Category: 4. Health

A survey conducted by the American Heart Association has shown that very few Americans are using salt substitutes, even though they are a cheap and effective way to lower high blood pressure.

The survey included over 37,000 American adults who were surveyed between 2003 and 2020. The survey participants were divided into four groups depending on their blood pressure status: (1) high blood pressure that was treated and under control, (2) high blood…

Recent discussions by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) about potentially delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns have brought renewed attention to this serious infection. While ACIP ultimately tabled the proposed delay, the debate underscores the importance of understanding hepatitis B and why early vaccination remains crucial for protecting public health.

As concerns increase about the outlook for the U.S. job market, one bright spot continues to be the healthcare industry, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts will see a much faster rate of job growth than overall employment trends. Adding to that, a recent Indeed survey showed that six out…

If you asked me to name the most transformative medicines ever developed, one would quickly come to mind along with penicillin, vaccines, insulin, and aspirin: Statins.

Since their introduction in the 1980s, statins have been a gamechanger in lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes for millions of people with high cholesterol. They work…

Pharmaceutical innovation saves lives. But not every “new” drug is truly new.

Patents are designed to reward breakthrough inventions by granting the inventors temporary monopoly rights to recoup the costs of research and development and to encourage future innovation. But firms may also exploit the system in ways that make drugs more expensive and less accessible to patients. A 2023 study found that 78% of drugs associated with new patents weren’t actually new drugs but minor…

Most people know roughly what kind of lifestyle they should be living to stay healthy.

Think regular exercise, a balanced diet and sufficient sleep. Yet, despite all the hacks, trackers and motivational quotes, many of us still struggle to stick with our health goals.

Meanwhile, people worldwide are experiencing more lifestyle-associated chronic disease than ever before.

But what if the missing piece in your health journey wasn’t more discipline – but more stillness?

Research…

The research team utilized advanced analytics and machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to assess whether routine blood tests could serve as early warning signs for spinal cord injury patient outcomes.

More than 20 million people…

With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and technology, there are numerous opportunities to improve key aspects of the healthcare value chain, ranging from workflow automation to supply chain optimization and increased patient engagement. Diligent Robotics is working on an often overlooked portion of the healthcare industry: last mile operations. Specifically, the company’s flagship robot, Moxi, is helping…

Prosper AI has raised $5 million to become the voice AI platform for healthcare, targeting the $450 billion spent annually on administration. Prosper’s AI agents already handle hundreds of thousands of calls for a Providence-affiliated hospital network, a Fortune 50 pharma hub, a 30,000-employee medical billing company, and one of the largest practice management software in the U.S. with over 100,000 physicians, helping Prosper quadruple revenue in the last three months. The seed round was…

AJ Loiacono launched Capital Rx eight years ago to break through all the hidden fees in drug pricing. Now with $252 million in new funding, the firm, renamed Judi Health, has broader medical costs in its sights.

AJ Loiacono knew he truly had something after dogfooding his medical benefits administration software on his own company. Not only did he see year-over-year cost savings of 11% for the 1,800 members of the health plan,…