prediabetes

Santa Clara Family Health Plan Taps Yes Health for Diabetes Prevention Program

Yes Health provides concierge health coaching and services for weight loss and diabetes prevention, all through its app. After taking a short quiz, members will receive a personalized plan — created by the company’s dietitians, nutritionists, fitness experts and psychologists — to improve their health. The app also offers an AI-powered service where members can take pictures of their meals to receive guidance on how to make them healthier.

By Marissa Plescia

Health Tech, Consumer / Employer

Why Glen Tullman is backing virtual diabetes clinic 9am.health

The company has $20 million in funding, including $16 million from a Series A funding round announced Wednesday, and backing from the veteran health executive who has already been at the helm of two startups-turned-unicorns.

By Michael Schroeder

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence

Preventing type 2 diabetes is a minute-to-minute challenge, AI can help provide minute-to-minute care

By enhancing traditional in-person care with on-demand digital solutions, we can create a powerful new care model that maximizes clinical resources while meeting patients whenever and wherever they need support.

By Robert Gabbay and Julia Hu

MedCity Influencers

The power of real-world data to disrupt the progression of diabetes

With investments in big data and cloud computing, physicians and public health experts are collaborating with engineers to design frameworks capable of performing large-scale population health research, including in diabetes.

By Fatima Paruk MD

Startups

Health2047 spinout leverages community-based approach to tackle prediabetes

With $2 million in seed funding, the company, First Mile Care, is utilizing a coaching and support model in an effort to reverse prediabetes.

By Erin Dietsche

Health IT

Medial EarlySign uses machine learning algorithm to predict who is at risk for certain conditions

Founded in 2009, Medial EarlySign is making use of artificial intelligence technology and EHR data to predict which individuals are at risk for specific health conditions.

By Erin Dietsche

Health IT

Cigna leads Omada Health’s latest $50M investment round

The San Francisco digital health company now has three payers on board as investors - Humana, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, and Cigna.

By Arundhati Parmar

BioPharma

Purdue is dedicating a lot of energy toward addressing diabetes with 5 new technologies

More than 29 million Americans have diabetes and 86 million have prediabetes. Purdue University researchers are focusing on new innovations in treatment.

By Nicole Oran