Care

This week's top stories include strong support for the passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 and the Supreme Court agreeing to decide the legality of drug payment cuts to 340B hospitals.

Also: Philips and Cognizant team up to develop digital health solutions and MindMed taps Datavant to improve access to real-world data.   

During the COVID-19 pandemic rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse increased. 

Individuals with COVID-19 took longer to return to their resting heart rate, sleep and activity baselines than those with symptoms but who tested negative.   

The ring could measure biometric data including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse, blood pressure, glucose levels and more.   

The RESPECT calculator predicts frail people’s survival to assist caregivers in decisions about end-of-life care.   

Also: Maven welcomes its first CMO, Flume Health adds Haven alum as COO and Nexben hires CTO.   

The programme, which is focused on providing preventive and personalised healthcare for citizens of the United Arab Emirates, wants more citizens to offer samples.

This week's top stories include the OIG claiming the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lacks adequate authority to ensure hospitals are adequately prepared for a pandemic, Ro buying Kit and a new report finding telehealth use is declining.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity, and now more than 42 million people, including up to 13 million children, may be facing inadequate access to food.