Venture capitalists believe it will be harder to get excited about funding digital health in the post-COVID landscape. Using PitchBook data, transaction activity in healthcare IT was quite flat in Q1 2024 at 74 total agreements, valued at over $1 billion total, up only 3% from the year-ago quarter. Still, this year’s attracting investors for … Read more
The American Heart Association (AHA) noted earlier this month that more than 184 million people—about 61% of U.S. By 2050, it is projected that adults will have cardiovascular disease of some form. As a result, the costs associated with heart disease will quadruple. Using this figure as a springboard, Time senior health journalist Alice Park … Read more
In a US medical facility, a patient was conscious and able to converse with the doctors during a kidney transplant process. A video that Northwestern Medicine released of the surgeons’ operation has left many stunned and in disbelief. The 28-year-old patient was released from the hospital in less than 24 hours after supposedly feeling no … Read more
As the number of instances of the mosquito-borne illness has surpassed records set by the calendar year, US health officials have cautioned physicians regarding dengue patients. Although dengue is still less common in the continental United States, there have been three times as many cases in the 50 states this year as there were at … Read more
Gardening products such as compost, soil, and flower bulbs had high concentrations of drug-resistant fungus, according to samples taken from US shops. If someone with a compromised immune system inhales spores from the identified fungal species, it could be extremely harmful. When gardening, the risk may be reduced by donning an N-95 mask.June 26, 2024, … Read more