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WHO Introduces S.A.R.A.H.: your Digital Health Companion

Digital Health Global

Anticipating World Health Day , themed ‘My Health, My Right,’ the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revolutionizing public health awareness and accessibility. the Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health. Meet S.A.R.A.H.,

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history. A newer category of personal health information, social determinants of health, garners well over one-half of Americans’ interest in access that data. Patients in the U.S.

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Of All Forms of Inequality, Injustice in Health Care is the Most Shocking and Inhumane: Listening to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Health Populi

As I meditate on MLK, I think about health equity, especially potent inspiration in light of Americans’ declining lifespans , tragic maternal and child mortality outcomes, ubiquitous food insecurity, and epidemic mental health crisis. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.

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Health Privacy and Our Ambivalent Tech-Embrace – Lessons for Digital Health Innovators

Health Populi

At the same time, 2 in 3 people were also concerned aobut the privacy of their health information on apps. And there’s the ambivalence of “concerned embrace” of digital health. The phrase “concerned embrace” was coined in a 2017 Deloitte consumer study on mobile technology trends.

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How Public Health Crises Have Advanced Medical Technologies

InTouch Health

Once the worst of the pandemic was over, several countries changed their approach to healthcare, essentially reorganizing every aspect of public health. As the world continues to respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, learn how some public health crises shaped the evolution of medical technology.

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes sweeping telehealth reforms

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"COVID-19 has changed not only the way we live, but the way healthcare providers support their patients, especially in regard to mental health," said Cuomo in a statement. Cuomo's proposal would make permanent many flexibilities that are currently in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Thinking About Dr. Martin Luther King and Health Equity in 2024

Health Populi

As I meditate on MLK, I think about health equity, especially potent inspiration in light of Americans’ declining lifespans , tragic maternal and child mortality outcomes, ubiquitous food insecurity, and epidemic mental health crisis. doctors have to say about health disparities in JAMA. Finally, read what U.S.