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ReFlections: Volume 65, June 2025

By
  • Dr. Adela Osman
  • Dr. Heather M. Lund
  • Dr. Lauren Acton
  • Hilary Henly
  • Dr. Karneen Tam
  • Dr. Steve Woh
  • Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
  • Dr. SiNing Zhao
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ReFlections - June 2025
In Brief

Explore in-depth articles on important medical topics and stay up to date on a range of hot-button issues impacting life and health insurers, from technology advancements for lung cancer screening to the use of robots for elderly care.

Other highlights include:

  • Perspectives on Hospital at Home treatment and the use of socially assistive robots for senior care
  • Summaries of research on managing menopausal symptoms to reduce cognitive and behavioral risks, considering psychological stress in young adults as a risk factor for health profiles, and examining trends in breast cancer mortality rates for women
  • Underwriting considerations for an incidental ECG abnormality case
  • An interview with »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Maryam Shapland on the value of mentorship programs and the future role of medical directors
  • New resources for underwriting neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)

 

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Dr Adela Osman
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Dr. Adela Osman
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical
Heather Lund
Author
Dr. Heather M. Lund
Vice President, Regional Chief Medical Officer, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Asia
Lauren Acton
Author
Dr. Lauren Acton
Chief Medical Officer, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ South Africa
Hilary Henly
Author
Hilary Henly
Global Medical Researcher, Strategic Research 
Karneen Tam
Author
Dr. Karneen Tam
Medical Consultant, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Asia Pacific
Dr. Steve Woh
Author
Dr. Steve Woh
Medical Director and Health Claims, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Global Medical
Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
Author
Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar
Vice President and Medical Director, Global Medical
Si Ning Zhao
Expert
Dr. SiNing Zhao

Regional Medical Director, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Asia Pacific