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Telehealth could replace doctor visits in major cities, amid a primary care physician shortage

A 2017 survey found 24 days is the average wait time to schedule a physician appointment in 15 largest U.S. cities The long waits are a result of a growing shortage of primary care physicians, along with an aging population requiring more health care Major health care players like, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Kaiser Permanente, are […]

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Data and Its Real Demons

  Today, we see the outrage over the misuse of data for nefarious means. Platforms such as Facebook have become vilified for their potentially complicit behavior in supplying these data for powerful analytical engines such as Cambridge Analytica.  And in turn, these engines—and their operators— have transformed from in-demand oracles to demons of epic proportions.

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Maximising the impact of EU research and innovation

Europe must step up investment in research and innovation in order to maximise impact, while also further refining the success story that is Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. This is one of the key messages from the Communication on the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation that the European Commission presented today. It also calls for

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EU budget for the future – Research and Innovation

EU support for research and innovation adds value by encouraging cooperation between research teams across countries and disciplines that is vital in making breakthrough discoveries. It allows the EU to deliver on priorities such as the Paris Agreement on climate change. Related documents:  Research and Innovation Article Source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/eu-budget-future-research-and-innovation This project has received funding from the

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EU budget: Commission proposes a modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends

Brussels, 2 May 2018 The Commission is today proposing a pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period. It is an honest response to today’s reality in which Europe is expected to play a greater role in providing security and stability in an unstable world, at a time when Brexit will leave a sizeable gap

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Castlight Releases First-of-Its-Kind Report on Digital Health in the Workplace

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Castlight Health, Inc. (NYSE: CSLT), a leading health benefits platform provider, today released its State of Digital Health: 2018 Annual Report, a comprehensive survey on how employers and employees interact with health and wellness programs, including digital therapeutics, telemedicine, and other apps, tools, and services. To complete the first-of-its-kind report, Castlight

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Thousands of successful European innovations at one place

Explore the Innovation Radar and discover what groundbreaking results the EUbudget helped to deliver https://www.innoradar.eu This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No GA727816. Twitter Linkedin © Copyright 2018 PULSE project – All Rights Reserved

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