by Elise Reuter | Feb 17, 2020 | News, Venture Funding
Photo credit: Virta Health Virta Health’s app lets patients with type 2 diabetes track weight, blood sugar and ketones. The digital health company raised $93 million in January. In the crowded field of diabetes startups, a new entrant, Virta Health, claims it can...
by James McGirk, University of California - Santa Cruz | Feb 14, 2020 | Genomics, News
Research into the novel Wuhan seafood market pneumonia virus, the deadly “coronavirus” that has forced the Chinese government to quarantine more than 50 million people in the country’s dense industrial heartland, will be facilitated by the UC Santa...
by MedCity News | Feb 13, 2020 | News, Startups
Photo: akindo, Getty Images Following Google’s partnership with Ascension late last year, Bright.md released its first Health Care Consumer Trust Survey. The survey revealed that while patients may say they want a health care experience that rivals the convenience and...
by Conn Hastings | Feb 12, 2020 | News
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a tiny portable diagnostic device that can detect the presence of specific pathogens in a saliva sample, and relay the results to a doctor when plugged into a smartphone. The device can potentially diagnose a...
by Georgia State University | Feb 11, 2020 | News, Oncology
A new method to detect cancer in its early stages using a targeted MRI contrast agent that binds to proteins has been identified by a team of researchers led by Georgia State University Regents’ Professor Jenny Yang. In their study, published in the journal...
by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Feb 10, 2020 | News, Oncology
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, but most American women can prevent it by being screened with tests that detect human papillomaviruses (HPV). A new study led by University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists shows...
