What Are Digital Therapeutics (DTx)?
It’s more than telehealth, the trend that had emerged before the pandemic and took hold as the convention of care for many of us during the lockdowns and quarantines of the past year and a half. Digital therapeutics is a phrase used to reference a field of software-based tools and technology that support health. They are designed — primarily by healthcare professionals and providers — to be functional health resources that integrate seamlessly with extant or developing health and wellness plans. …
A bill establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday was officially signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday, June 17th, just in time for the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. It is observed on June nineteenth each year, the date in 1865 — three years after the Emancipation Proclamation — when enslaved people in Texas were declared free by the slow-advancing Union Army. From President Biden’s address:
“Juneteenth represents not only the commemoration of the end of slavery in America more than one hundred and fifty years ago, but the ongoing work that has…
The long shadows of racism and inequality have darkened nearly every aspect of life in the United States, from economics to education to health and beyond. Systems that have kept African-American, Latinx, and other communities of color sequestered among the working poor have impacted those communities’ access to quality education, accurate information, stable housing, informed self-care, health insurance and care, and social supports that ameliorate the vacuum of poverty. …
COVID-19 has now killed more people than all 21st century worldwide epidemics (Swine Flu, MERS, Ebola, Zika, and Mumps) COMBINED. One of the reasons for the speed and potency of the virus’s overall spread may be that it has been so severe in the United States. As of the preparation of this post, there are 140,904 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. That’s the most in the world: more than China, more than Italy. Why has it impacted the U.S. on a level disproportionate with the impact of other global pandemics? What does it mean for the severity and longevity…
Say her name. Honor her legacy.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
Almas was a diplomat, activist, and humanitarian who worked selflessly to protect and support youth and to foster peace-building initiatives in the teeming violence of Somalia. She was a proud heir in the struggle against violence and war, and active in her family’s non-profit organization, Elman Peace. Elman Peace has been working for decades to promote and reinforce peace initiatives that empower the marginalized and cultivate leadership among them. …
As a kidney research professional, I’m passionate about the progress that can be made with new and ongoing research and clinical trials, as well as discouraged by the lack of data related to kidney disease, especially chronic kidney disease.
During my hands-on epidemiological field work in the United States and abroad I was able to see first hand the disproportionate representation of some minority or impoverished populations. Reaching these populations has been a guiding factor in my work and clinical research. While many studies reach and represent a broad range of people living with kidney disease, people living with chronic…
Hoda Bashir
Epidemiologist/Health Equity Advocate. Writer. visionary. Striving to make the world a better place for everyone. A passion for solving life’s problems.
