What You Should Know:
- Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Massachusetts General Hospital have created an unsupervised physical rehabilitation system called MuscleRehab.
- Motion tracking captures motion activity, while Electrical Impedance Tomography measures “what the muscles are up to”, whereas a virtual reality headset and tracking suit lets one watch themselves perform alongside a physical therapist.
Virtual Reality Driven
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Google Cloud Launches AI-Powered Medical Imaging Suite
What You Should Know:
- Google Cloud launches Medical Imaging Suite that addresses common pain points organizations face in developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models.
- Google Cloud enables the development of AI for imaging to support faster, more accurate diagnosis of images, increased productivity for healthcare workers, and improved care access and outcomes for patients.
Google Cloud's Medical Imaging Suite Key Features
Key features of the Medical
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The True Value of Human-Centered Research Within Medical Technology
With recent statistics suggesting that 70% of all projects fail, it’s vital that we do all we can to set ourselves up for success when we set out on a new design or development of a product. Every day, we are surrounded by products and services that don’t work as we expect them to. Whether it is a hard-to-follow set of instructions for a new medical device or a convoluted setup process, people are constantly forced to develop workarounds to compensate for poor design.The practice of
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Dexcom G7 Blood Glucose Monitoring Launches in 5 Global Markets
What You Should Know:
- Dexcom announced launch of Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Hong Kong, with launches in New Zealand and South Africa in the coming weeks – initiating the global rollout of the world’s most powerful CGM system.
- Dexcom G7 offers a powerful yet simple way to help users gain greater control of their diabetes, so they can manage the disease more confidently each day. Its
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SEQSTER and PatientsLikeMe Launch National Rare Disease Study
What You Should Know:
- PatientsLikeMe and SEQSTER announced a collaboration to launch one of the first rare-disease studies focused on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) - a rare genetic condition occurring in approximately 1/3500 people.
- AATD is a rare genetic condition occurring in approximately 1/3500 people. It is characterized by low levels of the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein, leading AATD patients to be very susceptible to lung and/or
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Accommodations Increase Clinical Trial Participation for Patients of Color, Survey Reveals
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- In a recent patient-centric survey, SubjectWell found that accommodations for all patients, including free treatment and study compensation, increase interest in clinical trial participation – particularly for patients of color.
- However, overall, using value-based messaging, adding education to the recruiting process and reducing friction to participation – are universally impactful, not just for diverse populations, and that certain barriers
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77% of Healthcare Apps Contain Vulnerabilities, Report Reveals
What You Should Know:
- Veracode recently unveiled key findings on the healthcare sector's cybersecurity efforts from its annual State of Software Security v12 report. The analysis of data from 20 million scans across half a million applications shows that healthcare is leading the way for fix rate of software security flaws, at 27%, which is higher than any other sectors, including financial services, retail, and government.
- But there is still work to be done, as 77%
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Wellframe and Linkwell Health Launch Wellsquared to Close the Gap Between Health Plans and their Members
What You Should Know:
- Wellframe and Linkwell Health have announced the launch of Wellsquared, a new product designed to deepen engagement with members and help health plans deliver the modern healthcare experience members expect.
- Wellsquared is a partnership between Wellframe, the market leader in member experience solutions for health plans, and Linkwell Health, the premier consumer engagement technology and content company serving health plans and health services
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Grow Therapy Raises $75M to Expand Insurance Coverage for Mental Healthcare Nationwide
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- Behavioral health company, Grow Therapy secures $75 million in series B funding to expand insurance coverage including Medicare and Medicaid in all 50 states.
- This round of funding was led by TCV, co-led by Transformation Capital, with support from existing backers SignalFire and SVB.
Medicare/Medicaid Coverage Expansion
Specifically, the areas that the company will focus on are: expanding commercial insurance and Medicare and Medicaid coverage (which are
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3M, Epicore Biosystems, Innovize Partner to Scale Sweat-Sensing Wearable Tech
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- Epicore Biosystems, a digital health company developing advanced sweat-sensing wearables to provide real-time personalized hydration insights for performance and safety, today announced a new collaboration with 3M’s Health Care Business, a manufacturer and distributor of medical products and solutions, and Innovize Inc. (Innovize), a custom medical device manufacturer.
- Leveraging 3M’s leading skin-interfacing materials and Innovize’s manufacturing capabilities,
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