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Babies with the DNA of Three Different People Born in the U.K.

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The University of Newcastle in collaboration with the Newcastle Fertility Center have become pioneers in this emerging technique. “Mitochondrial donation treatment offers families with severe inherited mitochondrial illness the possibility of a healthy child,” said the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority in a statement.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

Most of these live video calls were also done through a service offered by consumers’ health care providers (doctors/clinicians), followed by services offered by insurance companies. Willingness in sharing health data with insurers, pharmacies, research institutions all fell between 2019 and 2020.

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Telehealth Update from J.D. Power, Amwell, Cigna, GoodRx, and a Trio of Smart Doctors

Health Populi

Across all providers, AmWell scored highest at 885, followed by Doctor on Demand with 879 points. Cigna, the highest-scoring payer-backed telehealth organization, racked up 874 points on the 1,000-point scale. Safety was the key driver for utilization at a rate of 46% of people using telehealth in 2020, and only 13% in 2019.

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Most Health Consumers Expect Technology To Play a Larger Role As Tech-Angst & Privacy Concerns Grow

Health Populi

The recent revelation that Google and Ascension have been collaborating on shared patient data has spawned engaging conversation across the health/care ecosystem, including stakeholders in hospitals and physician practices, health plans, pharma, tech companies and especially among patient advocates and groups.

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Telehealth and Virtual Care Are Melting Into “Just” Health Care at HIMSS19

Health Populi

Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility for paying the medical bill (via high-deductible health plans and greater out-of-pocket costs for co-payments). Ro will expand in women’s health in 2019.

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The Promise of Telehealth for Older People – the U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging

Health Populi

This month’s October 2019 study finds a cohort of Boomers and older peers few of whom have actually used telemedicine — only one in seven people over 50 said their providers offered care via telehealth, and only 4% of people had a telehealth visit in the past year.

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Phone Calls, Social Plans, and Entertainment As Prescriptions for Older Peoples’ Loneliness

Health Populi

GreatCall collaborated with my go-to expert on aging and technology, Laurie Orlov, who writes the always-insightful Aging in Place Technology Watch. Planning to see a friend or family member ranked the top personal strategy older people undertake to feel better, followed by a call or video chat with friends or family.