There is an urgent need to develop solutions that can enable the early diagnosis of COPD as any delays in the diagnosis of COPD represent a missed opportunity to slow disease progression through preventative interventions. Smoking cessation alone could save as many as 120,000 lives per year in the US alone.
The digital health startup received FDA clearance for its carbon monoxide sensor to be used for smoking cessation without oversight from a healthcare provider. The expanded indication came after Carrot submitted the results of a single-arm study claiming its device increased people’s motivation to quit smoking.
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
Ro, previously known as Roman, has raised the new money to launch a smoking cessation vertical called Zero.
The increased healthcare benefits facilitated by wearable sensor-derived real-time information can clearly be seen in smoking cessation, the traditional treatment of which is plagued by a number of challenges.
Minneapolis-based RedBrick will offer some of its customers access to Redwood City, California-based Carrot's smoking cessation platform called Pivot. Additionally, RedBrick will have category market exclusivity to market Pivot through 2018.
San Francisco-based HeyDoctor has released a new app that enables providers to prescribe certain treatments through text messaging. Its services currently include everything from acne diagnosis to UTI testing to smoking cessation.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Somatix analyzes body motion data from wearables to ascertain a user's physical and emotional state. The smoking cessation program detects whether people are smoking based on hand motions. But the company wants to add new applications
Chrono Therapeutics will use the funding to support clinical trials of the wearable device in the U.S. and Europe to wean smokers off cigarettes using timed delivery of nicotine.
Magellan Health Inc., which has created Click Therapeutics and Digital Therapeutic solutions, today announced a digital, integrated and comprehensive smoking cessation program.
The deal is designed to get clear the step of having to go to a physician to get a presciption for the patches. After they complete a quit plan, smokers can order the patches free as long as their employer or health plan offers it.
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There are many uses for breathalyzer technology these days: diagonstics, weight loss, smoking cessation and more. These are four unique applications for this technology.
If a smoker who decides to quit declares it to everyone they are friends with through social media, is there a greater chance that they will succeed?
A key trigger that leads a smoker to light up a cigarette – or a cocaine abuser to fiend for a hit – is stress. Embera NeuroTherapeutics is a Boston-based startup developing a treatment for cocaine abuse and smoking cessation – helping temper the addiction by reducing the stress that causes the initial urge. It just closed out its […]
2Morrow is embarking on a second study for a smoking cessation smartphone app it created with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. It follows a clinical trial last year that showed higher quit rates than for Quitguides distributed by state programs, health plans and employers. The second study is supported by a grant from the Life […]