Carrot brings in $25M to commercialize smoking cessation solution
JJDC led the round, while New York Life Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, R7 Partners and Carrot founder David Utley also participated.
Feds say smokers are lying on Obamacare enrollment forms
Insurers — who can charge higher rates in most states to admitted smokers — are steamed. They say the cheating that smokers do to escape tobacco surcharges on their monthly premiums means higher rates for everyone else.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Smoking is smoking, no matter how little: “Very light” smoking has become a dangerous trend
Young women have identified themselves as "light" smokers. This has led them to not even identify themselves as smokers or that they don't have a problem, leading to greater health risks down the road.
Study: Doctors testified on behalf of tobacco industry in lawsuits filed by dying patients
If the price is right, even some doctors will set ethical standards aside.
Aging Gracefully – Part 2 Slowing The Aging Process
Can we slow the aging process? The answer is a definite yes and it all has to do with our lifestyles and behaviors. Here is a quiz. What percent of Americans can answer yes to all five of the following statements? Here’s a clue. We know that about 20% of Americans smoke so the highest […]
Aging Gracefully – Part 2 Slowing The Aging Process
Can we slow the aging process? The answer is a definite yes and it all has to do with our lifestyles and behaviors. Here is a quiz. What percent of Americans can answer yes to all five of the following statements? WELL ACCEPTED HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Exercise 20 min 3X per week Don’t Smoke Eat Fruits […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Aging Gracefully – Part 1 The Normal Aging Process
It is possible to slow the aging process. No there is no Fountain of Youth and no, there is no pill that’s been discovered. It’s all about lifestyle and this means starting at an early age and sticking with it through the years. I was recently invited to give a talk to a group of […]
Chrono Therapeutics nets Rock Health investment for smoking cessation wearable
Rock Health entered the arena of digital health tools for smoking cessation with an investment in Chrono Therapeutics, according to a company statement. The pharmaceutical company produces a wearable drug delivery tool and companion app called SmartStop, which functions as a digital health coach to help smokers quit. The investment follows a $32 million Series […]
Smoking is even more dangerous than previously thought, believe it or not
The hospitals and healthcare organizations that made the first moves to ban smokers are looking smarter and smarter. It’s common knowledge the smoking is terrible for your health, causing things like lung cancer, artery disease, heart attacks, chronic lung disease and stroke, just to name a few. But a new study shows that it can be […]
Dead on arrival: How dying’s changed between 1900 and 2014
People die for different reasons these days than they did a century and change ago, and the biggest gamechanger: Smoking. In days of yore, things like pneumonia and cholera were top causes for passing – these days, the downstream effects from a sedentary lifestyle is a major reason. The Cleveland Clinic put together the following […]
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Will smoking e-cigarettes affect health insurance premiums? The rules aren’t yet clear
A. The rules aren’t clear, but some insurers may try to do so. Under the health law, insurers who sell plans on the individual market can take into account only four factors when determining someone’s premium: age, geographic location, family size and tobacco use. People who use tobacco can be charged up to 50 percent […]
Combo of smoking while overweight boosts RA incidence
MADRID (IMNG) – Researchers have begun testing whether immunologic modification can forestall rheumatoid arthritis in people at high risk for the disease and also have identified smoking and overweight as two modifiable risk factors strongly linked to disease onset. In a group of 55 people without rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were enrolled because of a […]
Some state marketplaces won’t charge smokers higher health insurance premiums
Since smokers' health-care costs tend to be higher than those of nonsmokers, is it reasonable for smokers to pay higher premiums when they buy insurance through the new state marketplaces that are scheduled to open in October? A handful of states and t...
California lawmaker wants to protect smokers from higher Obamacare insurance costs
Smoking has its risks – but in California, higher prices for health insurance probably won't be one of them. The federal health law allows states to charge smokers up to 50 percent more for a health plan – but legislation is moving fo...
Smokers Die Ten Years Sooner Than Nonsmokers
We all know that smoking is bad for our health. But how bad is bad? The answer is very bad. It takes a decade off of life. Death rates are about 3 times higher for smokers than nonsmokers. The chance that a young person will live to age 80 is about 70% for nonsmokers but […]