The Ad Astra Blog
A mix of content authored just for you
When we think of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) we think of the internal turmoil and stress that war inflicts on our brave women and men in the…
Ad Astra Social TeamDecember 11, 2020
How do we think about the mobile apps and data that we use in our day to day lives? How can data collected on a…
Ad Astra Social TeamNovember 13, 2020
Last week the Ad Astra team attended the HLTH VRTL 2020 conference. With over 4,000 virtual attendees and a diverse representation of government, academic, and…
Ad Astra Social TeamOctober 23, 2020
To top off Ad Astra's MedStar Race to Beat Cancer participation (it's NOT too late to donate here!), I offer a story that highlights the…
Ad Astra Social TeamOctober 9, 2020
A whirlwind of expression and creativity took place from September 18th through 25th at DC Design Week 2020! Despite the obstacles that COVID-19 posed, DCDW…
Ad Astra Social TeamOctober 2, 2020
In a continuation of last week’s (Part 1) interview with MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Vanessa Niño, we delve deeper into how COVID-19 has affected interpreters…
Ad Astra Social TeamSeptember 25, 2020
Interpreters are critical to the well-being and health of patients, providers, and families in healthcare settings. That’s because without interpreters, non-English-speaking patients may not get…
Ad Astra Social TeamSeptember 18, 2020
In the second half of our exciting chat with Dr. Alexander Chiu of Air Visits we dig deeper in to how he was able to…
Ad Astra Social TeamSeptember 4, 2020
While the world continues to experience the COVID, technology has been playing a critical role in facilitating “normal life” activities as we are quarantined/”socially distanced” from one another to help curb the spread of the virus. Due to…
Ad Astra Social TeamAugust 28, 2020