chronic

Enterprise, Startups

Development of a Biowearable Device for Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease by Metyos

For his next trick the Paris-based robotics entrepreneur is fronting work on a far lighter kind of wearable: An arm-worn patch for monitoring chronic kidney disease (CKD). At the same time rising costs of healthcare provision has increased pressure on services to find smarter ways to tackle expensive issues like chronic disease management, without compromising quality of service. Biowearables offer a potential route to help square this circle for a range of chronic health conditions. At the same time Boulanger’s co-founder, Chashchina, was dealing with a chronic health condition. Metyos cites statistics which suggest there are more than 800 million CKD patients globally.

Apps, Gadgets

Tracking Your Health: The Primary Focus of Visible

Long COVID is the strongest ‘why now’ slide — and it has shone a light on all these other conditions,” says Leeming in an interview with TechCrunch. Trying it outAs someone who suffers from long COVID myself, I tried its solution out as I was at CES in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We aim to take fitness, wellness and illness into account with our tracker. No longer a mere risk assessment tool, Visible’s “illness tracker” has evolved into a personal assistant for health maintenance and a symbol of empowerment for patients. Even at this initial stage, it certainly seems that Visible is starting to illuminate a new way forward for chronic illness sufferers.

Dylan Williams
January 29, 2024

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“Revolutionizing Wellness: Amazon’s Newest Endeavor to Uncover Digital Solutions for Chronic Illness Management”

Amazon announced today that it’s launching Health Condition Programs, a new initiative that aims to make it easier for people to discover digital health benefits to help manage chronic conditions like prediabetes, diabetes and high blood pressure. Digital health company Omada Health is Amazon’s launch partner for the new initiative. Omada Health’s over 20 million eligible members can now discover and enroll in Omada’s programs for diabetes prevention, diabetes, and hypertension through Amazon. Members can initiate a general coverage check via the Amazon Health webpage to see if they are eligible for a program. “Many people aren’t aware of the health care benefits they’re eligible for, that are typically no cost or subsidized by their employer or insurance plan.

Ava Patel
January 8, 2024

Apps, Startups

Nourish Aims to Improve Nutrition for Americans with Chronic Illness

With a focus on patients with chronic illness, Nourish hopes to help Americans eat better • TechCrunch

As patients with chronic diseases, we all know that making good eating choices can help us feel better overall. But for those of us with conditions like diabetes or hypertension,…