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Higher levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may help preserve brain health

Association of Health Care Journalists

The research on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or HDL, may give doctors and patients more insight into factors that affect cognitive health in aging adults. assistant professor of applied clinical research and internal medicine in the School of Health Professions at UT Southwestern.

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Digital determinants of health important with growing technology usage

Association of Health Care Journalists

As health journalists, many of us have written about or are familiar with social determinants of health (SDOH) — how the places where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age affect health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and health risks. But certain populations remain challenged.

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Medicare Advantage Poses Challenges to Health Care Cost-Effectiveness and Equity

The Health Care Blog

Medicare Advantage (Advantage), originally conceived in 1997 during the Clinton Administration as ‘Medicare + Choice’, has progressively grown and become an established health insurance option for those 65 and older. million, while trade associations representing the health insurance industry spent an equivalent amount. Introduction.

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How a Health Non-Profit Took Hip Hop and Found Its Secret Sauce

Black Health Matters

So hes set out on a mission to connect the culture, the people, and his vocation: health. Fresh to launch Hip Hop Public Health , a nonprofit that promotes health education messages through hip hop culture and interacting with the community, meeting them where they are. In 2006, he teamed up with legendary rapper Doug E.

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24.10 Release Notes

Phreesia

Informing patients when and where to pick up their prescriptions reduces barriers to taking their medications as prescribed and can improve health outcomes. New PHR: Health Literacy Screener We now offer a single-item health literacy screener as part of our global modules.