North Carolinians now have access to virtual dental services during the COVID-19 outbreak, thanks to a new initiative at Carolina Dentistry, a part of the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Starting today, Carolina Dentistry is offering teledentistry services through a virtual helpline to patients and oral health care providers across the state. This patient-centered service… Read More »
Regulations proposed nearly a year ago to improve the use of electronic health records (EHRs) remain under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), delaying potential benefits for patients and clinicians alike — despite generating significant support from stakeholders and technology experts when they were introduced. The two rules, from the Centers for… Read More »
Two of the most significant predictions for the new decade are that AI will become more pervasive, and the U.S. health-care system will need to evolve. AI can augment and improve the health-care system to serve more patients with fewer doctors. However, health innovators need to be careful to design a system that enhances doctors’… Read More »
Do you know what you are eating? If you’ve looked at the back of a food package recently, you may have noticed that the Nutrition Facts label looks different. Calories are bigger and bolder. The serving size is more visible and more accurately reflects the amount people eat. There is also a new line for added sugars, along… Read More »
Nearly 600 HIV activists gathered in the nation’s capital April 1 and 2 for AIDSWatch, the largest HIV advocacy event of the year. After a day and evening of conferences, meetings, networking sessions, speeches and awards (more on those later), participants rallied the morning of April 2 in front of the U.S. Capitol before splitting… Read More »