"People say that 'you are what you eat,' and we're finding that to be true in lots of ways," says Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban, another of the paper's authors and a staff researcher at Salk. "The state of your cells as you age clearly depends on your interactions with your environment, which includes what and how... Continue Reading →
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Workers fail to address their own health concerns
Employees are concerned about their health and well-being, but they lack specific knowledge of their health status and motivation to change poor behaviors It may pay for employers to go the limit to encourage worker health. A Humana study from August 2019 found that a healthy workforce leads to higher productivity and healthcare savings. The health insurer said... Continue Reading →
Should consumers be wary of Appleâs heartbeat monitoring app?
"consumers need to stay engaged and understand that such tools arenât an end to detection, but just the beginning. And itâs this partnershipâinformed consumer and physicianâthat will drive further success for health tech." https://fortune.com/2020/02/26/apple-watch-heart-rate-app/
The top 5 technologies that will change health care over the next decade
Advancements in exoskeleton technology, AIâs ever-increasing importance in health care, and technologies like 5G and quantum computing soon going mainstream. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/5-technologies-predicted-to-change-healthcare-over-next-10-years.html
Employees want digital health support from their employers
âThe findings from the âHealth on Demandâ survey confirm our belief that employers looking to build a workplace culture of wellbeing and to improve talent retention should consider digital health investments, otherwise they risk being left behind in todayâs competitive global labour markets.â https://www.itij.com/latest/news/employees-want-digital-health-support-their-employers