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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Across the spectrum of care, we now see more empowered health-seeking consumers who want access to better healthcare. And that also includes transparency of costs, access to personal health records for self-improvement, and chronic disease monitoring. As consumer behavior and preferences continue to change, we need the digital healthcare landscape to adapt quickly to provide various regulated and non-regulated tools and platforms. Why? Well, for two reasons. According to iHealthcareAnalyst , Inc. in an October 19, 2021 report, the Global Preventive Healthcare Market will be $287 Billion by 2027. The second reason is more important. The current healthcare model is fracturing. Hospitals are not equipped to deal with a shift to preventive care with outdated infrastructure and care models. Companies like CVS and others are offering clinic care at their stores with nurse practitioners. And the COVID pandemic has people getting … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurs Utilize Technology To Build The Future Of Healthcare With Preventative Products And Services

The 37-year-old offender was sentenced to 13 weeks’ jail on Monday (Aug 8) after he pleaded guilty to a voyeurism charge. — Pexels via The Straits Times/Asia News Network SINGAPORE — A clinic assistant who had cycled to work told a doctor there that she was going to the toilet to change her clothes. After the 43-year-old woman entered the toilet, the doctor went to the alley next to the clinic via a back door and recorded the victim showering. The 37-year-old offender was sentenced to 13 weeks’ jail on Monday (Aug 8) after he pleaded guilty to a voyeurism charge. The doctor cannot be named as there is a gag order protecting the victim’s identity. Deputy Public Prosecutor Emily Zhao told the court that the doctor was already in the clinic when the victim arrived at 8am on March 23, 2021. The toilet she used was the only one there, located in the doctor’s office. It had a louvered window that faced the alley outside the clinic. As the victim was showering, she … [Read more...] about Doctor in Singapore gets 13 weeks’ jail for filming clinic assistant showering at work

For nearly a minute, TikTok viewers can hear the person crying over the sound of a running shower, lamenting that they “can’t even describe the pain.” The video is overlaid with a large text bubble, obfuscating the sufferer’s face. Accompanying the video , gastroenterologist Dr. Carlton Thomas offered a frank and haunting caption: “The agony of MonkeyPox is real.” advertisement advertisement Thomas has been routinely posting about monkeypox since late June, meaning he started sharing information about the disease to his nearly 270,000 TikTok followers weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a global health emergency. “ I think that hearing real-time suffering and seeing people with real stories of what truly is happening helps dispel the false narrative that this is a painless disease and shows how truly serious it is ,” he tells Fast Company. “T his disease is not to be taken lightly, and these videos drive … [Read more...] about Doctors are taking to TikTok to offer guidance on monkeypox—and to dispel harmful myths

When the need arises for specialized healthcare, like a complicated brain surgery or pediatric cancer treatment, the only option for most people living in Greece is to go to Athens. Healthcare infrastructure in the country’s smaller cities and rural areas can handle only so much. advertisement advertisement A new $750 million effort is underway to reinvent healthcare in Greece by building state-of-the-art hospitals in places other than the capital. “There is a need in Greece to improve access and quality of care in regions that are underserved,” says Elianna Konialis, who leads the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Health Initiative , which is fully funding the effort. Greece’s economic collapse in the mid-2000s put its already creaky healthcare system on life support , with many hospitals unable to upgrade systems. The pandemic has heightened those disparities . advertisement advertisement Leading the design is Pritzker … [Read more...] about A $750 million attempt to reinvent the hospital

(CNN) Many technicians at Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics, two of the largest commercial labs in the US, have been refusing to draw blood from patients who might have monkeypox, CNN has learned. Labcorp and Quest don't dispute that in many cases, their phlebotomists are not taking blood from possible monkeypox patients. What remains unclear, after company statements and follow-ups from CNN, is whether the phlebotomists are refusing on their own to take blood or if it is the company policy that prevents them. The two testing giants say they're reviewing their safety policies and procedures for their employees. Testing is crucial to getting monkeypox under control, but there's a 'shocking' lack of demand Infectious disease experts who treat monkeypox patients say that the refusals are based on stigma and slow efforts to identify and isolate patients with monkeypox at a time when the nation's health officials are coming under criticism for struggling to get the … [Read more...] about Some lab techs refuse to take blood from possible monkeypox patients, raising concerns about stigma and testing delays

