By Anuja Vaidya
January 04, 2024 – Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach to create a sense of fullness, potentially helping treat obesity.
Obesity is…
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FirstHealth of the Carolinas’ groundbreaking Virtual Provider program has revolutionized healthcare access, reducing the waiting time for patients leaving ERs or convenience clinics from weeks to mere hours. By leveraging telemedicine technology, this initiative…
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What You Should Know:
– CoachCare, a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has made its fourth acquisition in 12 months, snapping up Nashville-based Verustat for an undisclosed amount.
– This strategic move…
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Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D., PH.D., Founder & CEO of Rimidi
Chronic kidney disease may be one of the biggest killers of American adults, but individuals affected may not even know it. Today, more than 37…
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What You Should Know:
– AstraZeneca has announced the acquisition of Icosavax, a biopharmaceutical company developing a promising vaccine targeting both RSV and hMPV, for a total of up to $1.1 billion.
– This acquisition strengthens…
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“I think that health equity gets you to meet the patients where they are and they may not even know where they are and this was a tool to help us figure it out.”
That’s…
Background: Physical activity is central to maintaining the quality of life for patients with complex chronic conditions and is thus at the core of neurorehabilitation. However, maintaining activity improvements in daily life is challenging….
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A while back, Evara Health had briefly considered remote patient monitoring as a service, but the federally qualified health center never had the necessary funding.THE PROBLEM
With so many patients being elderly or having transportation…
One of the major lessons learned during the pandemic is that hospitals and medical facilities are not always the safest places to recover, especially for seniors and those living with chronic conditions. Compounding this…
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Rajiv Kumar, MD, Co-Founder & CEO (Left) and Lee Pichette Co-Founder, President & COO (Right)
What You Should Know:
– Forum, a peer support group marketplace, has officially launched with $5.3M in funding from a seed…
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