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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. The test was conducted over two weeks with six months of static code analysis. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

The findings were published in a May 2020 report , detailing study findings among 2,533 U.S. adults polled in early April 2020. 23% skipped recommended lab tests or screenings. 32% of people with one chronic condition were adjusting spending on health care visits due to COVID-19. 21% skipped elective procedures.

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Reserve Your Spot at Case Western Medical: An Interview with Christian Essman [Episode 571]

Accepted Blog

Show Summary In this episode, Linda Abraham interviews Christian Essman, Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. Show Notes Thanks for tuning into the 571st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s med school admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check.

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Are you rushing to attend Rush Medical College? [Episode 551]

Accepted Blog

Cynthia Boyd, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Rush Medical College, discusses the distinctive elements of the Rush Medical College program, including its focus on developing critical thinkers and providing excellent clinical care. Thanks for joining me for the 551st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Welcome back. [1:55]

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

The nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit suspects worsening respiratory distress, noticing that Mr. Salzo has become increasingly anxious and is moving about restlessly in bed during the admission assessment. Further diagnostic tests reveal that the mass is a malignant neoplasm. Mr. Salzo was diagnosed with lung cancer adenocarcinoma.

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Consumers’ Dilemma: Health and Wealth, Smartwatches and Transparency

Health Populi

Smartwatch purchases grew during the pandemic, too: since the second quarter of 2020, low-income Americans had the fastest growth in smartwatch adoption, with 1 in 5 people now owning a smartwatch — increasing 46% in that relatively short period, GWI calculated.

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One Pandemic, A Million Mind-Games

Setting Sights

What I am sharing in this blog takes on an alternative approach to my usual form of writing, for this is a particularly raw, personal account and summary of what I have experienced in the last fourteen months of my hospital admission, and more specifically, how it has largely impacted my mental health. The virus destroyed me.