Author Archives: health

Four challenges waiting for Dallas County's new health director – Dallas News

A spike in sexually-transmitted diseases Three major STDs — gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis — are gaining ground across the United States, according to a CDC report issued last year. Nearly 2.3 million cases were diagnosed nationwide in 2017, a 9 percent increase from the previous year. But in Dallas County, the number of cases jumped… Read More »

Innovation Live highlights AI, blockchain, VR, more at HIMSS19

For forward-looking HIMSS19 attendees interested in the very latest on subjects ranging from blockchain to artificial intelligence to virtual reality, the place to be at the global health IT conference is the Innovation Live Pavilion. Filtering through the noise “Innovation Live is the destination for innovative-themed exhibition, education and networking on the show floor,” said… Read More »