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My Diabetes Through My Daughter’s Eyes

Insulin Nation

'The Road Ahead. I grasped the toddler chub of Midori’s tiny hands, her arms swinging wildly as we made our way across the street to the park near our home. My daughter tore away from me and raced up the hill to a small pond near the community garden. I found her staring into the watery surface at the reflection of her round face, while the ducks lined up like battleships waiting for bread crumbs.

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@Jawbone collaborates with the World Economic Forum for the Davos Health Challenge

Medicine and Technology

Jawbone is supporting delegates of the 44th Annual World Economic Forum this month in Switzerland. The World Economic Forum will launch the Davos Health Challenge this week. The Health Challenge will encourage participants towards physical activity, sleep and overall well being through wearing Jawbone UP24 and UP bands, which will help them understand their behavior patterns and make smarter choices.

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The Buzz at Davos: A Digital Health Revolution

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

Today, the World Economic Forum blog published a post by Jamie Ferguson, vice president of health IT for Kaiser Permanente: A Digital Health Revolution in the Making. “Mobile apps and wearable devices empower individuals to manage their health and wellness,” Ferguson says in his blog post. “Big data analytics harness individual information for public health, safety and research, while remote monitoring devices, telemedicine, electronic health records and interoperability enable the right care

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Six Easy Ways to Improve Corporate Culture

American Well

A positive corporate culture is that seemingly fluffy, immeasurable variable that too many organizations overlook. Sure your company’s culture may be described in flowering detail on your site’s career page, but beyond that, is there any senior-level interest in cultivating it? If you’re in HR, you know better. Especially when it comes to the importance of culture on employee satisfaction.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Research Corner: Helping the Pancreas Help Itself

Insulin Nation

'It is an exciting time for research into how to treat Type 1 diabetes. I and my fellow researchers at Perle Bioscience, as well as many other researchers, now understand that combining immunotherapy with new therapies discovered by using the Human Genome Project show great hopes of getting the T1 pancreas working again. But before we talk about where we’re going with T1 therapy, it might be helpful to review where we’ve been: On the evening of October 31, 1920, when Dr.

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Six Easy Ways to Improve Corporate Culture

American Well

A positive corporate culture is that seemingly fluffy, immeasurable variable that too many organizations overlook. Sure your company’s culture may be described in flowering detail on your site’s career page, but beyond that, is there any senior-level interest in cultivating it? If you’re in HR, you know better. Especially when it comes to the importance of culture on employee satisfaction.