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Maintain, Don’t Gain During the Holidays
What influences the foods you throw into your grocery cart or what your shopping list looks like? Does it depend... More »
Cary Conway and Adriana Selwyn | Dec 15, 2016
calories, Discovery, exercise, healthy food, Nutrition, physical activity, RAND Corporation, sugar-free beverages, weight, weight management
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Are Wearables Good For Your Health?
In a report to the United Kingdom’s House of Lord’s Select Committee on the Sustainability of the NHS, the Institute... More »
Cother Hajat | Oct 31, 2016
Apple, biometrics, BMI, diet, FitBit, fitness, Health Tap, IFoA, medication adherence, NHS, physical activity, research, Vitality GP, wearables
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Today is World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day (October 10) calls attention to the continuing need for education, awareness, and advocacy on mental health. First celebrated... More »
Cother Hajat & Cary Conway | Oct 10, 2016
drug use, HHS, mental health, mental well-being, opioid, prevention, social services, treatment, workplace, World Mental Health Day
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Accelerating Cancer Prevention
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of new cancer cases will rise by 70% over the next two... More »
Derek Yach & Gillian Christie | Sep 22, 2016
alcohol, alcohol use, cancer, healthy diet, physical activity, war on cancer, World Health Organization
Impact, New Research
The number of people aged over 60 is set to double by 2050. Are we prepared?
By 2020, individuals aged 60 and older will be greater in number than children younger than five. By 2050, the... More »
Derek Yach | Sep 9, 2016
age-friendly, aging, aging population, Bank of America, cognitive decline, financial services, Fourth Industrial Revolution, government, Health, health technology, innovative technology, Merrill Lynch, older adults, privacy, research and development, wealth, World Economic Forum
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Apple’s Quiet Acquisition of Gliimpse
It has emerged that Apple quietly acquired Gliimpse earlier this year. Founded in 2013, Gliimpse is a personal health data... More »
Gillian Christie | Aug 30, 2016
Apple, CareKit, data, data protection, digital health, ELSI, Gliimpse, Guidelines for Personalized Health Technology, HealthKit, personalized technology, privacy, ResearchKit, security, transparency, wearable technology, wearables
Impact, New Research
Health: The New Driver of Business Value
Revenues, profits, and cash flows: These are common concerns for chief financial officers (CFO) conducting business across sectors and geographies.... More »
Brett Tromp, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery Health | Jun 30, 2016
chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, Discovery, Health, king report on corporate governance, National Academy of Medicine, S&P 500 index, shared value, South Africa, united nations global compact, well-being
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Naturally healthy? From marketing to mouth
Food products today read like a dictionary of health-promoting words: natural; healthy; light; made with wholegrains; and the list goes... More »
Adriana Selwyn | May 24, 2016
FDA, food, healthy, HealthyFood, natural, Nutrition
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Aging and Cognition: Maintaining Economic Security in Later Life
The United States (US) and other high-income countries are witnessing demographic changes associated with people living longer though in poorer... More »
Derek Yach and Jason Karlawish | May 9, 2016
behavioral economics, chronic disease, financial services, healthy aging, personalized health technology, senior fraud, University of Pennsylvania, World Economic Forum
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Technologies and Evidence for Healthy Ageing and Financial Services
While a level of cognitive decline is normal with age, the ability of people to manage their finances poses challenges... More »
Derek Yach | May 6, 2016
artificial intelligence, bridgepoint health, cognitive decline, health technology, healthy aging, international federation on ageing, jane barratt, national institute on ageing, older adults, robotics, ryerson university, stephanie woodward
