Category: WELL-BEING & HEALTHY LIVING

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola January 11, 2024Download PDF 286694 Source link

At the JPM Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Amazon announced the launch of its new Health Condition Programs, which allow customers to tap into digital health benefits offered through their employer or insurance carrier, with chronic care management company Omada Health as the company’s launch partner.  Amazon aims to help individuals access digital health tools that can help them…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola January 08, 2024Download PDF 24782 Source link

Imagineering is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company, which is responsible for creating, designing and constructing Disney theme parks, merchandise development, Disney games and other attractions globally.   Joe Lanzisero, former Walt Disney Imagineer and current VP of Zeitgeist Design & Production, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the creation process of…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola January 06, 2024Download PDF 105584 Source link

VMocion, a technology company focused on allowing users to “feel” the motion they see in extended reality (XR) experiences, announced it secured $3 million in seed funding.  AZ Crown and Mayo Clinic participated in the round. Eric Crown of Insight Enterprises will join the company’s board of directors.   WHAT IT DOES VMocion’s 3V technologies provide…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola January 03, 2024Download PDF 323922 Source link

Tech-enabled Medicare Advantage company Devoted Health announced it scored $175 million in Series E funding at the end of 2023. Venture capital companies Fearless Ventures, Highbury Holdings, Stardust Equity, GIC, Maverick Ventures and The Space Between led the round. Andreessen Horowitz, Emerson Collective, Socium Ventures, The Private Shares Fund, and affiliated funds, General Catalyst, F-Prime…

Have you ever wondered what happened to vitamin F? We have vitamins A through E, and vitamin K, but vitamin F seems long forgotten. Getting to the bottom of the mystery requires digging into the history of vitamins, including how they came to be and the strategies used in naming them. While it’s easy to…

Federal agencies like the FDA and HHS have established safety programs to ensure safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence use in various sectors, including healthcare.  Digital health executives relayed their recommendations, advice, and suggestions for regulators configuring rules around AI use in healthcare to MobiHealthNews, including flagging AI-generated content and building off existing regulatory frameworks.  Ann…

You’ve heard of The Great Reset? Now delve into The Great Taking, described by former hedge fund manager David Webb as a system put in place by central bankers to take everything, from everyone. “It is about the taking of collateral (all of it), the end game of the current globally synchronous debt accumulation super…

Meds tracking live on Samsung Health  Samsung Electronics has started rolling out a new Medications tracking feature on the Samsung Health app to help users manage their medications and improve adherence. The feature helps users keep track of their prescription and over-the-counter medications. It also provides users detailed information about their medications, including potential side…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola December 27, 2023Download PDF 349054 Source link

Pakistani telemedicine startup Sehat Kahani has gained $2.7 million in a Series A funding round led by the health tech fund Amaanah Circle from Singapore.  Epic Angels, Cross Fund, USAID Investment Promotion Activity,  Augmentor, Impact Investment Exchange and the Elahi Group of Companies also participated in the funding round.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2017…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola December 25, 2023Download PDF 70077 Source link

Indian AI drug discovery firm gets $1M to focus on rare diseases Peptris Technologies from Bangalore, India has received $1 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Speciale Invest. In a statement, the AI-driven drug discovery company said it will use its fresh funds to expand its research scope to cover rare diseases,…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola December 21, 2023Download PDF 188404 Source link

California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR announced it secured an expanded contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs via its Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, dubbed VA Immersive, to provide veterans with VR-based chronic low back pain therapies.  AppliedVR’s RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) received FDA De Novo clearance in 2021 to be used in…

In a busy world, efficiency is king. Everyone wants the most payoff for their efforts in the least amount of time—especially when it comes to fitness. That’s one of the reasons that high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, has become so popular. Workouts lasting just 20 or 30 minutes can deliver tremendous cardiovascular benefits, help you…

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola December 18, 2023Download PDF 92194 Source link

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is the result of increased demand for tailored healthcare solutions, lower costs, higher accuracy pertaining to medical decisions and diagnosis to improve patient health outcomes.  With an estimated valuation of $15.1 billion for the global market in 2022, AI in healthcare is an irreversible process that is…