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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Are you a healthcare startup in health tech, diagnostics, medtech, or biotech? If so, you should consider applying to the MedCity News startup pitch contest at the MedCity INVEST conference at the Ritz Carlton…
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Elektra Health, a digital health company for women going through menopause, has secured $3.3 million in extended seed funding, which it will use to expand its care to more patients, it announced Wednesday.
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The country’s treatment modalities for chronic conditions are “completely backwards,” according to HealthSnap CEO Samson Magid. Four million Americans age into the Medicare program every year, and most of them have two or more…
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The uptick in malevolent data breaches at hospitals has been a worrying trend for the U.S. health system. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in large breaches reported to the Department of…
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Patients often don’t know who the right doctor is for their specific medical needs, leading to them sometimes booking appointments with the incorrect provider. To fix this issue, healthcare marketplace Zocdoc launched a new…
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The healthcare industry has infamously struggled with disconnected data systems and a lack of interoperability. When health information cannot be easily exchanged between different systems and providers, it leads to fragmented care, medical errors…
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The U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy, announced in March 2023, was joined by several other regulatory and legislative initiatives throughout the year that will have a major impact on the security of the Internet of…
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Intellectual property can be a thorny issue in health tech and medtech. The intersection of healthcare data and AI is setting up some complex patent showdowns and interesting ethical discussions. What are the implications…
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In the ever-evolving landscape where technology intersects with healthcare, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are emerging as a transformative force, turning the once-fantastic imaginings of science fiction into tangible realities.
BCI technology points towards a future of…
