Tampa General Hospital, the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center, has opened the incident command center and activated its hurricane preparedness plan in advance of Hurricane Milton. "We have a proactive and comprehensive plan in place to protect our locations against severe weather," says Erinn Skiba, assistant director of Public Safety, Tampa General Hospital. "Our fence around the Davis Islands campus is up, supplies are stocked at all hospital locations, and the teams stand ready to provide care through Hurricane Milton." Tampa General leadership and team members engage in emergency management training with government and community partners several times throughout the year to plan for and practice response to various emergencies, such as severe weather events.
The Weather Channel's drone Footage of Tampa, Florida shows the AquaFence flood barriers around Tampa General Hospital. Credit: Charles Peek / The Weather Channel / Date: 10/8/2024.
Twin Health's tech provides each patient with a digital "twin" of their unique metabolism created with more than 3,000 daily data points collected through a set of Bluetooth-connected sensors — including a continuous glucose monitor, a heart rate-monitoring watch and blood-pressure sensors.
Vice President Harris today will lay out a new proposal to expand Medicare coverage to help cover the costs of home healthcare aides for seniors. Her campaign said Harris plans to discuss the measure on ABC's The View. The proposal is squarely aimed at "sandwich generation" women who take care of aging parents as well as their own kids. Internal campaign data shows this demographic, comprising nearly a quarter of Americans, has a relatively large percentage of undecided voters. In its current form, Medicare doesn't widely cover assistance like home health aides for seniors, which can be costly. And nursing home facilities are also expensive.
Women’s health, especially women’s reproductive health, is a hot-button issue in the upcoming election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Ryder said Maven is open to sharing data and its perspective on policy regardless of which administration wins.
Primary care and the quest for longevity are converging into a multibillion-dollar business fueled by lifestyle influencers, do-it-yourself wellness enthusiasts and millennials seeking biohacks.