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- Today, Phenomix Sciences announced the company has signed an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic for a novel blood test that accurately predicts obesity phenotypes.
- The multi-level “omics” MyPhenome™ test leverages technology developed at Mayo Clinic to analyze genomics, metabolomics and hormone levels. Its AI-driven algorithmic solution identifies four specific obesity phenotypes to give doctors the ability to
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Bone Health Nabs $2.5M for Vibration Belt to Treat Osteopenia & Prevent Osteoporosis
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- Bone Health Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of technologies for improving bone health, announces today the close of its $2.5 million funding round and the appointment of three board members: Karen Drexler, MBA, Nancy Lynch, MD, MBA and Sam Goldberger, MD, MBA.
- 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over 50 will suffer an osteoporosis related fracture. To address this rising issue, the company has created OsteoBoost, the first vibration belt specifically
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Halma Acquires AI-Powered Perinatal Platform PeriGen for $58M
- Halma, a UK global group of life-saving technology companies that provide innovative solutions to key problems facing the world today has acquired PeriGen, a leader in artificial intelligence that improves safety during childbirth for $58M in cash.
- The acquisition provides access to a supportive network and additional resources so that PeriGen can expand its perinatal safety technology throughout the U.S. and
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AVA, Braun Launches Solution to Simplify IV Delivery for Patients
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- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun), a provider of infusion therapy and pain management, unveiled Peripheral Advantage, a new program that is designed to improve patients’ experience with peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy.
- The comprehensive program combines clinical instruction, data-driven insights and advanced tools to empower nurses to achieve first-stick success and help prevent many of the complications associated with
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CVS Health Launches $100M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Digital Health Startups
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- CVS Health announced the formation of CVS Health Ventures, a $100M corporate venture capital fund that will focus on companies with the potential for technology-enabled innovation and disruption in digital health care that are anchored in CVS Health's core strategy.
- CVS Health Ventures will build relationships with early-stage digital health companies via investment as well as by offering expertise and insights from CVS Health's unique perspective.
- To date,
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Q Bio Launches Clinical “Digital Twin” Platform, Whole Body Scanner
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- Q Bio, a Redwood City, CA-based company building technology for the Physical of the Future, unveiled its “digital twin” platform, the first to capture and monitor comprehensive baseline patient health in a scalable virtual model.
- In addition, the company announced an investment from Kaiser Foundation Hospitals that brings its total capital to more than $80 million, including Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, to develop and expand access to its
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CVS Health Launches Employer-Based COVID-19 Vaccination Program
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Today, CVS Health announced it recently began administering COVID-19 vaccines at employer-based vaccination clinics through Return Ready, the company’s comprehensive COVID-19 solution that helps employers return and maintain healthy workforces.
- With vaccine hesitancy on the rise, federal and state governments are looking to partners, like employers and CVS Health, to help by making vaccines more convenient to access and enhancing public education
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Amwell Integrates Biobeat’s Wearable RPM Devices with Virtual Care Platform
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- Amwell, who has collaborated with Biobeat, and will integrate Biobeat’s AI-powered wearable remote patient monitoring solutions into its Converge virtual care platform.
- The integration will allow clinicians using Amwell’s Converge platform to continuously monitor patient vitals and receive deterioration alerts directly to their mobile phones via Biobeat’s AI-powered, automated real-time early warning score system.
- Amwell powers telehealth
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How Mobile Channels Improve Patient Engagement and Outcomes
The past year’s pandemic struck a painful blow to health organizations’ pre-COVID patient engagement efforts. A recent report detailed fewer patient visits amidst coronavirus fears and stay-at-home orders. People are simply not going into clinics to address non-COVID medical needs. The result is more serious health issues developing, such as cancers being found at later stages and chronic conditions advancing beyond easy treatment options.
As patient engagement strategies ramp up, mobile
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Cigna Becomes First Plan to Reimburse for Behavioral Health Coaching Via Ginger
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- Cigna just announced that they’re the first national plan to reimburse for behavioral health coaching, a new covered benefit available now to 14M members through Ginger. Essentially, Cigna customers with employer-sponsored or individual and family (IFP) insurance plans (14M of their 16M members) can access Ginger’s behavioral health coaching, therapy, and psychiatry services as an in-network benefit.
- During the pandemic, Cigna saw a significant
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