by Alfred Poor | September 20, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
This week, I had the good fortune to attend the North American Healthcare Forum 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. The event was hosted by Enterprise Ireland, a government organization that helps Irish companies grow and develop world markets. This particular event brought key...
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by Jim Ware | November 3, 2017 | General News, Medical
Increasingly, shrinks trade their couches for video screens as a result of advances in state telehealth legislation. That means patients pour their hearts out from the comfort of their homes instead of trekking across town. These advances also mean payers such as...
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by Bruce Brown | June 7, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Timely delivery of essential medical supplies can be extremely difficult in many parts of the world. Undeveloped infrastructure and treacherous terrain can render speedy delivery of vaccines and emergency blood supplies difficult if not almost impossible. Harvard...
by Alfred Poor | February 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
In the U.S. alone, we spend up to $300 billion extra every year in unnecessary healthcare costs, simply because people do not take their medications as prescribed. When you consider that more than half of the people in the country live with at least one chronic...
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by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2017 | General News, Health
A significant percentage of older adults live alone. According to Age UK and the U S. Institute on Aging, nearly half of adults 75 and older live alone in the U.K. and U.S. Older adults who live alone often have trouble remembering to take medication,...
