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Stat reports that Alphabet’s Verily will pivot – for the second time in two years – by retiring its chronic disease management app Onduo and moving to a new one called Lightpath, which…
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What Will It Take to Achieve Value From Digitally Enabled Diabetes Care?
Tony Vahedian, CEO at CCS
A report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) found that many digital diabetes management platforms aren’t providing meaningful ROI for patients or the health system as a whole. Users of common…
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Exclusive: Wellth expands AI personalized predictive features for blood pressure
Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, is launching a suite of in-app personalized, predictive health features to help control the leading factors affecting chronic health conditions,…
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Better Health Raises $14M To Reach More Patients with Chronic Conditions – MedCity News
Better Health, a platform for patients with chronic conditions, secured $14 million in strategic funding, which it will use to expand to more patients, the company announced Thursday.
San Francisco-based Better Health supports patients with…
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From Recalls to Reliability: Tools to Ensure Software Safety in MedTech – MedCity News
In 2023, the FDA identified 62 medical device recalls with 42 identified to date in 2024. Most recently, Tandem Diabetes Care recalled its Apple iOS app after over 200 reported injuries. While the issues…
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Q&A: Better Health scores $14M to scale medical support and supply company
Better Health, which provides an online store where patients can purchase ostomy, urology and diabetes products and receive peer support and educational content, announced it secured $14 million in strategic funding, bringing its total…
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Modern Medical Supplier Better Health Secures $14M for Peer-to-Peer Support Model
What You Should Know:
– Better Health, a medical supply and support provider built on peer-to-peer connection, announces $14 million in strategic funding, which includes investments from Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst…
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CCS Unveils PropheSee: AI Predictive Model Predicts and Improves CGM Adherence in Diabetes Management
What You Should Know:
– CCS — leading provider of clinical solutions and home-delivered medical supplies for those living with chronic conditions — today announced PropheSee™ a new, AI-powered predictive model for healthcare organizations focused on…
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Dexcom G7 CGM device will connect directly to Apple Watch via Bluetooth
Glucose monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it is expanding its diabetes management capabilities by offering direct connectivity to the Apple Watch of its G7 continuous glucose monitoring system through a dedicated Bluetooth connection.The feature allows…
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Ciba Health uses wearables and analytics to get to the root cause of type 2 diabetes
The U.S. healthcare system can treat patients in a formulaic, one-size-fits-all manner. These methods of patient care, some experts contend, are ineffective and costly, and often lead to poor health outcomes due to neglecting…
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