By Merilee Kern, MBA Since the dawn of civilization, humans have used natural remedies for their healing properties. Some of the same treatments are still used by billions around the world to this day, based largely on anecdotal evidence and lore. Clinical research on natural treatments is lacking due to multiple obstacles, including costly clinical … Read more
Expert warns of severely urgent need for advanced interventional non-antibiotic approaches to control infectious diseases, including multiple-drug resistant ‘super-bugs,’ in order to ‘safeguard & sustain humanity’; cites emerging SciTech innovations making strides to address deadly AMRby Merilee Kern, MBA Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is “one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and … Read more
By Merilee A. Kern, MBA While some contest, or outright refute, whether or not former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said “success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts,” the power of that statement looms large irrespective of origin. Amid the wildly unforeseen fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, this quote is … Read more
Findings uncover that social gamification + competition increases physical activity among overweight and obese adults—both key components of HealthyWage.com’s monetary reward-driven wellness contests for individuals and corporate/team-based weight loss challenges By Merilee Kern, MBA According to new study findings published by JAMA Internal Medicine (JAMANetwork.com), behavioral economics-based gamification led to “significantly” increased physical activity among … Read more
Telepractice speech therapy for families and students blazing an exciting new trail in telehealth; Expert reveals how a novel online approach is ushering in a new era by bridging gaps in standard speech therapy while improving and accelerating results for families, schools and districts at-large (and also creating new lane of opportunity for therapists) By … Read more
