GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, which help produce insulin in users’ bodies and make them feel fuller for longer, are gaining national attention for treating obesity and diabetes. But they’re costly, difficult to…
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Morris Esformes, co-founder of the new startup Malla, first became an advocate for functional medicine because of his own health concerns. Functional medicine focuses on personalizing care and finding the root causes of health…
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Amino Health utilizes a database of more than 26 billion healthcare claims to recommend patients to physical and mental healthcare within their network.
Healthcare guidance company Amino Health raised $80 million in debt and equity…
Benefits navigation platform HealthJoy has expanded its partnership with virtual care company Teladoc to offer virtual primary care services to HealthJoy’s clients, the companies announced Thursday.
Chicago-based HealthJoy serves employers, brokers and third party administrators…
A new partnership aims to bring employers and their employees access to direct primary care — even when they’re in a primary care desert.
San Francisco-based Hint Health, a digital health company working to grow…
Health technology has the potential to help people take control of their health — but it’s not helping everyone, experts say. Why? Because the models weren’t designed for everyone.
“When we make informed decisions and…
Startups are at the heart of the MedCity INVEST conference scheduled for May 22-24 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago. The Ask the Investor program provides an intimate setting for startups to ask…
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In the U.S., women die from heart attacks at twice the rate of men, a joint report released Wednesday by the American Heart Association and digital therapeutics company Hello Heart showed. In response to…
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To improve healthcare accessibility for patients on Medicare and Medicaid, healthcare marketplace Zocdoc announced last week that it is adding Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to its marketplace.
FQHCs are health clinics that focus on…
Virtual women’s health provider Maven Clinic announced Tuesday that it acquired London-based Naytal, also a virtual clinic for women, which will grow Maven’s reach in the U.K.
New York City-based Maven Clinic serves employers and…
