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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

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Extreme heat has a significant impact on public health. A recent study published in Nature found 37% of deaths related to heat exposure around the world between 1991 and 2018 were related to global warming caused by humans. Europe had its second warmest July on record this year, with temperatures 1.4 THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

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The agencies also said they would continue to develop the final rule governing the virtual prescribing of controlled substances in the post-pandemic era to be consistent with public health and safety and to mitigate drug diversion risks.

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Patient messages via Epic increased during COVID-19, raising burnout concerns

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By analyzing more than 10 million messages to 419 unique clinicians from 38 specialties across 141 practice sites, researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic found that ambulatory physicians spent more time in their inbox amidst the public health emergency. for primary care physicians, from 29.3

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The Smartphone Is the Consumer’s Personal Health Platform – Implications from Deloitte’s 2018 Survey

Health Populi

Furthermore, voice technologies are “making noise,” according to Deloitte in A New Era in Mobile Continues, the 2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey : US Edition. I’ve mined the US data of this global survey to divine insights for health/care. In 2018, one in five U.S. which 1 in 2 U.S. adults over 55 manage. [I

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Bupa Arabia backs Dubai’s Okadoc with investment and strategic partnership

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“The partnership comes in line with the aspirations of the [Saudi] Ministry of Health, the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance [CCHI], and the Central Bank [SAMA] in driving digital transformation in the sector in accordance with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.” ” THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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Combatting Elder Abuse in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities of Electronic Monitoring

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One place where aging adults are likely to experience elder abuse occurs in long-term care (LTC) environments; this has been described as a “public health concern” in relation to the nursing home setting. Wisconsin followed the example of New Jersey passing its own state program in 2018 known as the Senior Safe Camera Program.

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The Growing State of Diabetes in America on World Diabetes Day 2018

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November 14, 2018, is World Diabetes Day , and the International Diabetes Federation reminds us that this condition impacts the whole household — not just the person diagnosed with diabetes. The post The Growing State of Diabetes in America on World Diabetes Day 2018 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. Why the family?