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Healthware, Digital Therapeutics Alliance report's cover page
By  Jessica Hagen 12:38 pm June 9, 2023
Italy-based healthcare agency, consultancy and digital health group, Healthware, and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Virginia that provides thought leadership and education to advance digital therapeutic adoption, today announced the release of a report outlining policy pathways for digital health adoption in Europe. Alberta Spreafico, managing director of...
Cue Health reader with red background
By  Jessica Hagen 12:00 pm June 8, 2023
Home diagnostics company Cue Health announced its received FDA de novo authorization for its at-home COVID-19 test, dubbed the Cue COVID-19 Molecular Test.  The Cue COVID-19 Molecular Test detects genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It consists of a nasal swab, or Cue Sample Wand, and a Cue Cartridge Reader. After taking the test, adults with respiratory infection symptoms receive the...
Three healthcare providers wearing scrubs sitting around a computer looking at the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 12:57 pm June 7, 2023
AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai announced that it is partnering with multinational electronics company Samsung to integrate its Smart Care Facility Platform into the tech giant's displays for use by health systems.  The Florida-based company's Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care facility that monitors patients using AI, which...
Different versions of Apple watchOS 10
By  Jessica Hagen 11:10 am June 6, 2023
Apple revealed the latest update of its Watch wearables at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2023 on Monday. The Apple watchOS 10 will include new mental health, vision health and fitness tools. The watchOS 10 will allow users to log their emotions and daily moods via the Mindfulness app. Users will be able to turn the Digital Crown to select a shape to describe and track their feelings....
Three people sitting around a table with food on it. One person is wearing a pink head scarf, one a blue shirt and the other a white shirt
By  Jessica Hagen 11:01 am June 6, 2023
Tech-enabled food delivery company FarmboxRx announced the launch of Feed by FarmboxRx, an application-based program to supply individuals affected by cuts to SNAP benefits with produce and pantry staples.  The program will allow six boxes of produce to be delivered to select individuals each month, along with educational magazines for food preparation recommendations.    Applications for...
Mark Cuban, cofounder of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company
By  Jessica Hagen 07:18 pm June 2, 2023
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) announced that it's working with Coherus Biosciences to sell Yusimry, a biosimilar version of the top-selling drug Humira, at a discounted price.  Yusimry is used to treat several diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerative colitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, Crohn’s...
Person wearing a scarf on their head holding a child on their back with the sky behind them
By  Jessica Hagen 12:00 pm June 2, 2023
Healthcare data company ConcertAI announced its expanded partnership with Caris Life Sciences, where the companies will jointly create a database to generate insights to advance precision medicine, clinical trial management and therapeutic development.   ConcertAI is a real-world data and AI company for healthcare providers and life science companies, while Caris Life Sciences offers whole exome...
Healthcare provider wearing a white shirt and looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:42 pm June 1, 2023
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, and ViewFi, a tech-enabled virtual orthopedic and rehabilitation platform, are partnering to deliver virtual orthopedic and musculoskeletal care to patients through Transcarent's Consult Solution. ViewFi, cofounded by U.S. tennis champion Andy Roddick, offers virtual care, one-on-one exams and at-home appointments...
Dr. Jay Bhatt, practicing geriatrician and managing director of the Center for Health Solutions and Health Equity Institute at Deloitte
By  Jessica Hagen 02:12 pm May 26, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in healthcare throughout the U.S. over the past several years. Now, with the rise of AI, experts are warning developers to remain cautious while implementing models to ensure those inequities are not exacerbated.  Dr. Jay Bhatt, practicing geriatrician and managing director of the Center for Health Solutions and Health Equity Institute at Deloitte,...
Students in scrubs sitting in a classroom looking at a teacher
By  Jessica Hagen 01:44 pm May 26, 2023
ChatGPT-3 and ChatGPT-4, OpenAI's language processing models, flunked the 2021 and 2022 American College of Gastroenterology Self-Assessment Tests, according to a study published earlier this week in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.  ChatGPT is a large language model that generates human-like text in response to users' questions or statements. Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for...