Blood pressure is typically taken with a cuff wrapped around the arm, providing a reading in one moment in time. These fleeting snapshots may not always reflect a person’s average …
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As a rheumatologist, I treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other complex autoimmune diseases. If you have or happen to develop one of these diseases, I am thankful that science has …
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In recent years, health plans have invested heavily in improving diabetes care, with expanded access to medications, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and digitally enabled care management programs. Yet despite these …
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The case for investing in children’s health should be self-evident. As a society we have a responsibility to invest in the next generation, and few investments carry greater long-term benefit …
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Outro, a neuroscience-based platform, announced last week that it raised $7 million in pre-seed and seed funding. The New York-based company helps patients discontinue psychiatric medications. Patients visit with clinicians …
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Patients with lesions caused by herpes simplex virus have a new FDA-approved treatment option, an oral antiviral drug from Asahi Kasei. The late Friday regulatory decision covers the treatment of …
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Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) continue to challenge dental plans as overtreatment, miscoding and inappropriate billing practices drive unnecessary costs and weaken payment integrity. For dental payers, the stakes extend …
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Pregnancy and neonatal care are complex healthcare journeys requiring specialized insight to address and navigate the unique challenges involved. From clinical risks to social and non-clinical drivers of health, member …
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One thing I love about investing is that the best research often disproves your own assumptions. I kept hearing “medtech VC is in decline,” so I decided to dig into …
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Could this be Big Tech’s ultimate healthcare flex? For years, Amazon’s ambitions in this $4 trillion market were focused on distribution: acquire a pharmacy here, a primary care network there, …