Population and Public Health

Researchers found that a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based methodology combined with smartphone detection was able to test for COVID-19.

In a preview of his HIMSS22 session, Craig S. Kovacevich, associate vice president of community and population health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, explains how a population health analytics engine helps the system find missing screenings, vaccinations and other services.

The French startup targets leadership in personalised medicine with high-performance genomic analysis.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Joel D. Ray, vice president of patient care services and CNO, and Julia W. Aucoin, director of practice, quality and research at UNC REX Healthcare, discuss the country's nursing shortage and how tech solutions can help.

The app also helped children meet therapeutic goals. However, it didn't make a significant difference in overall anxiety or functional impairments.

Women’s health will be the focus of the new investment.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 presentation, Robert Jarrin, strategic advisor to ResMed Corp., and Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, explain the current digital health reimbursement landscape.

It displays health data from bluetooth-enabled medical devices in video teleconsultations.

Also: Truepill launches a COVID-19 test coverage platform for insurers, and 23andMe extends its partnership with GSK.

Berlin startup targets irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal problems with a digital therapy program.