by JESSICA DAMASSA, WTF HEALTH Just one week before the ATA EDGE Policy Conference (12/7-12/9 Washington DC) we get a SNEAK PEEK at what’s topping the agenda – and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA)’s list of priorities for 2023 – to ensure that digital health and virtual care providers avoid the ‘telehealth cliff’ that could…
TikTok parents are popularizing a more compassionate way to raise kids — and experts agree future generations will thank us for it. It’s called gentle parenting, and thanks to TikTok, it’s becoming a mainstream technique that more and more families are embracing. The term “gentle parenting” might give the impression that kids today are being…
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Healthcare workers at at their breaking point. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels Back in December 2020, I wrote an article on Psychology Today about receiving my first COVID-19 vaccine while working on the frontlines of the pandemic. I was hopeful that the vaccination would be the beginning of the end. I could overcome the tiny thrill of…
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The Colorado chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians is asking state leaders for help. COLORADO, USA — Doctors in Colorado say the current state of hospitals is nothing like they have seen before. The state’s chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) sent a letter last week to Gov. Jared Polis’…
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(WXYZ) — Beaumont Health says health care is at “a breaking point” as the system is currently treating more than 750 COVID patients across eight of its hospitals. According to a press release from Beaumont, 62% of COVID patients are unvaccinated and they said they’ve seen a 40% increase in the number of COVID patients…
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