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The Minnesota RETAIN Study
Chiropractic care in return to work issues.
BY Deb Zurcher, LAc, DC
Workplace injuries, and their resulting economic impact, make up a much larger issue than most people are aware of. According to the National Safety Council, in 2021 the financial impact was $167 billion and 70 million injuries occurred at work. Several distinct elements must be considered when measuring this impact, including initial cost of treating the injury, lost workplace productivity, potential ongoing state and federal health care and unemployment benefits and emotional/behavioral health concerns.
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Safeguarding Men’s Health: The role of sperm counts
By Christopher De Jonge, PhD, HCLD(ABB)
Concern is growing in both medical and scientific communities following reports of globally declining sperm counts. These reports have been picked up and amplified by popular media channels to the lay community. Coffee table books have even been published on the same. Although the quality of the evidence in the reports can be debated, there seems to be general agreement that sperm numbers have been and continue to be dropping.
Digital Transformation in Health Care: Passing the torch
The following report from the 57th session of the Minnesota Health Care Roundtable addresses important issues posed by digital transformation in health care. In this session we examine both general and specific elements that are creating unprecedented change in how health care is delivered. From clinics to hospitals, to health systems to public health to insurance companies, the pace of change being created by computer technology is exceeding existing capacities to adapt.
