Stevie Wonder will receive a kidney transplant in the coming months. Kidney disease is surprisingly common, especially in minority populations. Kidney donation can be performed from a living donor, and can be scheduled as opposed to performed as an e…
There are three questions you must ask your aging parents to help them prepare a healthcare plan. Here they are.
The criminal trial of five French telecom executives for allegedly creating psychologically stressful conditions that caused 19 worker suicides provides a stark contrast to America’s lack of protection for workers from health endangering psychological…
Gen Z may be rising and Millennials may be putting their imprint on the world but Baby Boomers still rule. Where will the the wealthiest population segment be found in 2030?
Research from the Migration Observatory at Oxford University shows that migrants to the U.K. tend to be healthier than the native-born population. The research also shows most migrants speak good English, contrary to concerns raised by Boris Johnson wh…
Courts are again inserting themselves into politics and legislative processes, such as the Affordable Care Act, seemingly without consideration of real-world consequences for Americans, nor with sufficient attention being paid to legislative intent.
The deal will allow Optum to take on John Muir Health’s key administrative functions including information technology, revenue cycle management and analytics of a healthcare system that boasts a network of more than 1,000 physicians and two large hospi…
ustwo Group is developing mobile apps that leverage capabilities of phones in new ways to interact with their environments for better mental and physical health outcomes for children and the blind including motion detection, beacons, augmented reality,…
Even though the number of deaths from AIDS is falling, the pace of progress in fighting the disease is actually slowing down amid a decline in resources.
London-based startup Synthace is on a mission not just to digitize the lab, but to revolutionize the way biology is done with one simple idea: a universal language. With their software platform Antha, they are harnessing the power of the digital world …
