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As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country, the healthcare system turned to digital tools to predict disease spread, analyze massive amounts of data, and diagnose and treat patients remotely. Virtual medicine and telehealth have provided a way to ensure physical distance and prevent the spread of infection among healthcare workers and patients.
In a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 titled “Digital Health in 2020: Rules of Contagion,” tech industry and health system specialists gathered to assess how the healthcare industry successfully adopted new technologies and what the future may hold.
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Risk Factors for Lung Problems With RA
Much is still not known about the connection between RA and ILD, but recent research has identified new risk factors:
Being Male Although more women get RA than men, men are at higher risk than women for developing RA-ILD, according to the Arthritis Foundation. “We need more research to find out why this is so,” says Dr. Sparks. “It could be genetic or that men tend to have a more aggressive severity of RA.”
Long-Term History of Smoking The Brigham and Women’s Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study (BRASS) presented an abstract at the ACR conference that found that smoking above a threshold of 30 pack-years (for example, one pack per day for 30 years or 2 packs per day for 15 years) was strongly associated with RA-ILD. Sparks was a member of this team.
How to Hold Your Company Accountable to Its Promise of Racial Justice
A tactical guide for employees. by Summary.
After the civil unrest of the spring, organizations around the country expressed their solidarity with the Black community, pledged money to fight discrimination, and promised to embrace diversity in their workforces. How can you use your influence to ensure your company follows through on its commitments? For starters, you need a team of co-conspirators like-minded colleagues similarly motivated to make change. Not only is it more powerful when many people are making the same case, it also makes it more difficult for management to rationalize inaction. Next, you and your group need to determine your objectives and press your company to firm, measurable goals. For example, you might push the company to commit to X percent of candidates from underrepresented backgrounds for its job openings and Y number of new hires. Or, you could pursue process-based