Health Tech Jan 3, 2020• By JESSICA DAMASSA, WTF HEALTH It used to be that patients would have to go see a doctor to get lab tests ordered to check their cholesterol or metabolism, but now, thanks to at-home testing companies like Everlywell, those tests (and 30 others, including STI tests) can be ordered online… Read More »
BOSTON – After two days of wide-ranging and detailed discussion about the multi-faceted challenges of healthcare cybersecurity, data privacy and patient safety, some themes have emerged from the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum, which took place earlier this week. Here are a few top-level takeaways. The role of the chief information security officer is changing The… Read More »
If you are American and you have health insurance, you probably get it from either your employer or some kind of government program. Or possibly both, if the government is your employer. Almost no one in the US gets health insurance on their own. We can’t afford to buy it and insurers can’t afford to sell it,… Read More »
Academy-award winning actress, director and Star Power Award recipient, Regina King (left), introduced Golden Globe-winning actress, director, producer, Icon Award recipient and friend, Angela Bassett during the 2019 Black Girls Rock! at NJ Getty Images When I first met Carla in my Brooklyn clinic, she was a lanky, 38-year-old black mother with HIV and diabetes… Read More »
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JULY 29: The Fox Theater and surrounding downtown area is prepared for the Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by CNN on July 29, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The debate, which will take place on July 30 and 31, will feature the top 20 Democratic candidates. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Tonight, 10 out… Read More »