A recent
health report by investigative reporter Martha Rosenberg stated that between 1960 and 2000, the weight of the average adult American increased by 24 pounds.
Have all FIA families be financially secure and pre-screened thoroughly through the home study process, which includes physicals and emotional
health reports by a physician, as well as child abuse and criminal clearances.
Not exact matches
In November 2013, the FDA sent 23andMe cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki a stern warning saying that the company's tests and
health reports, which it was already selling straight to customers, were unapproved medical devices that hadn't been cleared
by the agency.
In fact, when
reporting the story, some Francophone journalists translated his compliment as «vous êtes en grande forme», which could be easily understood
by French readers as the more respectable «you are in great
health».
Last month, Fortune
reported that the compensation of Chipotle co-CEOs Steve Ells and Monty Moran had been cut
by more than half amid the burrito chain's
health scares.
To get to this point, 23andMe had to conduct extensive studies proving the accuracy of its tests and assuring regulators that the
reports can be easily understood
by consumers so that they can make informed
health care decisions.
U.S.
health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related
health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought
by CVS
Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related
Health,
reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related costs.
As it turns out, this sort of rip - off of the multi-billion-dollar Medicaid Personal Care Services program administered
by the states is fairly common, according to a recent Department of
Health and Human Services Inspector General's advisory
report.
Sales in China saw modest improvement on the previous year, while all categories
reported positive growth, led
by coffee, petcare and Nestle
Health Science.
Despite rising debt levels and increasing home prices, Canadians continue to allocate less income toward paying off debt, according to the Canadian Household Financial
Health and Consumer Credit Q1 2015
report [paywall] recently published
by credit rating agency DBRS.
Here's one bit that may have been buried under the avalanche of
health care news that came out this week: the latest Medicare Trustees»
report projects that Medicare will become insolvent
by 2029.
These odds above are based on a previous analysis
by Business Insider, and the data primarily come from a 2016
report by the National Safety Council and the National Center for
Health Statistics» final 2013
report on causes of death in the US, which was released in February 2016.
Take, for example, the recently published
report entitled «Public
Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes,»
by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — which the Academies helpfully point out is a «congressionally mandated» study.
A third of respondents to polls
by various American and Canadian
health organizations
report getting a good night's rest at best a few times per month; more than one in 10 — some studies say almost 50 % — suffer from insomnia.
In some states, the cost of coverage is expected to rise
by as much as 25 percent, according to a
report from the
health care researcher Kaiser Family Foundation.
THE State Government has responded to the Laing
Report on Occupational Safety and
Health by drafting legislation aimed at imposing harsher penalties on those who neglect their OSH responsibilities.
As
reported by Medical News Today, sitting for long periods of time every day has a remarkably negative impact on our
health.
For a yet to be determined price, adults will be able to create a personalized
report on their brain
health by completing a set of exercises online.
CVS
Health reported a 4.8 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped
by higher sales of prescription drugs at its stores.
By contrast, the Kaiser Family Foundation
reports that only 57 percent of companies with between three and 199 workers provide employee
health insurance.
That led us to go deeper into the
report —
by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of
Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other drugs.
The company is selling a thing (the kit)
by saying it can provide «
health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «
health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»
The agency has been trying to make this better, or at least it has issued a
report about making it better, but FDA approval is
by its very nature anti-Valley, the opposite of moving fast and breaking things — which is why so many
health trackers and similar devices (even apps) are very careful about their claims.
Partnering with PATH, an international
health organization, it helped build a disease surveillance system that has decreased
reported malaria infections in Zambia
by 93 % since 2014.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Sunday it had closed all its restaurants in two West Coast markets due to a
reported outbreak of E. coli bacteria that is being investigated
by the company and
health authorities.
A
report by Lloyd's and the University of Cambridge, which studied the insurance implications of a cyber attack on the U.S. power grid, paints a financial, economic and public
health nightmare.
But
health threats can persist even longer, says a report by the Respiratory Health Association (RHA), a lung health non-profit based in Chicago, if the thirdhand smoke environment is perm
health threats can persist even longer, says a
report by the Respiratory
Health Association (RHA), a lung health non-profit based in Chicago, if the thirdhand smoke environment is perm
Health Association (RHA), a lung
health non-profit based in Chicago, if the thirdhand smoke environment is perm
health non-profit based in Chicago, if the thirdhand smoke environment is permanent.
