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That’s a lot of damage… we’ll see how much health data got hacked over the next few weeks and months https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/unitedhealth-cyberattack-change-healthcare-hack-ransomware/

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Kind of crazy to think that the cost to sequence a genome went from $3B to $200 in twenty years… And our health system still doesn’t deliver routine care based on genomic markers https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/05/personalized-medicine-not-here-yet/

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Thanks for joining /healthcare, please check out our channel norms - all discussions around healthcare are welcome! We tip $DEGEN to insightful and interesting posts! Happy casting ❤️

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A lot of people don't internalize what it means to not access healthcare because of something as simple as geography - but its a problem many face across the world Imagine driving hours for a checkup while sick !!! https://crosscut.com/news/2024/03/rural-washington-patients-travel-hours-basic-healthcare

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Reminder that you can ALWAYS fight your insurance and hospital bills - many times they’ll just pay for it (because they did shady shit) Other times they’ll reduce your amount!!! https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/what-resources-are-available-for-privately-insured-patients-who-get-surprise-balance-bills/

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New review of diabetes management solutions isn’t so great from a cost/benefit perspective - but hopefully motivates the next generation of digital health tools https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/21/report-questions-value-of-diabetes-monitoring-apps/amp/

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Pretty scathing review of diabetes apps by the Peterson institute Essentially the cost benefit isn’t there for many patients even though many companies have been built in the diabetes mgmt space https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/21/report-questions-value-of-diabetes-monitoring-apps/amp/

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When you get hit with a surprise medical bill…

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Crazy how all of us heard about AI replacing radiologists 10 years ago and thats not even close to happening (Hint: It’s how /healthcare in the US is incentivized) https://radiologybusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/radiologist-salary/radiologist-most-sought-after-specialty-healthcare-employers

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Not sure if this is the right channel - but for anyone interested in women’s health startups, the funding climate has gotten much better - almost 3x vs 5 years ago! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-05/women-s-health-startups-are-seeing-venture-capital-investments-surge?embedded-checkout=true

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Huge for women in the US, especially the uninsured! Can likely get the price lower in the future!!! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/health/opill-birth-control-nonprescription.html

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Hot tip for anyone that gets denied by insurance for a claim in the United States - insurers are legally required to process an internal appeal 40% of the time they’ll just pay for it, and the other 60% of the time you can report them to your state for an independent review

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Life’s good, and it’ll only get better!

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Wanted to share with /science - pretty wild that the treatment for cancer is just poison!

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Got more degen to give out - priority to replies talking about how you discover new projects in the crypto space

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Pretty crazy stats on the effects of microplastics on our bodies. Microplastics are ubiquitous today and readily found in virtually all humans

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Most people that put mindshare and effort into their /healthcare are either really sick or really healthy It’s the people in the middle that benefit the most from lifestyle changes!

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For anyone into cold plunges, there’s some evidence that it burns calories through the activation of brown fat Follow /healthcare for more health content! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895006/

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Not shilling anything, and definitely DYOR… but metformin seems to be a pretty safe bet as a longevity agent, especially if you’re diabetic or pre-diabetic Check out /healthcare for more health related content! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34421827/

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Dexcom just got clearance to sell continous glucose monitors in the USA Curious if we’ll see more biohackers utilizing it since blood sugar levels have been correlated with lifespan https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/05/dexcom-announces-stelo-has-been-cleared-by-the-fda-.html

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