Pregnant women at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have become the first globally to access the gold standard oral glucose tolerance test through a remote screening initiative.Traditional the screening process for gestational diabetes…
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Medicare’s April 2023 decision to increase coverage for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was a major development for diabetes management. Now, with over a million new eligible beneficiaries and many more to follow this year,…
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– DarioHealth Corp. (Nasdaq: DRIO) announced the acquisition of Twill, Inc., a leader in digital-led chronic care management, in a move that positions Dario as a major player in the digital…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) models have shown great accuracy in health screening. However, for real-world implementation, high accuracy may not guarantee cost-effectiveness. Improving AI’s sensitivity finds more high-risk patients but may raise medical costs while…
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Parkview Health has revolutionized diabetic retinopathy testing, making it more accessible through point-of-care tools. This initiative addresses the challenges of low completion rates due to barriers like time, finances, and transportation. By strategically placing…
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Living with diabetes is challenging. So is treating it, with a myriad of factors determining or influencing a person’s health.THE PROBLEM
In addition, those living with diabetes must take care of themselves by performing daily,…
Text messaging can promote healthy behaviors, like adherence to medication, yet its effectiveness remains modest, in part because message content is rarely personalized. Reinforcement learning has been used in consumer technology to personalize content…
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What You Should Know:
– The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced a major initiative to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) by awarding $12 million in…
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Omada, a virtual healthcare provider, announced Tuesday that it is expanding its GLP-1 companion solution to include musculoskeletal exercise programming and member-level reporting for employers, payers and pharmacy benefit managers.
San Francisco-based Omada serves employers,…
By Shania Kennedy
February 12, 2024 – Researchers from Mount Sinai have been awarded $4.1 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop artificial intelligence…
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