If you’ve been feeling lonely lately, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, loneliness is steadily rising in the U.S. In 2019, a study on loneliness from Cigna found that three in five Americans (61 percent) reported feeling lonely, compared to about 54 percent in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic only worsened the loneliness epidemic in this country. Cigna’s Read More
// By Althea Fung // Loneliness is an epidemic worsened by the pandemic. It hits some age groups harder than others. A campaign designed to help people assess their level of loneliness is helping people connect with one another and the care they need. If you’ve been feeling lonely lately, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, loneliness Read More
Nationally, more than 2.5 million youth in the U.S. have severe depression, according to The State of Mental Health in America, a report published by Mental Health America. Multiracial youth are at greatest risk. According to the report, 10.6 percent of youth in the U.S. have severe major depression, or depression that severely affects functioning, Read More
// By Cheryl L. Serra // Physical health and mental health are typically siloed in healthcare. Dr. Megan Cardoso sought to integrate them, for the benefit of pediatric patients and their families. With demand for resources that far out-paced resources, she turned to a technology solution. Nationally, more than 2.5 million youth in the U.S. Read More
Digital technologies are transforming how healthcare is delivered and ushering in new competitors to the market from nontraditional spaces like retail and payers. Large insurance companies are acquiring or developing physician practices in markets across the country. For example, OptumCare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, employs or is affiliated with 50,000 doctors — the largest provider Read More
// By Althea Fung // Digital technologies are transforming how healthcare is delivered and ushering in new competitors to the market from nontraditional spaces like retail and payers. Large insurance companies are acquiring or developing physician practices in markets across the country. For example, OptumCare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, employs or is affiliated with 50,000 Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health. A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll from July 2020 found that many adults reported difficulty sleeping or eating, increases in alcohol consumption or substance use, and worsening chronic conditions, due to worry and stress over the coronavirus. But the stay-at-home orders made seeking in-person Read More
// By Althea Fung // The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health. A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll from July 2020 found that many adults reported difficulty sleeping or eating, increases in alcohol consumption or substance use, and worsening chronic conditions, due to worry and stress over the coronavirus. But the Read More
COVID-19 has challenged the American health system. As the disease spread across the country infecting more than a million people, hospitals jumped into action to save lives and minimize the virus’ spread. Part of that lifesaving care has been happening outside of the hospital grounds — it’s happening in the homes of the marketing and Read More
// By Althea Fung // COVID-19 has challenged the American health system. As the disease spread across the country infecting more than a million people, hospitals jumped into action to save lives and minimize the virus’ spread. Part of that lifesaving care has been happening outside of the hospital grounds — it’s happening in the Read More