Health:Curated

06/22/2022

https://loupfunds.com

The Apple Watch is ready to take a step forward, thanks to Rune Labs. They just got FDA approval on an app to detect, monitor and manage Parkinson’s disease.

Gene, Doug and Rune founder, Brian Pepin, discuss the company’s approach to clinical neuroscience and why the Apple Watch is a sure pathway for patients to track symptoms.

Loup Funds is a research-driven venture capital firm based in Minneapolis and New York investing in frontier technology.

06/21/2022

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-research-shows-higher-risk-of-developing-diabetes-after-covid-19-infection-11647906138?fb_news_token=HgkkQMIVscUAAIEKVzegFA%3D%3D.S96Srn4VEanmzk0xhWFb145nHJevGHb4oi8kSwscMTf1M2M%2BSyFDxk2kvMwpsNvgRktmmJ%2B2iDw0s19MNNMZJnrjR%2FMdGIiASA1TSm0bCZSLNZdxdy3jypA9rrEFsj9OLR2dZHHfeB3Vs8jcV7QETV2rXYFRlxqxcuwhm1tSkZK4MyWq4pAVlKJbumM7BrBTPngI3%2FgyQecXrbWkFuJWFgwNjYD0JmiTRxKCOJhdo9F1pKxXSUsJrLObkk8BprLLBco3HNCZy3Ii03tIByrWEle8ZzoU1sZV1ASb20AS4N%2Bl549XTuF8C6CG%2BeNh0pD4rWRFbHTHUWfTeXJZr8%2Fb4xaVFO4EXIB8iCyd6hfld%2BjyXjWwPVeXcn6VHz6BL42n5uY40dc1FjDQXnIOzJlCfw%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR16jTCd-9zeWwD6e1dWvciGkhrYDgDOc4fUMLGF-7S2PV88qoXGS27dR2c&mod=e2fb

The study adds to growing evidence showing increased risk for a wide range of cardiometabolic conditions after Covid-19.

06/20/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/21/well/mind/aging-memory-centenarians.html

By studying centenarians, researchers hope to develop strategies to ward off Alzheimer’s disease and slow brain aging for all of us.

06/20/2022

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/pharmacy-retail-giant-walgreens-looks-disrupt-clinical-trials-business-it-builds

Walgreens' healthcare ambitions continue to grow as the pharmacy retail giant expands its reach into clinical trials by leveraging its vast trove of patient data, its technology assets and its reta | Walgreens' healthcare ambitions continue to grow as the pharmacy retail giant expands its reach into...

06/18/2022

https://kimbellard.medium.com/whats-up-docs-f39339dccce4

Here’s how I’ll know when we’re serious about reforming the U.S. healthcare system: we’ll no longer have both M.D.s and D.O.s.

05/31/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/may/30/coffee-drinkers-may-be-at-lower-risk-of-early-death-study-suggests?fbclid=IwAR3tYNXpAbS9913N_jmtgsg-zzDjdfZJgX1fFF4oYTxNRAEX2U1ZwYutyBw

Even people who take sugar seem at lower risk, say experts, but results may be due to coffee drinkers being more affluent

05/17/2022

https://www.econtalk.org/marc-andreessen-on-software-immortality-and-bitcoin/?fbclid=IwAR0h3UJLtcjqjfRKP2-LWTUXKU9cUwlcURl5jJtEx39YGogQzsifIF554Ho

What’s the single best thing happening in technology right now? According to entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, it’s the ability to live in rural Wisconsin but still earn a Silicon Valley salary. Andreessen also explains to EconTalk host Russ Roberts why software is still eatin...

04/28/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/well/mind/dementia-prevention-food-diet.html

Here’s what the science says about whether your diet can counteract cognitive decline.

04/18/2022

https://hbr.org/2022/05/the-telehealth-era-is-just-beginning

More gains in quality, affordability, and accessibility are on the way.

04/14/2022

The email, from Amazon SVP Neil Lindsay, gives a clear look into the current focus areas for Amazon's growing healthcare business.

04/14/2022

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/health/cardiologist-statin-cholesterol-mission/index.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Acquisition%20-%20Lbsg%20-%20US%20-%20II%20-%20CBO%20-%20New%20Customer%20Purchase&utm_content=23850313484390496&utm_term=23850313484530496&utm_id=23850313484310496&fbclid=IwAR0bSp9rJpTick3QkP0Q9qTI7SnDOrr6k8Odqv0ivyEuarS7cmHN7UVz9G0

High cholesterol? Here's a pill. High blood pressure? Here's two pills. High blood sugar? Here's 2 pills and an injection. This is what many doctors routinely do, without ever addressing why the cholesterol, blood pressure or blood sugar is abnormal in the first place.