Healthcare Knuggets
Jul 23, 2024
Hey there! I’ve got some exciting health news to share with you today. President Biden has made some major strides in health care, from allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices to expanding health coverage. There’s also a new study that suggests sleeping different amounts each night may be linked to a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And if that’s not enough, there’s some fascinating research happening at a lab in Boston that’s working to make more hearts eligible for transplant. Plus, we’ve got the latest on the global outage to Microsoft systems that disrupted care at health systems across the country.
In other news, former President Donald Trump’s ear wound, sustained at a campaign rally, is healing, and there’s been a concerning outbreak of bird flu in Colorado. And let’s not forget about the potential perils of health tech, as experts warn of future threats and disruptions to medical facilities due to reliance on a few key technology companies and platforms.
But it’s not all doom and gloom – there’s some hope on the horizon with an experimental drug that could potentially fight diabetes by regenerating insulin-producing cells. And to top it all off, there’s a new podcast episode discussing if we can really “outrun the Grim Reaper.”
So much exciting stuff happening in the world of health care! Stay tuned for more updates and breakthroughs.
Take care,
Summy
Stay Well!