Gastro Health Announces New Chief People Officer
Gastro Health, a Miami based national medical group specializing in digestive and liver health, has announced Brian Jones as its new Chief People Officer. Brian brings more than 25 years of human resources experience across healthcare, retail, technology, and logistics, including leadership roles in both publicly traded and private equity-backed organizations. He most recently served as Chief People Officer at Axia Women's Health. Brian earned a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kansas and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Purdue University. “We are very excited to welcome Brian to Gastro Health,” said Alan Oliver, Chief Executive Officer. “His HR...
Bird flu is raging on a mink farm and it could spark a human pandemic, experts say
The strain of bird flu that’s ripped through American barns for the last four years has killed two people who caught it from sick animals. But as far as anyone can tell, humans can’t spread it. The virus has remained a true “bird” flu, tailored to attach to avian cells, not invade human throats and noses, where coughing and sneezing reliably spew droplets. Under the right conditions, however, that could change. A single mutation could give the bird flu a foothold in people and spark a pandemic that experts fear could be deadlier than COVID-19. For that to happen, this bird flu would likely need to find an intermediate host — an animal vulnerable to viruses that infect both birds and...
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Your phone knows you’re at the doctor, and data brokers do, too
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) ~~~~~ Chris McQueen finished treatment for leukemia a year and a half ago, but the ads for fake cures never stopped. Juice cleanses to cure cancer, “natural” cancer treatments, clinics in Mexico promising full recovery with little chemotherapy — all appeared on McQueen’s mobile phone during routine oncologist visits and monthly bloodwork. McQueen and others have taken to social media to vent about companies known as data brokers tracking their whereabouts via their smartphones’ location data, connecting it with other data gathered about them, and then drawing inferences about their health struggles to sell to companies hawking unproven treatments. “It makes me...
SSJ Health Foundation names Tara Auclair Executive Director
Auclair steps into executive leadership following a year of growth and expanded fundraising efforts for St. John Bosco Clinic SSJ Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of St. John Bosco Clinic, recently announced the appointment of Tara Auclair as Executive Director, following her successful tenure as the organization's Director of Development. Auclair joined SSJ Health Foundation in October 2025 as Director of Development, bringing extensive experience in nonprofit development, strategic communications, relationship building and community engagement in various healthcare settings. In that role, she led the Foundation's fundraising and donor development efforts while strengthening its...
