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Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is a field of medicine that studies the impact of an individual’s genetic makeup and their response to medications. The goal is to personalize treatment by identifying genetic variations that impact how a person’s body metabolizes a particular medication. This information can help a provider select the most effective and safe drug for an individual, determine the optimal dose reducing the risk of side effects and optimizing medication use.
Recognizing the Best in Health Care. Applications close April 5th, 2023
Applications?for the 2023 Health Value Awards are now open. This year, the Health Value Awards will recognize employers who have implemented health, benefits, and/or wellness programs for their population and shown significant cost-savings and/or improvements in health outcomes
The Awards will be presented at?The Healthcare Innovation Congress (thINc360)?on?June 20-22?in Washington DC.?
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Try this at home?: Standing up, raise your arms from your sides to over your head and down again like you are a bird flying. Now, raise your arms to shoulder level out to the sides; move your arms from the sides to the front like you are wiping off a shelf. Got that? Now try doing the bird flying with one arm and the shelf wipe with the other at the same time. Having trouble??Your brain -- specifically your basal ganglia -- stops you from this kind of multi-tasking. (BTW, multi-tasking is a myth. Your brain just moves back and forth between things.)
Females were considered too erratic for science. Lest you think that it’s only human females who are discriminated against for having periods, take comfort that female mice also suffered from this. They were considered too complicated and unreliable for research purposes.?Current Biology?reports that spontaneous behavior in mice is not related to female hormones. In fact, males had more unpredictable behavior than females on or off their period. Chalk one up for womankind!
Finding more breast cancer,?thanks to Artificial Intelligence?. AI has now surpassed the skill of a human and can spot cancers that a human radiologist would miss. Since the rate of women dying of breast cancer has not changed in at least 30 years – despite mammograms becoming more widely available – finding cancers would not seem to be the crucial step. We may just be creating more “cancer” patients, and not saving any lives by seeing more cancer.
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The early rates end this week for?Validation Institute's Benefit Design Strategies for Employers?event (co-located with the multi-stakeholder healthcare conference:?thINc360 – The Healthcare Innovation Congress, formerly known as the?World Health Congress), taking place June 20-22, 2023 at The Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC.?
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Be part of two great events in one location. Engage in deep-dive conversations on employer healthcare plus gain insights from decision-makers shaping the healthcare industry and paving the path to drive meaningful change and transformation. Attend this exclusive event – carefully curated for executives in the HR and Benefits industries – and discuss innovative approaches to reduce the financial burden
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The early rates end this week for?The Healthcare Innovation Congress (thINc360), formerly known as the?World Health Congress.?Join cross-sector leaders, innovators, and decision-makers as they assemble June 20-22, 2023 in Washington, DC to solve the healthcare complexities of today to build a better tomorrow!?
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Budgets are tightening. Benefits buyers and teams work hard to create the best possible package of benefits for their employees, and yet many still struggle to get their employees to engage and take advantage of those benefits.
Sponored by: Sword Health
Currently, employers are showing great interest in family-forming benefits. This new trend is occurring because of multiple social trends including those addressing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), the pandemic, and generational changes.
Sponsored by: ARC Fertility
Obesity is on the rise and with that comes weight bias or increased negative attitudes, stereotypes, and discrimination around weight.
Sponsored by: Wondr Health
When your clients health plan members need out-of-network care, the unanticipated cost shock for employers and plan members can be eased with the right out-of-network solution.
Sponsored by: Contigo Health