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Nashville-based Ardent Health Services says it will roll out a new remote care platform from Cadence to help its providers better manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  WHY IT MATTERS With Cadence's digital infrastructure, Ardent’s remote care platform can support an increasing number of conditions, acuities

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Having a "dry January," or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, is a trend. And it's not a bad idea, according to a drug and alcohol rehab counselor with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Not consuming alcohol can have many health benefits, said Alan Berki, from sleeping better and having more time

Former California Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman discusses a bill in 2017 with then- Sen. Ted Gaines. On Thursday, state Sen. Eggman was named chair of the Senate’s influential health committee. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health

I know New Year’s resolutions are somewhat controversial, but generally speaking, I’m a fan. I love the idea of taking a little time to think about what you want out of life right now—and what’s no longer serving you—and taking meaningful action to get it. On the other hand, I feel extremely bummed out by

Skip to main content January 06, 2023 01:00 PM Virtual care provider Teladoc Health is refreshing its app more than two years after acquiring Livongo Health for $18.5 billion.  Teladoc introduced the new app at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show conference, held in Las Vegas. The app will provide primary care, mental health and chronic

Neurology > Dementia — Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia links are time-dependent by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today January 5, 2023 Some health conditions associated with dementia appeared early and consistently long before diagnosis, while others became significant much later, a cohort study suggested. For people with a subsequent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, the

The Host The year-end government spending bill includes a lot of changes to federal health programs, including changes to Medicare payments and some structure for states to begin to disenroll people on Medicaid whose eligibility has been maintained through the pandemic. Separately, the Biden administration took several steps to expand the availability of the abortion