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Digital health devices are great, but their prices are widening the health gap

  • Written by Quianta Moore, Scholar in Health Policy, Rice University
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Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases account for more than 85 percent of all deaths in the United States. Obesity and asthma in particular are among the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States and...

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