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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups

By Stephanie Baum Friday, July 8, 2022 7:30 AM

Check out news from Equiva, Vida Health, Canaery, and DocPanel.

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Mount Sinai, mPulse Mobile team up to reduce teenage diabetes

By Katie Adams Thursday, July 7, 2022 7:28 PM

The rising levels of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American youth is quickly becoming a major public health concern. To help address this problem, Mount Sinai partnered with mPulse Mobile, a company that offers a AI-based mobile patient messaging platform. Together with a group of teenage community members, they created a text message-based youth diabetes prevention program focused on integrating healthy behaviors into teens' lives.

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Data privacy in a potential post-Roe world

By Matt Fisher Thursday, July 7, 2022 5:03 PM

The Supreme Court's majority opinion in Dobbs will create a big mess around what data will be revealed and the repercussions that will come when data are obtained. Individuals will bear the brunt of the burden while it all gets figured out.

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North Korea cyber attackers target healthcare orgs, Gov't agencies warn

By Amanda James Thursday, July 7, 2022 4:24 PM

The U.S. government agencies warned that Maui ransomware has been used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors since at least May 2021.

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Henry Ford Health partners with Exo to validate its mobile ultrasound platform

By Katie Adams Thursday, July 7, 2022 3:34 PM

Exo recently partnered with Henry Ford Health to validate its software platform for point-of-care ultrasounds. The health system's physicians will work with the company to increase the platform's ease of use, as well as commercialize the mobile ultrasound device Exo is developing.

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W. Va. judge sides with drug distributors in bellwether opioid trial

By Amanda James Thursday, July 7, 2022 3:01 PM

From 2001 to 2017, the fatal overdose rate in Cabell County increased from 16.6 to 213.9 per 100,000. Judge finds no evidence of causation.

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A looming reckoning: Medicare Advantage audits will spike as feds scope out Covid-19 fraud

By Ketan Patel Thursday, July 7, 2022 2:30 PM

Seniors' demand for Medicare Advantage plans shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, and that means CMS is likely to continue accelerating its FWA audits of MA plans, particularly given the prevalence of Covid-19-related fraud.

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After initial failure, Intercept Pharma feels new data can get NASH drug approval

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, July 7, 2022 2:04 PM

Two years after the stinging FDA rejection of its drug for the fatty liver disease NASH, Intercept Pharmaceuticals has more safety and efficacy data from a pivotal study that could support resubmission of a new drug application. The biotech said it will meet with the FDA later this month.

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Healthcare hires of note

By Stephanie Baum Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:33 PM

Read about executive hires across healthcare and life sciences.

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