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J&J exec talks digital health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has undergone a digital transformation. Now, as vaccines become more readily available, and as cases continue to fall, the question on many healthcare leaders’ minds is: How can that innovation continue in a post-pandemic world? In a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session set to air on Tuesday,

COVID-19 increases rate of heart attacks in people at genetic risk for heart disease

Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease, or both and who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation. While previous studies have speculated about poorer outcomes if a person with genetic high cholesterol—called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)—contracts COVID-19, this study from the FH Foundation’s national healthcare database