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Data Points: Drug overdoses, suicide taking more lives
Life expectancy stays relatively flat, but deaths from suicide and drug overdoses continue to climb.
Blistering hot chemical could hold secret to controlling chronic pain
RTX, which is derived from a flowering cactuslike plant native to Morocco known as Euphorbia resinifera or resin spurge, is not only fiery, it’s accurate. It can target and destroy nerve endings for pain, and for pain only.
Commentary: Proposed changes to ‘public charge’ rule could damage public health efforts
Immigration policy changes proposed by the Trump administration have the potential to reverse gains made in healthcare access and trust earned in our communities.
Week Ahead: ONC set to detail progress on 21st Century Cures
A House panel will question ONC leaders about progress the agency is making on implementing the 21st Century Cures Act.
Looping in home-based caregivers
This software, which complies with HIPAA, serves as a platform for everyone involved in a patient’s care to send text messages, images, files, videos and other formats, keeping in touch when the patient is not in a medical facility.
Q&A: Fairview Health CEO James Hereford on reimagining primary care
Fairview Health Services CEO James Hereford launched a reorganization earlier this year to focus on the consumer. Part of the effort involves reimagining how primary care is delivered.
CEO Power Panel: Despite expected gridlock, divided government may still be boon to hospitals
Although system CEOs see some benefits to the change of control in the House, the likelihood of partisan gridlock is muting their optimism.
Swallowed a Lego? Here’s what to expect
You may have wondered how long it would take a Lego head to pass through the human body. A team of healthcare professionals made it their mission to find out.
Detailed rules, transparency should define health system CEOs’ outside directorships
Experts recommend transparency and detailed conflict-of-interest policies for CEOs sitting on boards, especially as vertical integration further complicates such relationships.
Healthcare providers are teaming with chatbots to assist patients
Chatbots are gaining traction in healthcare, helping connect patients to providers and payers on an efficient, cost-effective medium: mobile devices and computers.
