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  • June 2025

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.

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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 RGA’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, RGA Asia
Lauren Acton
Author
Dr. Lauren Acton
Chief Medical Officer, RGA South Africa
Hilary Henly
Author
Hilary Henly
Global Medical Researcher, Strategic Research 
Karneen Tam
Author
Dr. Karneen Tam
Medical Consultant, RGA Asia Pacific
Dr. Steve Woh
Author
Dr. Steve Woh
Medical Director and Health Claims, RGA 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, RGA Asia Pacific