This week saw more indications of delays for Apple’s much-anticipated charging mat, hints about a new Apple watch or three and Bose gets into sleep tech. All part of the week in wearable news.
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The History Of Hospice: A Different Kind Of Health ‘Care’
100 years ago today, the movement behind hospice care as born. Or rather, Dame Cicely Saunders was born. A dynamic woman who forever altered the way we think about end of life care. As a nurse, social worker, doctor and writer, she claimed those with a…
VR Art Reduces Need For Opioids in NY Hospital
Tom Christopher’s new VR art, made with Tilt Brush, is reducing pain for pediatric cancer patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
Naturally-Derived Cancer Drugs Provide Clues As To How Microbiome May Cause Chemotherapy Resistance
Scientists have discovered a new way in which bacteria residing in the human gut may be able to contribute to chemotherapy resistance.
10 Reasons Why Employers — And New Ventures — Won’t ‘Disrupt’ U.S. Healthcare
While they are often high-profile and stir the imagination, new ventures – including the one announced earlier this year by Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan Chase – won’t disrupt U.S. healthcare.
Researchers Just Printed Sensors Onto Gummi Candies
But why? Read on.
On Cannibals And Cardiologists
If you derive benefit from finding cannibals then you will find more cannibals, and if you derive benefit from finding and treating heart disease then you will find and treat more heart disease.
Marrying Mindfulness And Movement Reduces Stress, Boosts Mood
The best of both worlds, moving the body mindfully may be a salve for mental health.
A Brilliant Selection For CEO: Here’s How Atul Gawande Wins Day One
Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon just announced an inspired choice for CEO of their new health care nonprofit: Dr. Atul Gawande, Harvard professor, physician and all-around beloved national sage. Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapf…
Tick Tech: Biotech Tools Give New Hope For Those With Lyme Disease
The most common tick-borne illness in the U.S. (30,000+ new cases a year), Lyme disease produces a wide range of symptoms ranging from fever and rash to arthritis and paralysis. Thanks to biotech, genome sequencing and precision medicine, prevention, e…
