Population and Public Health

Dr. Waheed Arian, NHS physician and Arian Wellbeing's founder, discusses how his experiences as an Afghan refugee helped shape the company’s adaptable, trauma-informed approach to behavioral healthcare.

Josh Wymer, chief health information and data strategy officer at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, discusses a genAI chatbot the state uses and the value of both trust and data transparency in public and community health.

The digital health record system has been piloted in Hanoi and the Thua Thien-Hue Province.

APAC digital health leaders have emphasised the importance of collaboration and innovation to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare.

While there's been progress across government and industry, the agency said the new technology strategy emphasizes health equity, public health, AI and cybersecurity to better connect the health system with health data "for all health IT users."

Health tech leaders discussed the diverse applications of 5G in healthcare during the HIMSS24 APAC conference in Seoul.

Cancer treatment research can now rely less on Western datasets.

The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about 51% of all Medicare beneficiaries.

The commission is expected to codify a rule next month that requires cellular carriers to georoute wireless 988 calls to the closest national service provider, better connecting callers in crisis to local suicide prevention and care services, HHS said.

Also, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand is set to launch a national programme ensuring cancer therapy adherence.