Overcoming Medical Discrimination Against Transgender Patients in Healthcare »
Statistics say that many providers do not possess the diversity training or knowledge necessary to provide adequate care to transgender patients. Susan Boisvert, senior risk specialist at Coverys, hopes to change the numbers
The Fight to Overcome Disparities and Discrimination in LGBTQ Healthcare »
The Transforming Healthcare conference seeks to eliminate the prejudice LGBTQ patients often face when seeking medical care.
Communication, Creativity, and Connected Health: The 2018 MIT Grand Hack »
From Friday, April 13th to Sunday April 15th, over 300 attendees gathered for one of the most anticipated events in the Greater Boston healthcare community: MIT Hacking Medicine’s fifth annual Grand Hack.
How One Company’s Digital Prescription App Will Change Mental Illness Therapy »
Right now, mental illness is a widespread problem in the U.S. Pear Therapeutics, a Boston-based digital prescription company, plans to solve it—with smartphone apps.
Telehealth and AI: The Future of Diagnosis »
Often, health conditions are left untreated or misdiagnosed as a result of a patient’s limited access to well-trained medical professionals in their area. InfiniteMD, a Cambridge-based healthcare startup, looks to solve this problem.
Want to Fight Against Heart Disease? Wear This Bra »
Each year, approximately 432,000 women die from heart disease. Women, however, only make up 25% of the participant pool in clinical trials based around heart research. The “Bloomer Bra” seeks to reshape the way research data is collected in cardiology.
ACC’s Roadmap to Innovation Health Policy Seeks to Revolutionize Healthcare »
How can practitioners hope to integrate, fund, and evaluate the constantly-evolving healthcare landscape into clinical practices? The ACC has an answer. Following the association’s first annual Healthcare Innovation Statement in 2016, members created the 2017 Roadmap for Innovation in November. The statement identifies three primary fields of focus: Digital Health, Big Data, and Precision Health.
