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Rocket Health

@Rocket_Health

Launching populations, one member at a time.

 Lexington, KY
rocket-health.com
Joined February 2016
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One of the most powerful organs in the body can be affected by poorly controlled blood glucose levels diabetes.co.uk/body/heart.ht… #WorldHeartDay
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Global Burden of Diseases #gbd2016 - #NCDs are on the rise #CVD #heartdisease #diabetes #COPD #RoadSafety #CKD thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Type 2 #diabetes can increase #HeartDisease & #stroke risk. Discuss these 5 FAQs on diabetes w/ patients. bit.ly/2g2tzwM @NIDDKgov
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With diabetes, the chances of having a stroke are 1.5 times higher than in people who don't. idf.org/cvd
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Diabetes Health in The News: Diabetics Have a Higher Readmission Rate to Hospitals, Study Finds dlvr.it/PnBmLz
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Type 2 #diabetes is a growing epidemic worldwide & can silently damage every tissue & organ in your body.(Infographic)
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What can #IT do for #healthcare? #healthIT #HCIT #healthtech #digitalhealth #mhealth #doctors20 #digitaltransformation
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CDC Diabetes@CDCDiabetes22 Aug 2017
Medical costs for ppl w/ diabetes are 2x as high as for ppl w/o diabetes. Learn how to prevent complications: bit.ly/2uHnoq5
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There is little gender difference in the global number of people with diabetes diabetesatlas.org/
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Over 20% of healthcare CIOs have their eye on the elusive #populationhealth. How do we predict the unpredictable? cdw.io/q3IFY8
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Do you want to know the estimated nr of people w/ diabetes worldwide, in your country? Read #DiabetesAtlas diabetesatlas.org/
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#Technology empowers /augments Humans in #DigitalHealth No Magic just intuitive evolution of care!…lnkd.in/dKsUwyz
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How will health care change in the next 100 years? #DigitalHeatlh bit.ly/2urGRyi
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.@CDCgov identified what it calls a "diabetes belt" in 644 counties in 15 states: trib.al/BITjL1l

Why Diabetes Is More Common in Rural Areas

Factors include lower incomes, obesity, and lack of education and access to health care.

health.usnews.com
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CDC Diabetes@CDCDiabetes28 Jun 2017
Which of these healthy habits helps prevent #diabetes foot complications? bit.ly/2oclTgh
9%Quitting smoking
12%Eating fruits and veggies
0%Wearing socks with shoes
78%All of the above
32 votes • Final results
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Laura Landro@LauraALandro26 Jun 2017
My cover story in @WSJ Report on Health Care Technology: apps help chronic disease patients help themselves wsj.com/articles/how-apps-ca… via @WSJ
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.@HITAnalytics22 Jun 2017
#mHealth, Socioeconomic Data Address Diabetes Care Disparities ow.ly/8uYS30cO4VZ
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Do you want to know the estimated number of people with diabetes worldwide in your country? reports.instantatlas.com/rep…
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Report: since 2016, nearly half of #millennials have looked up health info online & 27% use a health or #fitness app cdw.io/HcUHO4
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And the data support this 100%. Across most clinical conditions tech + human = best. nitter.cf/chrissyfarr/status/867… – at Durham, NC
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@chrissyfarr24 May 2017
AI is not the future of medicine. Better human relationships, perhaps facilitated by tech, is the future of medicine.
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