Online calculator predicts long COVID risk
A COVID-19 risk calculator developed by a group of universities in Australia can now also determine a person's risk of developing long COVID.
The obstinate condition, which reportedly affects at least 65 million people worldwide, is commonly characterised by fatigue, brain fog and shortness of breath.
Introduced in 2021, the online calculator can now...
Cue Health laid off another 326 workers, or about 30% of the home diagnostics company's workforce, as part of a new cost reduction plan.
The cuts mark a second round of layoffs this year. In January, Cue laid off 388 employees, about 26% of its workforce.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cue said it had approved the new plan at the end of last month, aiming to "reduce the...
Receiving telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with reduced odds for fatal overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National Institutes of Health studied two cohorts of fee-for-...
Lunit obtains new CE mark for AI DBT solution
South Korean medical AI company Lunit has received a CE mark under Europe's latest Medical Device Regulation for its AI software for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) analysis.
Called Lunit INSIGHT DBT, the software solution analyses 3D images from DBT, enabling fast and accurate diagnosis of breast cancer.
In a press statement, Lunit disclosed its...
Population health technology company Color announced it had laid off workers as it pivots focus away from COVID-19 testing.
According to posts by former employees on LinkedIn, the company cut 300 jobs. Color CEO Othman Laraki confirmed the layoffs in his own post, saying the company was downsizing its teams focused on COVID-19 testing given the looming end of the public health emergency and...
Lucira Health announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week just as the diagnostics company received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for an at-home combination COVID-19 and flu test.
In the company's bankruptcy filing, it lists about $146 million in assets and liabilities of around $85 million. Lucira plans to use approximately $4.5 million cash on hand to fund operations as it...
Cue Health will lay off 388 employees, about 26% of its workforce, as part of a larger cost-reduction plan.
The cuts mark another round of layoffs for the home diagnostics company, which laid off 170 manufacturing workers in the summer. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cue said the layoffs are expected to take place in March.
"For the past several months, the Cue Health...
The Apple Women's Health Study found a small and temporary increase in menstrual cycle length associated with COVID-19 vaccination.
The results, published in npj Digital Medicine, included more than 9,600 participants who logged more than 128,000 cycles in tracking apps on their iPhones. Eighty-eight percent were vaccinated.
Fifty-five percent of vaccinated study participants had received the...
Walgreens is partnering with DoorDash and Uber Health to deliver Paxlovid, an oral antiviral therapy for COVID-19, to underserved communities.
Through the partnership, eligible patients who live in disadvantaged communities as measured by the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index can receive free delivery for their Paxlovid prescriptions on Walgreens.com or through the Walgreens app.
The...
Singapore clears VUNO's AI software for fundus analysis
South Korean medical AI firm VUNO has recently obtained a medical device certification from Singapore's Health Sciences Authority for its AI-based fundus analysis software.
The VUNO Med-Fundus AI analyses images of the fundus, which is the back part of the eye, to provide findings necessary for the diagnosis of retinal diseases. It can...
