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https://medium.com//what-if-our-entire-body-is-a-brain-100454d6f8ea

What if Our Entire Body Is a Brain? How interoception can guide us

https://scitechdaily.com/40-of-older-adults-newly-identified-form-of-dementia-is-shockingly-common/?fbclid=IwAR29U4dZQrG9b90EHY88cVO-ENjdqQkCb_bOXASpS-ebA-Ttd8v_OhOX9nc

40% of Older Adults: Newly Identified Form of Dementia Is Shockingly Common A recent study indicates the prevalence of brain changes from limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy might be approximately 40% in older adults and as high as 50% in people with Alzheimer’s disease According to the researchers, the paper, which will soon be published in Acta Neuropa

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/13/cancer-identity-change/

Cancer patients face identity changes through diagnosis, treatment Becoming a patient is the first of three categories of identity change, along with the arrest of the person’s current stage of life and reversals in roles of loved ones, a psychiatrist says.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/patients-love-telehealth-physicians-are-not-so-sure

Patients love telehealth--physicians are not so sure During the pandemic, patients have said that they like telehealth, especially for behavioral-health treatment. But physicians say they are concerned about telehealth’s long-term sustainability.

https://hbr.org/2022/05/the-telehealth-era-is-just-beginning

The Telehealth Era Is Just Beginning More gains in quality, affordability, and accessibility are on the way.

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-healthcare-boss-neil-lindsay-four-key-pillars-health-business-2022-4

In an internal email, Amazon's new healthcare boss lays out the 'four key pillars' of the company's growing health ambition The email, from Amazon SVP Neil Lindsay, gives a clear look into the current focus areas for Amazon's growing healthcare business.

Change Makers: Dr Cheryl Pegus on How Walmart Is Rethinking Health WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, executive VP of health and wellness at Walmart, about providing care in underserved, vulnerable communities as well as the integration of retail into healthcare.

The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages In a city where diplomats and embassies abound, where interpreters can command six-figure salaries, where language proficiency is résumé rocket fuel, Vaughn Smith was a savant with a secret.

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