In developing the ReHab app, PeerWell brought in Glover Quin, a safety for the Detroit Lions, and recently retired NFL running back Arian Foster as investors and consultants.
The records are extensive, dating back a full 13 years. They’re reported to include current and former players’ protected health information (PHI), as well as that of the attendees of the annual Scouting Combine.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Thursday, the NFLPA and Harvard's Football Players Health Study released TeamStudy, an iPhone app built on ResearchKit framework.
The Internet was abuzz Wednesday evening after ESPN pro football reporter Adam Schefter tweeted a photo of a medical record supposedly showing that New York Giants player Jason Pierre-Paul had had a finger amputated.
Elizabeth G. Nabel, cardiologist and president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, was named the National Football League’s first chief medical and health adviser Monday. Nabel said in a statement that in addition to this new role, she will remain at the hospital and continue her work as a professor at Harvard Medical School. […]
As we all know, concussions are a major issue for football players, whether they are young kids or in the NFL, and there has been a lot of talk about how we can potentially reduce these injuries. But what if one way was as simple as training without helmets? The University of New Hampshire Wildcats […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Thousands of ex-players are suing the NFL for head injuries they suffered and the resulting consequences. So Frontline is asking, how much is a professional football player’s brain worth? It’s not a simple question to answer. There is no baseline dollar amount for everyone who sues. Settlements could end with $5 million, or absolutely nothing. […]