Author: Dorron Blumberg

Many older adults live in ethnically diverse rural settings where they face a higher burden of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as delayed detection due to health inequities. Furthermore, cultural perceptions about aging could add to disparities in recognizing and treating AD in these populations.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Dean Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., met with the minister of health and the chief medical officer of Jamaica to discuss the advancement of a relationship between the University of Miami and Jamaica that could improve public health in the Caribbean and provide important educational opportunities. 

Raising a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) costs American families an estimated $5.8 billion every year—five times more than raising a child without ADHD—according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families.  
 

The North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners has named Brian Kozik the Chief Compliance Officer of Broward Health. Kozik, who started April 1, 2019, will provide strategic leadership and oversight of all compliance programs. He will also collaborate with corporate and regional leadership, management and medical staff to promote an awareness, understanding and culture of positive, ethical and moral principles.

April 4 ,2019. Amazon, was excited to announce that the Alexa Skills Kit now enables select Covered Entities and their Business Associates, subject to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), to build Alexa skills that transmit and receive protected health information as part of an invite-only program.