July 21, 2022In conjunction with industry partners APPS, ExamOne and IMS Paramed, we recently collaborated on an effort to analyze and understand… Read More
Tags: Cigarettes, Insurance, Mortality, Nicotine, Risk
February 15, 2022The conclusions of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference were recently published.1 This expert panel started with… Read More
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October 1, 2021Dr. Michael Fulks comments on the results of a recent study of Donanemab, an antibody that targets the amyloid-β (Aβ)… Read More
Tags: Alzheimers, Cardiovascular, Dementia, Risk
January 20, 2021A fundamental underwriting principal is to treat like risks in a similar manner. This fairness doctrine is a key to… Read More
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March 24, 2020History: Blood Pressure Measurement Background Blood pressure is one of the first objective measures used to evaluate risk in life… Read More
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