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By Jasmine Pennic | Nov 10, 2017 New peer-reviewed findings published in JMIR Diabetes reveals that an artificial intelligence (AI) health coaches is just as effective as in-person weight loss programs, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-led National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a clinically-proven weight loss program focused on type 2 diabetes prevention. The peer-reviewed [...]

By WRAL Techwire | Nov 10, 2017 RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh-based telecommunications company Bandwidth Inc. sold four million shares at $20 to raise $80 million in its IPO Friday morning, as CEO, chair and co-founder David Morken rang the Nasdaq market opening bell..Trading under the symbol BAND, the stock price was unchanged at $20 [...]

By IQVIA Institute | Nov 7, 2017 About the Report The proliferation of Digital Health tools, including mobile health apps and wearable sensors, holds great promise for improving human health. Over 318,000 health apps are now available on top app stores worldwide with more than 200 health apps being added each day. This report on [...]

By JULIET PRESTON | Nov 7, 2017 FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reinforced his ‘cool new step-dad’ persona on Monday, unveiling a streamlined path for companies looking to market certain direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests. In a notice of intent, the agency outlined a somewhat hands-off approach that would grant market access to companies, rather than individual genetic tests. [...]

By Rachel Z. Arndt | Nov 7, 2017 The Scripps Translational Science Institute will be using Fitbit devices for part of the All of Us research program, a National Institutes of Health project through which researchers are looking into how individual characteristics can affect health and disease treatment. For a study on individual health indicators [...]

By Clayton M. Christensen, Andrew Waldeck, Rebecca Fogg | Oct 30, 2017   Finally, health care, which has been largely immune to the forces of disruptive innovation, is beginning to change. Seeing the potential to improve health with simple primary-care strategies, some of the biggest incumbent players are inviting new entrants focused on empowering consumers into [...]