Category: Forbes

Eighty Years Of Conflicting Data: What The Fluoride-IQ Debate Tells Us About Public Health

New research controversy and confusion make the news every day. Scientific publications are met with contradictory theories and widespread debate. So why did the fluoride-IQ debate (which more than 70 years old) make headlines again last week? And what…

Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million In Landmark Opioid Case

Suit sought to hold company responsible for spread of addictive painkillers.

Blue Cross Plan Doubles Housing Investment To Address Social Determinants

One of the nation’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans is more than doubling its investments in housing and related support to the homeless and those who don’t cannot afford rent as health insurers intensify their investments to address social de…

See How This Mobile App Helps Stroke Patients Recover Faster

This digital therapy mobile app lets stroke patients take control of their own recovery and rehab.

New Weapon Against Anti-Vaxxers: Smiling Kids Getting Shots

Percentage of unvaccinated children has quadrupled in recent decades.

This New Approach May Reduce The Spread Of Lyme Disease

Finding an effective way to prevent the spread of tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease has been quite challenging over the past several decades. Researchers have now developed a new approach that goes right to the place where a tick transmits diseas…

Paola Arbour Drives A Cultural Transformation As CIO Of $18B Tenet Healthcare

Paola Arbour’s path to the CIO role was unusual. She spent much of her career serving CIOs at companies like EDS, HP, Dell, and ServiceNow. When she became CIO of Tenet Healthcare nearly a year and a half ago, she came to the role with a higher expecta…

Former Kimberly-Clark Tech Exec Named Chief Information And Digital Officer Of CommonSpirit Health

Former Kimberly-Clark, Timberland, and Walmart technology executive Suja Chandrasekaran has been named Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO) of CommonSpirit Health a $29 billion nonprofit Catholic health system operating in 21 states.

13 Handy UI/UX Tips For New App Designers

User interface and user experience are a vital parts of building applications. If you’re new to the world of designing apps, here are some smart UI/UX tips to follow.

Healthcare Promises: What 2020 Presidential Candidates Aren’t Telling You

To help voters make informed decisions next November, this article looks at what politicians on all sides – left, middle and right – are not saying about their healthcare plans.