According to a
report published last fall
by the Mental
Health Commission of Canada, awards for damages caused
by «mental injury» in the workplace have soared 700 % over the past five years.
Aetna, which has agreed to be bought
by CVS
Health,
reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday, largely due to lower medical costs.
«In 2014 and 2015, Medicare paid $ 1 million or more for drug - related tests billed
by health professionals at more than 50 pain management practices across the U.S.,» they
report.
The data primarily come from a 2017
report by the National Safety Council and a National Center for
Health Statistics»
report on causes of death in the US for 2014.
Health spending per person for those over age 65 was more than $ 18,000 in 2010, triple what working - age people spent, according to a December
report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
A 2009 law requires companies that are covered
by federal
health privacy laws, like plans, providers, and their vendors, to
report data breaches that affect more than 500 individuals.
Just a few days ago, The Science Daily
reported on a study conducted
by the University of Michigan
Health System, which concluded that «parents» use of mobile technology around young children may be causing internal tension, conflicts and negative interactions with their kids.»
Some of Trump's proposals would slash funding for the National Institutes of
Health by $ 1.23 billion, Bloomberg
reports, and could bring research spending levels back to their level in 2000.
The number of babies born with microcephaly in northeast Brazil, the country hardest hit
by the Zika outbreak, has increased about 40-fold from baseline levels in the last six months, according to
reports from Brazil's Ministry of
Health.
Back in October, David Armstrong of STAT News wrote a mind - blowing
report detailing how West Virginia
health and insurance officials tried to slow the pace of prescriptions in their state, but were thwarted at every turn thanks to collusion between Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and pharmacy benefits manager, Merck Medco (which is owned today
by PBM giant, Express Scripts).
According to a new
report from
health care researcher Kaiser Family Foundation, premiums for policies purchased through the
health insurance exchanges could rise
by as much as 25 percent in 2017.
A new
report from global
health nonprofit PATH looks into 30 emerging global
health innovations that will further transform the healthcare landscape
by 2030.
One
report by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that in Europe, mHealth technologies could help trim up to 35 percent off the cost of treating chronic medical conditions, a large driver of
health care spending.
The move, which was earlier
reported by Fast Company, should bolster Apple's broader ambitions to expand its presence in the
health industry.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services
by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of
health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued
by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual
Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly
Reports on Form 10 - Q.
EMPLOYER
HEALTH BENEFITS DO N'T ALIGN WITH WHAT EMPLOYEE WANT: Digital health offerings supported by employer health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
HEALTH BENEFITS DO N'T ALIGN WITH WHAT EMPLOYEE WANT: Digital health offerings supported by employer health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
HEALTH BENEFITS DO N'T ALIGN WITH WHAT EMPLOYEE WANT: Digital
health offerings supported by employer health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
health offerings supported by employer health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
health offerings supported
by employer
health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released report from health navigation company Castlight H
health benefit plans aren't in line with employee demands, according to a newly released
report from
health navigation company Castlight H
health navigation company Castlight H
health navigation company Castlight
HealthHealthHealth.
According to a
report by the Natural Marketing Institute, those living lifestyles of
health and sustainability now represent 22 percent of the consumer base.
The results are dismal: The
report gave 20 of the 25 companies failing grades for not effectively responding to a «growing public
health threat
by publicly adopting policies restricting routine antibiotic use» in meat.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and the New York State Department of
Health have received subpoenas in recent weeks seeking documents and testimony about representations made to them
by Theranos, the WSJ
reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.
A
report by BizBuySell.com tracking the
health of small business revealed — as one might expect — a decline in business - for - sale transactions and valuations.
He points me to the annual «State of Obesity»
report prepared
by the Trust for America's
Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
THE PATIENT AS INNOVATOR With Deborah Brooks of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research; Kathy Giusti of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation & Consortium; Sean Lane of Crosschx; Claudia Williams of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Rik Kirkland, of McKinsey & Co. —
Report by Kia Kokalitcheva — Video: Patients Should Get Access to Their
Health Data
THE BIOPSY»S DANGEROUS CASCADE: HOW TO LESSEN THE NEED FOR INVASIVE TESTING With Igor Barani of Enlitic, Elad Gil of Color, Mark Jacobstein of Guardant
Health, Crystal Mackall of the Stanford Cancer Institute, Gabriel Otte of Freenome, and Clifton Leaf of Fortune —
Report by Erika Fry