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NIH Awards Color $4.6 Million As Genetic Counselor Provider for 1 Million Person Study

Color received a $4.6 million grant to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” research program.

Innovative, Holistic And Empathic: The Women-Led Clinics Defining The Future Of Health And Wellness

Millennials find the current healthcare system hard to access, outdated and inconvenient. These holistic clinics are defining the future of health and wellness for women. Personalization, community, and empathy are key.

Big Blue Cross Plan Hires Social Workers To Address Determinants

One of the nation’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans is hiring dozens of social workers at centers it owns across Florida where the insurer wants to educate and connect health plan enrollees to more than just medical services.

Five Companies Using Virtual Reality To Improve The Lives Of Senior Citizens

To mark National Senior Citizen’s Day, here are some of the companies using the immersive power of virtual reality to make a difference.

How To Find Low-Cost Care For What Medicare Doesn’t Cover

Programs with low-cost or free dental, vision and hearing care services for people 65+ with low incomes.

Why Attitudes Can Be Contagious—And In The Worst Way

More than physical ailments can be passed along—attitudes can be transmitted, too.

Genetic Testing Unleashed: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Genetic testing can be used to further healthcare and precision medicine, or for more nefarious purposes. In the future? No. It’s happening right now.

IVF And ART Errors – Are They Stoppable?

Can errors at Fertility clinics be prevented?

Cigna May Divest Group Life Business To Keep Up With Rivals Buying Providers

Reports Cigna may be looking to divest its group benefits business come as rivals are spending to expand their medical care provider operations.

Fluoride And IQ? What Is The Link, What This Study Says

A study just published in JAMA Pediatrics found an association between mothers drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy and the child’s subsequent IQ scores.