Laura Lovett

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A recent study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine found that when digital tools were paired with a technique called computerized inhibitory control trainings, participants on average lost a greater percent of their bodyweight than their peers. 

Health Support group users will now be able to ask admins to anonymously post questions to the group page. 

Erika Cheung recently launched the Ethics in Entrepreneurship venture in Hong Kong and the US to help startups navigate ethics in innovation. 

Yesterday at The Atlantic's Pulse summit, providers discussed the balancing act of engaging patients through digital tools without losing their personal, human touch. 

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that patients using a VR system reported less pain when being treated with a needle than their counterparts who received the standard of care. 

A subject's gaming performance results were a predictor in whether or not they had APOE4, a gene linked to a predisposition for Alzheimer's. 

The startup plans to put the money towards additional clinical validation and rolling out the system to large health systems and employers. 

Amazon sent Prime users an email advertising virtual pharmacy PillPack, which the company acquired in 2018. 

In a recent study published in the journal of Depression and Anxiety, a voice-analyzing AI was able to detect, with 89% accuracy, if a subject presented with PTSD.