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by William McCleary | July 29, 2022 | Medical
Following its adoption by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), the Minuteful Kidney test from Healthy.io has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s a smartphone-based ACR test that looks for albumin, a protein...
by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2022 | Medical
The scourge of diabetes takes a costly toll. According to the CDC’s 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report, more than 130 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes or prediabetes. That astounding figure adds weight to the impact of recent study results from...
by Bruce Brown | July 25, 2022 | Medical
Australian digital health smartphone app company ResApp Health is not a stranger to long -time readers of Health Tech Insider. In 2016, we covered ResApp’s eponymous smartphone app that captures and identifies the sounds of coughs. ResApp uses machine learning...
by William McCleary | July 25, 2022 | Medical
As the world settles into life with COVID-19, treatment is becoming ever more important to stave off serious illnesses and hospitalizations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized three COVID-19 treatments: monoclonal antibodies, Paxlovid, and...
by Unber Shafiq | July 25, 2022 | Medical
Pregnant women need appropriate glycemic management to maintain maternal and fetal wellbeing during gestation. The aim is to avoid complications, especially due to hypoglycemia which can be a problem for expectant mothers who have Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Subcutaneous...
by Bruce Brown | July 19, 2022 | Medical
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine acceptance and implementation was already on a fast growth track. Lockdowns and forced isolation plus the fear of COVID infection boosted telehealth adoption even faster and further into new areas of healthcare....
