Tag Archives: Potential

Potential drug interactions among people with HIV taking statins

Drug interactions remain a potential problem for HIV-positive people who are treated with statins, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association. Potential interactions were detected between statins and modern antiretroviral drugs – especially cobicistat – and also medications used to treat other illnesses that are now common… Read More: Potential drug interactions among people with HIV taking statins »

The Children's Place recalls some infant snowsuits over potential choking hazard

The Children’s Place has issued a recall of some infant snowsuits because the metal snaps can detach posing a choking hazard to young children. The children’s clothing retailer issued the recall on Tuesday for more than 15,000 snowsuits sold in the United States and Canada from August 2018 to November 2018. The recall involves girls’ infant snowsuits sold in infant sizes 0… Read More: The Children's Place recalls some infant snowsuits over potential choking… »

The Disruptive Potential of Employer-Centered Care

By LAWRENCE LEISURE When it comes to health care prices, the burden piled on payers can seem almost cartoonishly heavy. News stories on the state of the industry read as though some satirist decided to exaggerate real systemic flaws into cost-prohibitive fiction. A particularly painful example hit the presses earlier this year, when a writer… Read More: The Disruptive Potential of Employer-Centered Care »

A Realistic Look at AI’s Potential

Warren Whitford, VP of Healthcare Services and Value-based Care, KLAS At the recent Digital Health Investment Symposium, I had the opportunity to learn about topics like precision medicine, and facilitate a panel on artificial intelligence (AI), one of the hottest topics in healthcare IT. This new technology has generated both awe and frustration over the… Read More: A Realistic Look at AI’s Potential »