More than half of top mental health TikToks contain misinformation by mmarian

More than half of all the top trending videos offering mental health advice on TikTok contain misinformation, a Guardian investigation has found. People are increasingly turning to social media for mental health support, yet research has revealed that many influencers are peddling misinformation, including misused therapeutic language, “quick fix” solutions and false claims. Those seeking

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NorthBay Health Data Breach Impacts 569,000 Individuals by LinuxBender

NorthBay Health Data Breach Impacts 569,000 Individuals

ByHackTechJanuary 31, 20250Comments

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Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals by GeoAtreides

Children are suffering and dying from diseases that emerging scientific research has linked to chemical exposures, findings that require urgent revamping of laws around the world, according to a new paper published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Authored by more than 20 leading public health researchers, including one from the

ByHackTechJanuary 10, 20250Comments

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A Petabyte of Health Insurance Prices Per Month – Why is there so much data? by ageitgey

Since July 2022, health insurance companies have been required to publish how much they pay healthcare providers for nearly all health care services. In the past, these negotiated prices were kept secret, leading to wide differences in payments between providers. Patients and even doctors had very little idea how much was actually being paid for

ByHackTechJuly 11, 20230Comments

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Show HN: tictoc.health by xbar

We are trying to address some problems with Insurance Companies' efforts to comply with Transparency in Coverage.https://tictoc.healthThe Transparency in Coverage rule was issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and aims to increase price transparency and promote competition in the healthcare industry. The rule requires payers to make clear, accessible, and

ByHackTechApril 13, 20230Comments

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New health insurance “transparency data” looks suspiciously wrong by sl-dolt

Last year I wrote about how much new health insurance data spilled onto the web (petabytes). It turned out that for practical purposes most of the rates could probably be discarded, with the usable fraction probably being less than 10%. But it looks like even the good data might be busted. The insurance machine-readable-files, or

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Why Oak Street Health won and got acquired by CVS by apremjee8

A few weeks ago, CVS bought Oak Street Health for $9.5B. Yup, that’s billion with a capital B. This adds to the ever growing list of health tech acquisitions by larger companies trying to get a piece of the provider side of healthcare. However, Oak Street stands out because it isn’t strictly a provider side

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Health care industry rethinks obesity by elsewhen

Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/AxiosDoctors and medical experts are leading a rapid cultural shift around obesity, viewing it as a disease rather than a lifestyle choice.Why it matters: That shift is opening new treatments and better care — but also new controversies over who can access those treatments and how best to use them.What they’re saying: “Obesity

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Health outcomes in people 2 years after surviving hospitalisation with Covid-19 by belter

SummaryBackgroundWith the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, growing evidence shows that a considerable proportion of people who have recovered from COVID-19 have long-term effects on multiple organs and systems. A few longitudinal studies have reported on the persistent health effects of COVID-19, but the follow-up was limited to 1 year after acute infection. The aim of our…

ByHackTechMay 15, 20220Comments

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