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The U.S. is a Nation in Pain – America’s Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2016

Health Populi

American saw the greatest number of deaths from suicide and alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities was recorded in 2016. wars since 1950, according to Pain in the Nation Update from the Well Being Trust and Trust for America’s Health. life expectancy fell, again, in 2016. The Northeast and Midwestern U.S.

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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.2

Digital Health Global

This resource-intensiveness not only hinders innovation, limiting the development of potentially life-saving drugs, but it also contributes to the elevated prices of pharmaceuticals, posing a significant barrier to healthcare accessibility for many. DiMasi, H.G. Grabowski, and R.W. 2021 [6] Regina M. 26 July 2021, smartpatient

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

Health Populi

Note the last line of that matrix, population with health care coverage: the U.S. It’s important to realize that this statistic is based on data from 2016 at a historic high, when the Affordable Care Act was in full implementation]. varied, with that 10% of health citizens lacking coverage for basic health care.

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Top 3 Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in Solving the Opioid Crisis

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), opioid misuse started in the late 1990s when pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers. from 2016 through 2017, which led to HHS declaring a public health emergency in 2017.

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Americans’ Trust in the Healthcare System Low Compared to Rest-of-World’s Health Citizens

Health Populi

At the same time, Colombia resolved a 50-year civil war-type conflict, La Violencia, in 2016, leaving the nation scarred physically and mentally to deal with post-traumatic stress and a public health crisis for mental health. EpiPen pricing and Martin Shkreli in the media in 2016 and 2017 have added fuel to that fire.

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FDA approves first digital pill, a drug that comes with ingestible sensor

Serona Health

The pill is a joint effort between Otsuka Pharmaceutical, maker of Abilify, and Redwood City, California-based Proteus Digital Health, which developed the sensor. The two companies had tried for FDA approval before, in 2016, but the agency denied it, pending more tests for safety and efficacy. ” The first drug in the U.S.

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The Women’s Health Gap Is Especially Wide During Her Working Years – Learning from McKinsey, the World Economic Forum, and AARP in Women’s History Month

Health Populi

McKinsey and team have considered data from U-Wash’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation on the global burden of disease, coupled with OECD data on retirement ages — for the latter, finding that the average pension age for women in 2016 was 63.7