Difference between palliative care and hospice care

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Oula's has raised $22.3 million in seed and Series A rounds to improve outcomes for pregnant and postpartum people. The U.S. has terrible maternity care outcomes. Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. has worse outcomes , poorer experiences, and higher costs. Women in the U.S. are 50% more likely to die in childbirth than their moms, writes Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOO in Harvard Health Blog. The risk to Black women is three to four times more than to white women. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable , according to the CDC, and including midwives can help , according to The Lancet. Three women—Adrianne Nickerson, Elaine Purcell, and Joanne Schneider—are changing that with their collaborative care model that brings together doctors and midwives, called Oula. The startup's patients have fewer cesareans and other preterm deliveries. Nickerson, cofounder and CEO, and Purcel, … [Read more...] about With $22.3 Million In Venture Capital, A Startup Is Transforming Maternity Care

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Overcoming obstinate trauma cycles, often formed early in life, is possible through unconventional means with psychedelics like psilocybin. But psilocybin mushroom microdoses won’t magically solve a mental health issue when taken by a person who isn’t informed on how to heal. Furthermore, experiences from a microdose and a trip are lightyears apart, thus highlighting the need for a trained mentor when navigating psilocybin-assisted healing. Sisters Megan and Nicole Michelena are Microdose Institute-certified mental health experts specializing in psychedelic medicine. They are the founders of Denver, Colorado-based Zenchronicity , a microdose mentorship program that supports trauma healing with the help of psilocybin. Using 12 strains of psilocybin, with 12-week programs focusing on either group or one-on-one sessions, the Michelena sisters might be onto something. Zenchronicity zeroes in on healing trauma … [Read more...] about Microdosing Mentors: Zenchronicity Helps Guide Psilocybin Therapy

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jeremy King, CEO and Founder, Attest . You've been here before. The supermarket snacks and chips aisle, overwhelmed by the varieties of crunchy, salty goodness. While new brands hit the shelves every day, one tortilla chip has amassed brand recognition like no other. Frito-Lay launched Doritos, the first tortilla chip to be sold across the U.S., in 1966 with the "toasted corn" flavor. The reception was muted, with some consumers complaining they were bland. Frito-Lay listened, and when it launched " taco flavor " Doritos in 1967 , it set a precedent for future success. Fast-forward to today, and Doritos are the top fried corn snack in the U.S. Frito-Lay is comfortably the biggest tortilla chip vendor in the country with some 1.89 billion units sold from May 2021 to May 2022. Doritos also have a huge global footprint, stocked by retailers the world over. Consumer research—truly knowing the … [Read more...] about How Doritos’ Localized Insights Strategy Got The Whole World Snacking

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “I believe a home should tell a story— where you’ve been, who you love, what really matters to you,” said Nate Berkus, the celebrity home designer and co-host of “The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project” on HGTV, told me in a telephone interview. “The Nate Home by Nate Berkus product line helps you tell your story with beautiful fabrics, superior design, and timeless style.” Unlike his peers, Berkus said he wasn’t itching to design a home collection. He’d been there and done that already with Target TGT Corp. in 2012 with The Nate Berkus Collection, which was sold exclusively at Target stores and Target.com. The signature home collection featured 150 different items, including bedding, bath, accessories, lighting, rugs and window treatments for $5.99 to $149.99. Nate Home by Nate Berkus is also gently priced. The line launched yesterday at mDesign Home Decor, Target, Kohl’s, Amazon AMZN , Belk and Bed Bath & Beyond … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Nate Berkus’ New Home Collection

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan TV Somanathan is one of the key persons behind drafting the budget. In an interaction with Shweta Punj of Moneycontrol, the finance secretary shared the thoughts  that went into drawing up the document, and nuancing between the known unknowns and unknown unknowns. Edited excerpts: Q: The economy has faced several global headwinds yet managed to stay steady. What were your priorities as you were drafting this budget? What were the three key things that you wanted to ensure? There were three key priorities. One, to act as a driver of growth at a time when global growth is slowing down, but when India is poised to recover its growth rate to its potential. That was one of the objectives, which you see reflected in a big increase in capital investment and in several other parts of the budget, which are essentially to propel growth. The second major concern was that in doing that, we wanted to be sure that we were fiscally prudent. In our … [Read more...] about It is a challenging number, the reduction to 4.5, but it is feasible. It’s difficult, but feasible

