Executive Summary The pandemic, which is wreaking havoc on the U.S. health care system, is expected to cause health care premiums for employers to rise. Instead of resorting to a short-term fix — raising copayments, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs for next year — they should pursue long-term solutions that can create a more resilient U.S. health care… Read More »
Executive Summary Data is one of the best tools we have for fighting the Covid-19 outbreak, but right now health data — like consumer data — is held in silos in many different institutions and companies. And while third parties can track, trade, and negotiate that data, the people who create it and who have… Read More »
GAZETTE: You’re in an emergency room at the center of the pandemic in the U.S. Can you tell us what that’s like right now? DAJER: Early on what was very distinctive about New York was how blind we were flying, how restrictive testing was initially. We all suspected that it was about to hit New York… Read More »
Food, alcohol, bright light, or stress could play a part in your headaches. Identifying triggers may help you avoid them. When a bad headache strikes, you just want it to end. The aching, throbbing pain can be debilitating and result in missed appointments, work, or time with family and friends. Regardless of whether you are… Read More »
The human knee is a triumph of design. The joint, which evolved fairly rapidly from our common ancestor with the chimpanzee to accommodate bipedalism, likely contributed to our success as a species. However, as the human lifespan extended, the flaw in the design emerged: pain, in the form of osteoarthritis. In a new paper published… Read More »
“Headaches aren’t welcome here” — that’s the sign you have hanging on your brain’s front door, but the pain is barging right in. You can chalk it up to stress from world events or something you ate or drank, and you might be right. But there are a number of common triggers for migraines, tension… Read More »