years ago Read more at LSE Home

The federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the World Health Organization, and others specify two or more sessions a week of muscle-strengthening activities. They mean weight-bearing exercises of moderate or greater intensity involving all major muscle groups. But at least three quarters of Americans fail to hit both the aerobic and the strength targets, and the latter is especially rarely met.
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2 years ago Read more at Scientific American

Nearly 70 'forever chemicals", also known as PFAS, are commonly found in materials that come into contact with food. Some of these chemicals have been linked to harmful health outcomes, including cancer and reproductive and immune problems. Just 39 of the 68 substances have been examined for toxicity.
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist

Ribbon Health, a provider data and technology company, today announced the launch of Ribbon Provider Data Platform. Customers have reduced their data intake and processing costs by up to 95%. Provider data lacks a unified source of truth and faces frequent updates due to providers changing offices or contact information. In the top five national health plans, 81% of provider data entries show inconsistencies.
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2 years ago Read more at HIT Consultant

The state settled with the LoGrandes in 2019 and released its claim on the house. Critics argue the program collects too little — roughly 1% — of the more than $150 billion Medicaid spends yearly on long-term care. In Tennessee, which recovered more than $38.2 million from more than 8,100 estates last year, Imani Mfalme found herself in a similar predicament.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News

The most oversold stocks in the health care sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies. The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock's strength on days when prices go up to its strength. When compared to an asset, it can give traders a better sense of how an asset may perform in the short term. Molecular Templates issued an update on its programs.
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2 years ago Read more at Markets Insider

Komodo Health unveiled a new self-service solution for rapid patient cohort analysis and insight generation. MapView is the industry’s first and most sophisticated analytics application that allows users without data science expertise to easily extract insights from Komoda’s Healthcare Map. The application allows users to quickly produce real-time insights into disease trends, treatment pathways, patient populations, brand performance, and a host of other business questions.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

Psychosomatic medicine is the study and treatment of people who have physical and mental illnesses as well as those whose stress exacerbates their health issues. The difference between good stress and the toxic kind Good stress – a demand or challenge you readily cope with – is good for your health. When we are healthy, our stress response systems are like an orchestra of organs that miraculously tune themselves and play in unison without our conscious effort.
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation

Meru Health is offering its treatment services to healthcare payers and employers with a 100% fees-at-risk pricing structure. The healthcare industry has been moving towards more value-based care models in recent years. At the same time healthcare buyers are increasingly looking for guarantees of outcomes and return on investment.
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2 years ago Read more at PR Newswire

Entrepreneurs with ADHD and dyslexia had an average well-being score of 17.15, markedly lower than the 21.98 for those without symptoms. This suggests a marginally higher incidence of ADHD among nascent entrepreneurs, potentially heightened by the stresses of the pandemic. For established entrepreneurs, no lifestyle variables demonstrate statistically significant relationships with major symptomology at the p < 0.05 level. Inattention: 60%+ affirm difficulties with mental math, while 39% had trouble learning times
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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com