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Obesity May Boost Odds for MS in Kids

Obese children may be twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Source link

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Kroger partners with Myriad Genetics on genetic testing pilot

The grocery chain is offering select Kroger Health Plan members access to Myriad’s GeneSight test, which analyzes specific genes as a way to predict the effectiveness of 56 common medications...

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Trump’s drug pricing blueprint hits a speed bump

The administration’s plan to lower drug costs met two major setbacks last week. Experts weighed in on what that could mean. Source link

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Trump administration ends key drug pricing proposal

The Washington Post and other outlets reported that the administration has withdrawn a proposal to end rebates between pharmacy benefit managers and drugmakers. Source link

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CVS pushes further into care delivery with telemedicine and HealthHUB expansions

The retail pharmacy chain has expanded its direct-to-consumer telemedicine offerings and charted out where it plans to open new HealthHUB locations next year. Source link

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StartUPDATES: Read about NeuroFlow’s work with Jefferson Health in academic health center collaboration

NeuroFlow has expanded its collaboration with Jefferson Health while Solve.Care inked a partnership with Uber Health and GNS Healthcare closed a new round of funding. Source link

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Calorie Restriction: A Win for Heart Health

(MedPage Today) -- Even a slight decrease in calorie intake reduced metabolic syndrome Source link

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Obesity and Bacteria; Upping Vaccine Rates: It's PodMed Double T!

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics also include reanimating the upper extremity after spinal cord injury Source link

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Obesity and Overweight Declined in Low-Income Preschoolers from 2010 to 2016

Rates among 2- to 4-year-old WIC participants fell for boys and girls and in all race/ethnicity categories. Source link

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Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study

Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study Source link

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Five tidbits and takeaways from Livongo’s IPO fiiling

The chronic disease management company filed its S-1 paperwork on Friday, joining Change Healthcare, Phreesia and Health Catalyst as part of the raft of companies planning to go public after...

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Chronic disease management company Livongo officially files for IPO

The company, which will be listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol “LVGO,” offers tech-enabled solutions that help to monitor and manage people with chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension...

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From campus to consumer: Lessons on university tech transfer

A panel at the WSGR Medical Device Conference in San Francisco delved into the specifics around what oftentimes sinks the relationship between companies and colleges and how to create real...

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Obesity Down in Preschoolers; Low-Carb Benefits; Biotin Interference

(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the endocrinology world Source link

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Paris conference aimed at giving European health technology a growth boost

The first HealthTech Investor Days conference takes place Monday and Tuesday. The event will bring together 100 late-stage companies with investors, pharma companies and others. Source link

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Advance care planning company Vynca lands $10.3M in Series B funding

The funding came from various investors, including First Trust Capital Partners, OCA Ventures and Spectrum Health Ventures, among others. Source link

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Northwell partners with NowPow to address social determinants of health

The health system will offer NowPow’s services to about 1,200 Medicaid patients who are part of Health Home, its care coordination program that provides medical, mental health, substance abuse, social and...

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FDA draft guidance on bispecific antibodies still has some kinks

An expert pointed to the draft guidance’s lack of distinction between immune-activating bispecifics and those that do not activate the immune system, as well as potentially burdensome trials industry may...

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Report: UnitedHealth picks up healthcare payments company Equian in $3.2B deal

Indianapolis-based Equian processes more than $50o billion in healthcare claims annually and works with nine out of the top 10 healthcare payers. Source link

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T2DM Risk in Offspring Up With Maternal Overweight, Obesity

Offspring of women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy have higher risk for type 2 diabetes Source link

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