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Sometimes Food Is The Best Medicine

Food — and more specifically, nutrition — is a powerful determinant of health. Ensuring our patients eat healthfully is the responsibility and obligation of everyone aspiring to deliver high-quality healthcare.

Healthcare In The Age Of Personalization Part 5: Clinical Implications

Clinic advancements in healthcare are exciting but not universally available. They can only take us so far within a system that still isn’t quite ready to handle personalization at scale.

Do Not Snort Sugar: How Studies Can Be Misinterpreted

These study results do not mean that you should snort sugar to treat lung diseases.

More Telehealth Benefits Coming To Medicare Advantage Plans In 2020

Medicare Advantage plans can offer additional access to virtual doctors in their basic benefit packages under a new rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

72 People Ill From E. Coli Outbreak, What Is The Cause?

The CDC is warning about Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103 that has already resulted in 8 hospitalizations.

Did Mick Jagger Get A New Aortic Valve? What You Need To Know

The lead singer for the Rolling Stones reportedly just underwent a successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Scarcity In Digital Health Innovation For Medicaid Populations: Is Help On The Way?

Education in the health investment community is needed to address common misperceptions about Medicaid innovation opportunities. HealthTech4Medicaid, a new Medicaid non-profit, can nudge investors toward support for Medicaid populations

As Congress Zeroes In On Health Costs, Medical Device Makers Ready Their Story

As the new chair of the medical device lobby AdvaMed, Stryker Kevin Lobo is launching an educational campaign of members of Congress on medical devices’ 5.2% share of U.S. medical spending .

2 Ways To Lower America’s High Health Care Costs

Ideas from experts at a West Health summit on lowering U.S. health care costs

10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare In America

In our efforts to identify the most transformative healthcare companies in America, we evaluated using our Transformative CEO criteria. Following are the 10 selected companies who have all created new value to redefine healthcare.