Alok Mandal, Head of Healthcare Consulting, Virtusa
Massive disparities continue to plague healthcare in the United States. Many Americans do not have access to quality care, leading to higher rates of diseases like diabetes, hypertension,…
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Background: The Noom Weight program is a smartphone-based weight management program that uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to motivate users to achieve weight loss through a comprehensive lifestyle intervention. Objective: This retrospective database analysis…
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Oviva has been recommended by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a safe, effective and cost-efficient way to manage complex obesity cases and tackle growing NHS waiting lists.The announcement means…
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In 2022, President Biden re-ignited the Cancer Moonshot with a call to cut the cancer death rate by half and “improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer.” Both goals are ambitious…
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As the conversation around weight loss drugs grows, new modes of delivering weight management programs keep cropping up.
This time it’s Hello Alpha, a virtual primary care company geared toward women consumers and employees. The…
by Fred Pennic 07/14/2023 Leave a Comment
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What You Should Know:
Eli Lilly announced an agreement to acquire Versanis, a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new medicines for the treatment of…
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Cardiovascular disease incidence is increasing in the Middle East. Studies attribute this rise to socioeconomic development and a shift from rural to urban life. In addition, the studies also highlight the impact of lifestyle…
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What You Should Know:
With 42 percent of Americans now struggling with obesity, doctors and their patients are looking for a sustainable approach to weight loss. Currently, prescription medications known as the GLP-1 class of anti-obesity…
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A Digital NHS Health Check that will deliver one million checks is to be rolled out across England from next spring, the government has announced today.The current NHS Health Check has helped to prevent…
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Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug, retatrutide, has shown impressive results in mid-stage clinical trials, with patients experiencing up to 24% weight loss after almost a year, the highest reduction seen in the field. The…
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