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Hamid Farooqui is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of experience management company Sogolytics , and CTO of K12 Insight. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that the long-outdated “customer is king” and “the customer is always right” sentiments are back—and with a vengeance. As a consumer, I’ve come to appreciate the nearly instant delivery, free returns and highly personalized products and services available at my fingertips. As a CEO specializing in experience management, I’ve seen how investing in CX has made a difference for our clients—and how treating it as a nice-to-have can be disastrous. CX Or Bust In the past, revenue was the only metric that businesses measured. Competition wasn’t as fierce, and with limited options, loyalty was more predictable. Now, customer experience software solutions are more affordable, analysis can be conducted without tech or research degrees, and … [Read more...] about Customer Experience Is King

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The world’s first strawberry gin was launched by Puerto de Indias in Seville, Spain, in 2013. This is the story of how an over-ripe batch of strawberries, a historic distillery and what some might call a fortuitous accident inspired a new liquor category. The story behind strawberry gin begins in 2008 when two Sevillian brothers with a background in the construction industry set about trying to sell an old distillery. This proved tricky, as the distillery was considered a notable monument, due to its history dating back to the 19th century, and the presence of an underground water spring from Roman times. Unable to sell the distillery, the brothers instead decided to make the most of it. Gin is the most-sold liquor category in Spain "They started exploring the potential of the business, making different kinds of liquor, experimenting with different fruits," explains Juan Miguel Pérez Ilzarbe, International … [Read more...] about A Lucky Accident: How Spanish Puerto De Indias Made The First Strawberry Gin

As ESG becomes the core conversation in corporate boardrooms and for the allocation of capital, it is compelling brands and enterprises to improve their sustainability performance. (Source: Shutterstock) In a bid to enable 100,000 MSMEs turn ESG compliant in the next 24 months, Bizongo, a leading vendor digitization platform with embedded financing for brands and enterprises has launched Bizongo Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scorecard. This will help bolster ESG consciousness among Indian MSMEs and larger enterprises. With this, Bizongo has also become the first B2B marketplace to offer ESG-related intelligence. Aniket Deb, Co-founder and COO, Bizongo, said, "In its essence, ESG is a framework that helps businesses build customer loyalty, attract investors, make operations sustainable, and improve financial performance. In line with this, Bizongo's ESG Scorecard will enable MSMEs on its platform assess their ESG performance and help them integrate it into their … [Read more...] about Bizongo launches ESG scorecard; aims to help one lakh MSMEs turn ESG compliant in the next 24 months

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin More projects than ever before across the entertainment industry landscape utilized cryptocurrency to develop unique infrastructures to fund productions and create new revenue streams with varying results. With some companies making a profit through these methods the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released first-of-its-kind reporting requirements for those who have dealt in crypto over the last tax year. For this reporting period the terminology for reporting cryptocurrency on income tax forms has also been revamped, with it previously being known as “virtual currencies” it is now referred to as “digital assets”. One 1040 income tax form iterates, “At any time during 2022, did you: (a) receive (as a reward, award or payment for property or services); or (b) sell, exchange, gift or otherwise dispose of a digital asset (or a financial interest in a digital asset)?” The IRS’ subsequent checklist regarding … [Read more...] about Record-Breaking Cryptocurrency Adoption Leads The IRS To Release New Reporting Requirements

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jenny Tolman spent the past year making many of her biggest dreams come true. She released a new album, got married, organized the first all-female country festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, saw her music video celebrating women who’ve survived drug addiction and human trafficking go viral, and welcomed her first child, a beautiful baby boy named Bear. It seemed fitting the little guy would wrap up 2022 so perfectly, arriving on the very last day of the year, December 31 st . Tolman let fans know he was on his way with her song “It’s a Boy,” late last year, and People Magazine helped introduce him to the world in January. At 26, Tolman feels incredibly blessed. “I feel very, very grateful. The only two things I’ve ever wanted in my life is to be a singer and to be a mom,” she says. “And I’m like, oh my gosh, it makes me want to cry.” She’s a strong believer in expressing gratitude - consistently and … [Read more...] about For Country Artist Tolman – Gratitude Is Everything