FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong, China March 9, 2022. Peter Parks/Pool via REUTERSHONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that there were no plans to further tighten COVID-19 rules in the global financial hubs, with measures in place already the […]

In March, the Missouri State Senate started hearings for “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which would block trans girls from competing on girls and women’s sports teams starting in middle school. When 14-year-old Avery Jackson, who identifies as trans and non-binary, appeared in person to fight back against the bill, one Senator decided to instigate a completely inappropriate and off-topic line […]

Photo: Emily Olsen/MobiHealthNews ORLANDO, Fla. – As artificial intelligence moves into more spaces in healthcare, organizations need to take action to ensure their algorithms aren’t creating more bias, adding to significant health inequities. It can be a daunting task. One way to start is to ensure people from under-represented backgrounds are at the table from the start, said Carolyn Sun, […]

Feeling a little bit drained today? Maybe you didn’t get the best night’s sleep last night. It’s an all too common problem, and one that can have serious implications for your health and wellbeing if you’re consistently not getting enough sleep. Whether it’s stress and anxiety, a noisy bed-mate, or too much light that’s keeping you up – it’s important […]

A team of researchers from the University of Waikato and the University of Otago, both in New Zealand and Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada, has found that people tend to overestimate their ability to perform a task after watching others do it. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers describe experiments they conducted with […]

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(Reuters Health) – Up to 54% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were helped by daily therapy with Bristol Myers Squibb’s experimental drug iberdomide, but only at the highest dose tested, researchers report in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. The phase 2 study of 288 volunteers rated benefit based on a 105-point scale that assessed lupus activity. A […]

Ryan Reynolds discusses co-star in new film 'The Adam Project' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The star has two sides to him. One side is […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – The pandemic has accelerated a lot of innovation in the digital space, in large part because it forced patients and providers to engage virtually, both synchronously and asynchronously, according to panelists at HIMSS State of Healthcare 2022. In just two years, we have seen a rapid growth of virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, texting applications and other digital solutions. […]

Photo: Lissy Hu Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. The pandemic underscored the need for providers to lean into value-based care – physicians are paid according to the quality of care they deliver, as […]