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How Covid-19 could usher in a new role for continuous glucose monitoring in hospitals

24.02.2021

In early May, a wing of Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center was eerily empty. The space had been cleared of patients as the pandemic raged. But it wasn’t going …

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Coronavirus / Health / Health Tech

Backed by Google, epidemiologists launch a sweeping Covid-19 data platform

24.02.2021

Last January, Samuel Scarpino wasn’t sure what to make of Covid-19. The director of Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, he, along with every other epidemiologist in the world, was trying …

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Health Tech

Could AI tools for breast cancer worsen disparities? Patchy public data in FDA filings fuel concern

11.02.2021

The great hope of artificial intelligence in breast cancer is that it can distinguish harmless lesions from those likely to become malignant. By scanning millions of pixels, AI promises to …

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Health Tech

Equip, a startup providing virtual therapy for eating disorders, raises $13 million

10.02.2021

A vanguard of virtual behavioral health startups are attracting investor interest. The latest: Equip, which provides online treatment for eating disorders, announced Wednesday it has raised a $13 million Series …

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Health / Health Tech

‘These numbers are incredibly important’: Doctors and lawmakers call on FDA to address racial disparities in pulse oximeters

10.02.2021

A long-documented, under-the-radar disparity is garnering new attention as the Covid-19 pandemic stretches into another year: Some pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels and are critical to making decisions about …

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First Opinion / Health Tech

Opinion: Telehealth’s critics have it right: The industry must evolve

08.02.2021

For many people, January is a time for new beginnings. But for many telehealth patients, January 2021 means being plunged back into 2019 as Congress prepares to walk back some …

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Health Tech

23andMe to go public via Richard Branson’s SPAC

04.02.2021

The genetics testing company 23andMe will enter the public markets via a special purpose acquisition corporation sponsored by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, a deal that values the company at …

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Health Tech

Apple Watch can help track Parkinson’s disease symptoms, research shows

03.02.2021

Apple’s quest to put a smartwatch on every wrist continues with its latest health research: a new study showing the Apple Watch can be used to monitor symptoms of Parkinson’s …

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Health Tech

Verily spinout Onduo expands virtual care to Spanish speakers

02.02.2021

The virtual care company Onduo is widening its reach: On Tuesday, the Alphabet-owned company announced it was bringing its chronic disease management platform to patients with certain cardiometabolic conditions, including …

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