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Early warning signs of a mental health tsunami: A coordinated response to gather initial data insights from digital services providers

Lloyd Price

As governments attempt to contain the virus, we must mitigate the mental health impact of the pandemic and economic crisis, especially given that pre-COVID-19 predictions already indicated that by 2030 depression will be the leading cause of disease burden globally [1].

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

First, some of the backstory: PLM was way ahead of its time, recognizing the power of peer-to-peer connections and the importance of data as currency long before many others in health care figured that out. A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. Probably not so great.