Nearly 31% of adults in the U.S. are overweight and more than 42% have obesity. Yet, many don’t receive treatment. A new partnership between Hello Alpha and TrestleTree aims to support patients through a…
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WeightWatchers, a digital weight loss and management company, has launched a new program to support those taking GLP-1 medications. In addition, WeightWatchers Clinic is now available and gives access to a care team and…
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Chronic metabolic diseases like obesity and diabetes are one of the main drivers of high healthcare costs and poor health outcomes in the U.S. The CDC estimates that obesity alone costs the country’s healthcare…
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What You Should Know:
– WeightWatchers launches two new offerings to further support individuals on their journeys to better health: the WeightWatchers GLP-1 Program and WeightWatchers Clinic integration within the WeightWatchers App.
– By focusing on…
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What You Should Know:
Hello Alpha, a virtual primary care platform built for accessible, personalized healthcare, and TrestleTree, a leader in health transformation through coaching, announced today their strategic partnership aimed at addressing critical gaps in…
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Digital weight loss company Noom has announced several new hires within its leadership team, including its new executive vice president and chief financial officer Jean Clifton, chief technology officer Rich Friedman and general counsel…
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Direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform Hims & Hers launched a new weight loss program Monday that offers weight loss medications, educational content and digital tracking tools.
San Francisco-based Hims & Hers is a health and wellness platform…
“I don’t think we talk enough about the tension between innovation and who pays for the innovation — and who can access it.”
Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and chief medical officer at Amazon Pharmacy…
The previous articles in this series showed how payers, providers, and digital health companies try to prove that they’re helping to create healthier patients. Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care at law…
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What You Should Know: – Prescriptions for the popular weight loss drug Wegovy showed a six-fold increase between December 2022 and June 2023, according to a recent analysis of prescribing trends by DrFirst. –…
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