Wysa, a company offering an AI-enabled mental health chatbot, announced it is merging with April Health, which integrates virtual behavioral health services into primary care. Wysa’s chatbot guides users through cognitive behavioral therapy for concerns…
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Background: Understanding the causes and mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal pain is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving patient outcomes. Self-report measures, such as the Pain Drawing Scale, involve individuals rating their level of pain…
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DarioHealth, a digital chronic-condition-management platform, announced it entered into a new contract with a national Medicare Advantage health plan and plans to launch its behavioral health initiative, Twill by Dario, for the plan’s members in…
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Today, Hinge Health is announcing Enso 3™, a patented, wireless device that is FDA-cleared and clinically-proven to reduce musculoskeletal pain. One in four people with chronic pain experience sudden spikes that…
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Background: Population studies show that musculoskeletal conditions are a leading contributor to the total burden of healthy life lost, second only to cancer and with a similar burden to cardiovascular disease. Prioritizing the delivery…
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By Shania Kennedy
October 31, 2023 – Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated that publicly trained large language models (LLMs) can identify the pain location and pain location of musculoskeletal conditions like shoulder, knee, and lower back…
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Digital interventions have emerged as a solution for time and geographical barriers, however, their potential to target other social determinants of health is largely unexplored. In this post-hoc analysis, we report the impact of…
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FlexifyMe expanding beyond India with $1M seed fundingFlexifyMe, a health tech platform for chronic musculoskeletal pain management, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Flipkart Ventures. This round also drew participation…
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One of the major reasons patients are prescribed opioids, which can be highly addictive, is because of musculoskeletal pain. Indeed, about 21% of patients seeking care for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain are prescribed opioids at their…
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