About 100,000 Americans are affected by sickle cell disease, and the disease disproportionately affects people of color, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 13 Black or African American…
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About 100,000 nurses left their jobs in the past two years, and another 610,388 are likely to leave the profession by 2027. This nursing shortage leaves those who are still working in the profession…
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In 2022, President Biden re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot with a call to cut the cancer death rate by half and “improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer.” Both goals are ambitious…
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A new digital health app called juli proved effective in helping patients with asthma or depression, two randomized controlled trials showed.
Boston-based juli is an AI-driven app that helps patients manage their chronic conditions, including…
Artificial intelligence certainly isn’t new to the digital health field, but the sector seems to be in the midst of a new hype cycle. This one is focused on novel technologies like large language…
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The goal of value-based care (VBC) is to create financial incentives for providers to improve patient outcomes while controlling costs of care. Unlike the traditional “fee for service” (FFS) model, under which providers are…
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A young startup providing primary care for Medicare-eligible Hispanic adults announced a partnership on Wednesday that it hopes will enhance its patient care, as well as improve workflows for its clinicians.
Austin-based Suvida Healthcare said…
There is a growing understanding that fertility and family building benefits are a must-have in an employee benefits package. About 88% of workers would consider switching jobs for fertility benefits.
But it’s not just employees…
Babylon Health has closed its U.S. headquarters in Austin, according to a notice the struggling virtual care company filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on Tuesday.
In the notice, Babylon said that it permanently closed…
A U.S. senator penned a letter to Google leadership on Tuesday expressing concerns about Med-PaLM 2 — the company’s generative AI tool for healthcare providers that is currently being used by Mayo Clinic and…
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