Month: December 2022

This post is co-authored by Declan Hadley

Would Florence Nightingale have embraced virtual care? The answer would probably be yes, as she was a technological innovator in every sense – driving cleanliness in hospitals, promoting healthy eating to improve healing, and using data to reduce infection rates. Yet, today in healthcare, we see a slower rate of technology adoption in comparison to other industries, despite a rich history of clinical innovation.¹

Assessing the gap can be challenging and many healthcare organizations are tempted to look to peers for a comparison. However, it’s virtual care providers and tech companies they should be baselining themselves against.² The factors influencing the adoption of technology in healthcare are multifaceted. So, how can healthcare organizations pick up the pace to meet their patient’s expectations?

Broadly, the reasons for slow digital adoption fall into three categories – strategy, workforce and risk.

Strategy

Any organization

If you have a deviated septum, it means that the thin wall that divides your nasal cavity is off-center. This condition is surprisingly common – up to 80% of people have a deviated septum.

A deviated septum doesn’t always cause problems. And often, people don’t even know they have one. But sometimes the symptoms of a deviated septum can be more serious and affect the quality of your life.

The good news is that there are ways to get bothersome symptoms under control. So, what’s the best treatment for a deviated septum? What happens if you don’t treat a deviated septum? Read on to learn about effective treatments.

How to treat a deviated septum at home

A deviated septum reduces the amount of space in one of your nasal passages – sometimes by a little, and sometimes by a lot. If you have a very small nasal passage, it’s more

A recent Consumer Reports investigation struck fear into the hearts of chocolate lovers everywhere. After testing 28 dark chocolate bars, scientists detected the heavy metals lead and cadmium in all of them. For 23 of the chocolate bars, eating just an ounce would put an adult above the daily upper threshold recommended for heavy metals in food by public-health officials in California, which the authors said they chose because it is the most protective standard available.

Experts say, however, that this report offers just one small window into a larger problem. Heavy metals are detectable in many different foods, and limited testing and a lack of labeling requirements leave consumers in the dark. But there are steps you can take to limit your exposure and protect your family.

What are the risks of eating foods containing heavy metals?

Some metals, like iron, are essential for your health. Others, like lead

Health equity is defined as the ability to fulfill our human potential in all aspects of health and well-being. It goes beyond access to care. Health equity encompasses clinical, mental, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual health, and is influenced by social, economic, and environmental factors.¹

Healthcare organizations have a critical role to play in health equity, as they are not only responsible for delivering care, but can also be advocates for change within the clinician community and the populations in which they serve.

Studies estimate social, economic, and environmental “drivers of health” (also known as social determinants of health) can account for up to 80% of health outcomes, whether positive or negative.² Discrimination and bias can often cause these drivers to be negative, making it difficult for historically marginalized and low-income groups, or for those with disabilities, to achieve overall well-being.

While poverty and lack of access have

Singaporean telehealth company Doctor Anywhere has fully acquired Catalist-listed Asian Healthcare Specialists, a multidisciplinary medical care group.

The latter offers a wide range of specialist services, including anaesthesia, dermatology, family medicine, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otorhinolaryngology, rehabilitation and urology, across 12 clinics in Singapore.

Its 14 medical specialists, one family physician and one physiotherapist will be absorbed into DA’s growing network of 3,000 GPs and specialist doctors.

WHY IT MATTERS

According to DA, its latest acquisition is part of its endeavour to meet the rising demand for specialised treatment across Southeast Asia. It will continue to seek synergistic opportunities and targeted acquisitions of critical healthcare assets across the region to further its work on building a technology-enabled regional healthcare ecosystem. 

This announcement also comes as the startup closed a $38.8 million Series C1 funding round led by Novo Holdings. The proceeds from this extended investing round partly funded the acquisition of