Background: In behavioral weight loss interventions, participants are asked to set weekly goals to support long-term habits that lead to weight loss. Although participants are asked to set and accomplish weekly goals, we do…
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Novo Nordisk is slashing prices of several insulin products by up to 75% amid growing political scrutiny on the prices of these older but still expensive diabetes medicines. The announcement Tuesday comes two weeks…
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First-of-Its-Kind Weight Management Solution to Pair WeightWatchers Proven Nutrition and Behavioral Science with the Sequence Clinical Platform
WW International, Inc. (WeightWatchers, WW, or the Company) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health,…
Dr. Arti Masturzo, Chief Medical Officer at CCS Today, food insecurity affects more than 41 million Americans and is prevalent among children and the elderly population. Food insecurity is defined as the limited availability…
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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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You might want to reconsider hitting the drive-thru.
In another stunning rebuke of a fast-food diet, researchers find it puts us at increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—even among otherwise healthy people. While…
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have tested a closed-loop acoustic stimulation neurotechnology in its ability to treat insomnia. The device in question has been developed by Cereset, a medtech company headquartered in Arizona. Insomnia is not just unpleasant, but can have significant long-term health consequences, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes. This technology works by monitoring brain waves through scalp sensors and then translating these waves into auditory tones that are played back to the wearer through ear buds. The researchers describe the technology as “allowing the brain to listen to itself”, leading […]…
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