Category: chronic disease
Sidekick Health is already working with pharma heavyweights Pfizer and Bayer on gamified apps that can be paired with drug therapies to improve patient outcomes – and says it is poised to announce three more in the coming months. The Iceland-based digital health company – which has just raised $55 million in second-round funding – […]
The company, which offers an AI platform that provides personalized health coaching for chronic disease patients, will use the new funds to invest in research and development and to expand its virtual integrations with health plans and employers.
With neurodegenerative diseases affecting millions of individuals in the United States, now is an important time to spotlight the increasing impact these diseases have on our country’s aging population and their families.
ChemoCentryx has spent decades developing oral alternatives to injectable and infused biologic drugs that treat chronic autoimmune conditions. The research finally paid off with FDA approval of Tavneos, a ChemoCentryx pill for a rare autoimmune disease.
Chronic diseases (CDs) pose a significant challenge to healthcare in the 21st century. Factors such as population aging, lifestyle-modifiable risk factors, a decline in early-life infectious diseases, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food habits have resulted in the emergence of chronic diseases as a major global health threat. Among CDs, Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is particularly of […]
Artery Heart Disease is Different in Women There is no better example of the disconnect between what we know and what we do than in the case of women with heart artery disease. The Doctor Weighs In
A Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis, a Bike Race and a Daugher’s Love I am a sixty-year-old anesthesiologist fast approaching the home […] The Doctor Weighs In
When ChristianaCare’s Graham Cancer Center saw that a significant number of its patients did not have a primary care provider, they decided to take action. Now, any patient that doesn’t already have a PCP is connected to one onsite at the cancer center, expanding the care each patient receives.
Providing care for chronic disease patients during a one-in-a-century pandemic is full of challenges, but health systems like Jefferson Health are finding ways — with help from technology — to make sure their patients are getting the care they need.
By HANS DUVEFELT Sooner, rather than later, we will be driving electric cars because of the environment. We use energy efficient light bulbs and recyclable packaging for the same reason. And there is a growing debate about the environmental impact of what kind of food we produce and consume. But I still don’t hear enough […]
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health Virtual event, Sep 21-25 will spotlight healthcare startups in four categories. The application deadline is August 14 at 5pm ET.