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A Citizen’s Response Corps for Digital Health

Society for Participatory Medicine

Tom Ferguson , highlights how COVID-19 long haulers are the most cutting-edge example, and points to how their methods can be applied to 21st century public health challenges. Its articles focused on how to build your own house, plant your own garden, and nurture your own health to prevent disease. Not a member of the Society?

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

sought health information online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. More young women than young men looked for health info online, as well as more Hispanic/Latinx and White youngers compared with Blacks. ” The point is that claiming our mental health now IS mainstream… whatever your age or stage.

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Health Consumers Are Now Amazon-Primed for Healthcare – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 2

Health Populi

In the past couple of months, Amazon announced many health-related plans and developments, including: Accepting medical and health savings accounts (HSAs) to pay for consumer health products like over-the-counter drugs. Joseph Health. Launching a private label skin care line, Belei, covered in Allure magazine here.

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Virtual Care – negotiating barriers to adoption offers glimpses of an exciting future

Lloyd Price

The WHO and the India G20 presidency emphasised its importance by launching ‘The Global Initiative of Digital Health’ (GIDH) in August, proclaiming: “Digital health is a proven accelerator to advance health outcomes and achieve Universal Health Coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals.”

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Pay people for their data – yes, or no?

Society for Participatory Medicine

Humantiv (health data coop). My31/Hu-manity (health data coop). Some stories revealing the creep factor in digital health data capture and sale: Google gobbling DeepMind’s health app might be the trust shock we need – TechCrunch. Startups Plan the Health Data Gold Rush – The Scientist.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A survey of digital health investors from GSR Ventures found that ROI and clinical validation will be the greatest markers of success in 2023 , with 94% deeming ROI “important” or “very important” and 79% saying the same of clinical evidence and trials. Caregiver service provider Avanlee Care was named to Inc.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

A survey of digital health investors from GSR Ventures found that ROI and clinical validation will be the greatest markers of success in 2023 , with 94% deeming ROI “important” or “very important” and 79% saying the same of clinical evidence and trials. Caregiver service provider Avanlee Care was named to Inc.