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Digital Health Meets Moneyball: Biomarkers And The 'Quantified Athlete' - Forbes

Digital Health Meets Moneyball: Biomarkers And The 'Quantified Athlete'
Forbes
Most of us have heard about the quantified self–the personification of the digital health revolution. The quantification of life seems an inevitable manifestation of this movement. These 'data expressions of life' can't be far off. And I can imagine a ...


Analysis: Hospital investors sold on US health reform despite bumps - Reuters

Analysis: Hospital investors sold on US health reform despite bumps
Reuters
Since the start of the year, shares of the largest publicly traded hospital chain, HCA Holdings Inc, are up 34 percent, while No. 2 Community Health has climbed 71 percent. Tenet Healthcare Corp and Universal Health Services Inc each have risen 50 ...
Morning Research: Health Management Associates, HCA Holdings, Tenet ...The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

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New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids' - Today.com (blog)

New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids'
Today.com (blog)
Over the past decade the number of births involving surrogacy with donor eggs and sperm has surged. What, experts wondered, does this mean for the mental and emotional health of the growing number of kids who may or may not know the truth about their ...

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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule - Wall Street Journal

Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule
Wall Street Journal
Government officials have missed several deadlines in setting up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul—and there is a risk they won't be ready to open on time in October, Congress ...
Gov't Report: Smooth Launch Unsure for Health LawTIME
GAO: Smooth And Timely Launch Of Health Exchanges UnsureKaiser Health News

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A Health Maven's Sweet Secret - New York Times

New York Times

A Health Maven's Sweet Secret
New York Times
“She doesn't bring dessert,” a friend's teenage son complained when he heard I was coming to dinner. “She brings fruit.” ¶ That was true for decades. But no more. You may know me as a health maven, but in my kitchen I have a double life, one in which ...

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#AskSanjay your brain health questions - CNN

#AskSanjay your brain health questions
CNN
(CNN) -- The lifestyle choices you make today directly impact your brain health as you age. So what are the best foods to keep your brain sharp? How does exercise help prevent cognitive decline? Do memory games really help? Are we any closer to finding ...

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Health Spending: Watching for a Rebound - New York Times

Health Spending: Watching for a Rebound
New York Times
Every new report about the American health care economy seems to confirm the same pattern: spending is rising at the slowest pace in decades. In 2013, health spending will grow less than 4 percent for the fourth time in five years and shrink as a share ...
Tax change would hurt health-care systemsSalisbury Post
New Postings On The Reed Smith Health Industry Washington Watch Blog ...Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

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Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health announce affiliation - Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health announce affiliation
Columbus Dispatch
“Given the evolving health-care environment and increasing emphasis on demonstrating value, (the two hospital systems) recognize one key success factor is developing a relationship that can provide patients with access to the most appropriate setting ...

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Why are health care costs rising slowly? - Washington Post

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Why are health care costs rising slowly?
Washington Post
It's one of the hottest debates in health care: Is the historically slow growth in health spending in recent years due to the lingering effects of the recession, or is it a fundamental change that augurs well for the future? The implications are huge ...
Fewer Young Americans Lack Health Care CoverageWebMD
Growth of health care costs slows as national law takes effectBoston Globe
Young Adults Want Health Insurance, Don't Feel 'Invincible,' New Obamacare ...Huffington Post
New York Times -Washington Guardian -CNNMoney
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Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs - Yahoo! News

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Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
Yahoo! News
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and ...
IMS Health Study Identifies $200+ Billion Annual Opportunity from Using ...FiercePharma

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