Roger Hawkins (drummer)

• The potential for heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are well known hazards of extreme heat.
• Yet, physical health is not the only factor to consider under extreme heat; mental health can also suffer.
• But for those living with mental illnesses, the hazard of extreme heat is more dire than temperamental responses to day-to-day disruptions.

Heat and mental illness

• The relationship between mental illness and temperature has only recently been quantified as medical records and understanding of mental illnesses have improved.
• Schizophrenia is a mental illness that disrupts transmission of information to the brain.
• Extreme heat can have devastating impacts on those living with mental illness, our health-care system and our communities.
• More than 250,000 Canadian youth experience major depression and systemic inequities exacerbated by disparities in treatment and care for those experiencing mental illness.
• While there are many different factors potentially contributing to mental illness, heat plays a pervasive role in a wide range of mental health issues.

Coping with climate change

• Ransomware attacks on healthcare providers pose a significant threat to patient care and data security.
• According to Software Advice’s 2024 Medical Cybersecurity Survey , more than 25% of ransomware attacks directly impact patient care, leading to disrupted medical services, lost data, and compromised patient safety.
• The survey found that 42% of practices have experienced a ransomware attack, with 48% of these attacks impacting patient data.
• To make matters worse, over 34% of providers did not recover patient data after a ransomware attack.

• CLARA Analytics (“CLARA”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimization, today announced two new senior level hires, adding Wayne Chung as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer and insurance industry veteran Mark Tainton , who will serve as CLARA’s Chief Customer Officer.
• With over three decades in the insurance industry, he has deep expertise in data science, AI, business intelligence, and risk management.
• “Insurers are just beginning to understand how profoundly AI can impact their business,” said Heather H. Wilson , CEO of CLARA Analytics.
• Mark combines deep expertise in data science with rich experience in the insurance industry, making him the ideal candidate to drive CLARA’s customer engagement and analytics strategies.

• Hixny has offered patients receiving care in its 28-county catchment area access to their health records for over a decade.
• "Healthix is committed to empowering New Yorkers with free and direct access to their records from across the healthcare community.
• With the joint launch of My Health Record NY, they are the only to offer patients a way to view their comprehensive health record.
• "We share a belief that collaboration is the key to improving healthcare in New York," said McKinney about the relationship between Hixny and Healthix.