Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a…
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As Cohort Seven of the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme comes to a close, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our participating companies. In the spotlight today is Kidney Beam, an innovative online platform designed to…
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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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What You Should Know:
– Health insurance provider Humana Inc. announced the release of a groundbreaking Value-Based Care (VBC) Issue Brief focused on nephrology, the medical specialty treating kidney disease.
– The issue brief report highlights…
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What You Should Know:
– A new study by Phreesia and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) reveals a troubling gap in awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among high-risk patients. Published in The American Journal…
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What You Should Know:
– A new study suggests that a weekly treatment with semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, may significantly reduce the risk of kidney failure and other complications in patients with…
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We have developed a digital twin-based CKD identification and prediction model that leverages generalized metabolic fluxes (GMF) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). GMF digital twins utilized basic clinical and physiological biomarkers…
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We evaluated the effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention for diabetic kidney disease patients by conducting a 12-month randomized controlled trial among 126 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with moderately increased albuminuria (urinary…
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Every week, we shine a spotlight on one (or more) of our DigitalHealth.London companies, founders, or NHS fellows. Today, to commemorate World Kidney Day, we are excited to feature our current DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company…
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What You Should Know: – Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and kidney care provider Strive Health announced today a new multi-state, value-based care agreement for kidney care to more Medicare Advantage members. – This expanded…
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