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With 42 percent of Americans now struggling with obesity, doctors and their patients are looking for a sustainable approach to weight loss. Currently, prescription medications known as the GLP-1 class of anti-obesity medications (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.) are becoming extremely popular as a way to lose 10-15 percent of body weight on average. However, these drugs can come with significant issues and downsides.Now a new virtual clinic for patients with
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New AI ECG Algorithm Beats Standard Approaches for Detecting Heart Attacks
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A new machine learning model uses electrocardiogram (ECG) readings to diagnose and classify heart attacks faster and more accurately than current approaches, according to a study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers that published today in Nature Medicine.The model was developed by co-author Ervin Sejdić, Ph.D., associate professor at The Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and the Research
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UnitedHealthcare Offers 24/7 Virtual Visits At No Additional Cost
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UnitedHealthcare eliminates out-of-pocket costs for 24/7 Virtual Visits for eligible members enrolled in applicable fully insured employer-sponsored plans, starting July 1st. For UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in eligible fully insured plans, the coverage enhancement becomes available upon renewal and for newly effective plans, enabling more people to take advantage of $0 24/7 Virtual Visits.
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Roundups: 22 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships
Advantus Health Partners forms a new 10-year, $2.9B strategic partnership with Medline to establish agility and scale, supply chain resiliency and enhanced clinical integration with the nurses and physicians who use Medline’s product. This strategic partnership focuses on serving the entire continuum of care and includes highly integrated collaborations with Medline and Advantus’s physician-led clinical integration team that works to improve physician alignment, product implementation, clinical
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FemTech: Oova Launches New Fertility Membership Model
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Femtech solutions company OOVA launches its brand NEW fertility membership model designed to support and empower women by providing advanced at-home hormone testing and full-circle assistance along their fertility journey with unmatched ease, for only $99/mo. OOVA, the first and only OTC hormone test that quantitatively measures two essential hormones in a single, at-home urine test, provides women with insights into their ovulation patterns to increase the
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State of Texas Develop Flu Tracking Dashboards for Prediction & Response
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Texas Department of State Health Services (TX DSHS) has partnered with SAS to develop new public health dashboards for tracking influenza data across the state, unifying multiple flu surveillance sources into a central visualization platform. The flu data visualizations and analytics will be instrumental for Texas DSHS in anticipating regional surges in cases and allocating state resources to the areas with the most testing and vaccination needs while keeping
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French Startup Gleamer Raises $29.4M for AI-Powered Medical Imaging
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Gleamer, a Paris, France-based European manufacturer in AI-powered solutions for medical imaging raises €27M ($29.4M USD) in Series B funding led by Supernova Invest, co-led by Heal Capital and backed by Gleamer’s long-term partners XAnge, Elaia, Bpifrance via the funds Digital Venture and F3A from France 2030, MACSF, Crista Galli Ventures, and UI Investissement, as well as several European radiologists. Founded in 2017, Gleamer’s suite of AI-powered solutions
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Virgin Pulse, Headspace Tackle Employee Mental Health for Health Plans
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Virgin Pulse and Headspace expand their relationship to make it easier for employers and health plans to provide high-quality, affordable mental health resources.Organizations using the Virgin Pulse health and wellbeing platform have access to the full suite of Headspace offerings as part of Virgin Pulse’s partner ecosystem, including behavioral health coaching, therapy, psychiatry, and EAP services. Also, Virgin Pulse will provide Headspace offerings to its
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Abbott & WeightWatchers Launches Type 2 Diabetes Connected App
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During the ADA’s annual scientific sessions in San Diego on Saturday, Abbott and Weight Watchers unveils its new new connected app experience for people living with Type 2 diabetes. The connected app experience, which is available now for people living with Type 2 diabetes, syncs key glucose data from Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitoring system within the WeightWatchers app, allowing people to learn how food and activity impact their
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Flywheel Secures $54M for Medical AI Imaging Platform
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Flywheel, a Minneapolis-based medical imaging data and AI platform raises $54M in Series D funding, backed by tech giants including NVIDIA, Microsoft, and more.Flywheel helps organizations turn complex imaging data into analysis-ready datasets for accelerated research and AI development. Flywheel offers comprehensive solutions for pharma companies, providers, payers, system integrators, AI developers and academic medical centers to get optimum value out of
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