In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world faced travel bans, physical lockdowns, heightened consumer demand, and supply chain disruptions across every industry. This was especially true of the healthcare industry, which…
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NZ eases access to mental health, addiction supportNew Zealand’s Ministry of Health has officially launched an online portal for accessing the services provided by the Access and Choice programme.
The said website puts all Access…
Last week, New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Midwest-based UnityPoint Health signed a letter of intent to merge. This is one of many cross-market mergers that health systems have explored in recent years, and…
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WeightWatchers announced plans to buy telehealth platform Weekend Health, also known as Sequence, in a move toward offering prescription weight loss drugs.The company said the cash and equity transaction is valued at $132 million,…
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Background: Young people have the highest rate of drug use worldwide. Recent data from Mexico in this population show that the prevalence of illicit drug use doubled between 2011 and 2016 (2.9%-6.2%), with marijuana…
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Supporting digital health technologies that facilitate the doctor-patient relationship.
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Targeting of location-specific aid for the U.S. opioid epidemic is difficult due to our inability to accurately predict changes in opioid mortality across heterogeneous communities. AI-based language analyses, having recently shown promise in cross-sectional…
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Epstein-Barr is among the most common viruses, but no vaccines are available to prevent its infection. Merck is joining the pursuit for a vaccine by striking a deal with Opko Health, paying $50 million…
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The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies.
In the current digital environment, businesses are constantly bombarded with data. That data comes in all shapes…
Akili Interactive, the company behind a video game-like prescription digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, reported its first full-year earnings since going public last year.The company reported $323,000 in revenue for 2022 compared with…
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