ENERGY-STARVED EUROPE DIMS THE LIGHTS, CUTS THE A/C… JAZZ SHAW: Lights out, cold showers in Europe We still see news coverage coming out of Europe issuing “warnings” about a possible energy crisis, spurred in part by the removal of Russian oil and natural gas from the European market. […] The President of the European Commission warned people this week that the time to start conserving and building stockpiles of oil and natural gas was yesterday. And it’s not just going to be Germany and Italy that are suffering. It will be the entire continent. […] Germany previously secured a third of its natural gas from Russia. That amount has been slashed in half and may fall to zero before winter arrives. The Germans are shutting off the heat to public swimming pools and showers. Public spaces with outdoor lighting are having a percentage of the bulbs removed. Thermostats in government buildings and public schools are being lowered. In the Netherlands, a new public program has been … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Energy-Starved Europe Dims The Lights, Cuts The A/C

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin D erek Lo acknowledges healthcare administration isn’t a particularly sexy topic, but it’s mission critical for every digital health startup. Health insurers and hospitals in the U.S. spend more than $800 billion each year on administrative costs. If these startups can’t figure out how to license doctors across multiple states or get paid by insurers, they won’t be able to scale or generate revenue. His company, Medallion, is soothing these pain points with automation. “You need to solve them first before you can make money,” says Lo, 26, founder and CEO of the San Francisco, California-based company. “This is not a vitamin, it's truly a painkiller.” That’s why nearly a hundred startups, including Ro, Firefly Health, Ginger and Eden Health, have signed up for Medallion’s software since the company launched in March 2020. On Wednesday, Medallion announced a $30 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital valuing the company … [Read more...] about This Founder Raised $30 Million To Cut Through The Red Tape Every Health Startup Hates

If you’re planning to stay in the kingdom for less than 30 days, and you hold a passport from one of 64 qualifying countries , you don’t need a visa to enter Thailand. Do check with your embassy if you’re from one of those countries. Tourists are no longer required to apply for the Thailand Pass or buy health insurance prior to entering the kingdom. Health insurance which covers Covid expenses is not required, but is still recommended. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers are welcome to enter Thailand, but they have different entry requirements. Fully vaccinated travellers are required to provide… A valid passport A Certificate of Covid-19 Vaccination Anyone over 18 years old must be fully vaccinated with at least two doses of an approved vaccine no less than 14 days before date of travel. Travellers between 5 and 17 years old or must have at least one dose of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before date of travel. Those travelling with … [Read more...] about Thailand News Today | LATEST Thailand Entry Requirements 2022

JUNE DELIVERS DECENT JOBS REPORT, WHICH MEANS THE FED IS GOING TO TRY HARDER TO DESTROY THOSE JOBS TO FIGHT INFLATION… CNBC HEADLINE AT 9:06 AM… Dow futures slide 200 points after strong jobs report likely to keep Fed in hiking mode Stock futures fell Friday after the July jobs report was much better than expected, showing a strong labor market that will likely mean more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 222 points or 0.68%. S&P 500 futures lost 1.05% and Nasdaq 100 futures shed 1.43%. The labor market added 528,000 jobs in July, easily beating a Dow Jones estimate of a 258,000 increase. The unemployment rate also ticked down to 3.5%, below the 3.6% estimate. Wage growth also ticked up more than estimated, up 0.5% for the month and 5.2% higher than a year ago, signaling that high inflation is likely still a problem. FLASHBACK… JUNE 13… WSJ: Higher Unemployment Rate Looms as the Fed Fights Inflation … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: EXCLUSIVE: Early Analysis Of June Jobs Numbers From EJ Antoni

MORE PROOF GOVERNMENT LOCKDOWNS CRUSHED AMERICA… WSJ: Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy The pandemic has changed the geography of the American economy. By many measures, red states—those that lean Republican—have recovered faster economically than Democratic-leaning blue ones, with workers and employers moving from the coasts to the middle of the country and Florida. Since February 2020, the month before the pandemic began, the share of all U.S. jobs located in red states has grown by more than half a percentage point, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Brookings Institution think tank. Red states have added 341,000 jobs over that time, while blue states were still short 1.3 million jobs as of May. Several major companies have recently announced moves of their headquarters from blue to red states. Hedge-fund company Citadel said recently it would move its headquarters from Chicago to Miami, and Caterpillar Inc. plans to move from … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Dem Circular Firing Squad Surrounds Biden