Sami Inkinen, Virta Health
Virta Health is in the diabetes reversal business. It’s a medical group that for a…
Sami Inkinen, Virta Health
Virta Health is in the diabetes reversal business. It’s a medical group that for a decade has been aggressively coaching people with diabetes and cardiometabolic disease to radically change their eating habits–basically to eat the right things for them, to saity. Some how in a nation obsessed with processed food and carbs they have succeeded…
To Help Achieve Life-Saving Discoveries, AI Must Access ‘Underutilized, Undervalued’ Findings
AI-powered platforms can collect data sets from disparate sources and check them for quality, duplication, relevance, and more. These platforms can then create even more extensive, understandable findings to help healthcare professionals make decisions. The post To Help Achieve Life-Saving Discoveries, AI Must Access ‘Underutilized, Undervalued’ Findings appeared first on MedCity News.
Guide to the Top Accredited Health Care Training Programs in the NYC Metro Area
[Sponsored] Accreditation does not just validate educational quality — it is a gateway to employability. Employers across New York increasingly seek graduates from accredited institutions. The post Guide to the Top Accredited Health Care Training Programs in the NYC Metro Area appeared first on MedCity News.
From Pollen to Plate: Identifying Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome
Diagnosing PFAS can be challenging, but establishing a thorough symptom history along with specific IgE blood testing can build a fuller picture of patients’ allergic triggers and sensitizations, helping clinicians develop accurate, tailored treatment recommendations and ultimately improve their patients’ quality of life. The post From Pollen to Plate: Identifying Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome appeared…
‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Citizen Lobbyists Unite To Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics
Mary Catherine Johnson is a retired small-business owner from outside Rochester, New York. She voted for Donald Trump three times. Lexy Mealing, who used to work in a physician’s office, is from Long Island. She’s a Democrat. But the women share a common bond. They both survived breast cancer. And when the American Cancer Society…
Robots and Health
An interesting finding from Liu, Wang, Jin and Lu (2025): While the labor market effects of industrial robots have been extensively studied, their broader health implications, particularly on chronic diseases, remain unexplored. This study fills this gap by linking China’s national-industry robot adoption data to individual health records from the China Health and Nutrition Survey…
Providence, Humana Launch Initiative to Standardize Payer-Provider Data Sharing
Providence and Humana launched a new initiative to standardize and streamline data exchange between payers and providers. The program leverages FHIR-based APIs to create a scalable, real-time system that can be replicated across other healthcare organizations nationwide. The post Providence, Humana Launch Initiative to Standardize Payer-Provider Data Sharing appeared first on MedCity News.
Knownwell Secures $25M to Expand Obesity Medicine
Knownwell’s $25 million in funding was led by CVS Health Ventures and included participation from MassMutual Catalyst Fund, Intermountain Ventures, a16z Bio + Health and Flare Capital Partners. The post Knownwell Secures $25M to Expand Obesity Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
FDA Approval for Roche Cancer Drug Brings a New Biologic Option to Lupus Nephritis
Roche’s Gazyva, which first reached the market as a blood cancer drug, has expanded its FDA approval to include treatment of the autoimmune disorder lupus nephritis. The CD20-targeting antibody can now compete against a blockbuster GSK drug that is the standard biologic therapy for the debilitating kidney condition. The post FDA Approval for Roche Cancer…
Concierge Care for all: What would it look like?
By MATTHEW HOLT A few weeks back I wrote an article on what’s wrong with primary care and how we should fix it. The tl:dr version was to give every American a concierge primary care physician paid for by the government. We would give everyone a $2k voucher (on average, dependent on age, medical status,…
