The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) https://www.wkkf.org has awarded a $2.4 million grant to Ochsner Health https://ochsner.org and Xavier University of Louisiana https://www.xula.edu to support the Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER). OXIHER is to be part of a ten year $100 million commitment to address critical health needs.
NASA’s Device Sniffs for COVID
The ability to quickly and cost effectively screen people for COVID-19 is important in addressing the pandemic so NASA https://www.nasa.gov is tackling the issue head-on. HHS has funded NASA $3.8 million to enhance the E-Nose device developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center https://www.nasa.gov/ames.
Moving Telehealth Forward
House Ways and Means Committee Health Subcommittee’s Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth hearing was held in April. Joel White, Executive Director of the Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) https://health-innovation.org, speaking at the hearing, agrees that one of the top priorities is to improve care by expanding telehealth. …Continue reading
Review of TDOC’s 1Q21 Results
Credit Suisse https://www.credit-suisse.com in a post quarterly conference call with Teladoc Health (TDOC) discussed key investor concerns (see our initial note for additional thoughts: (Parsing the Moving Pieces in 1Q21). …Continue reading
Amwell Unveils Telehealth Platform
Amwell https://business.amwell.com unveiled their next generation Converge ™ telehealth platform at their annual Client Forum. Since the shift in telehealth usage during the pandemic from transactional to longitudinal care, the new platform is designed to provide deeper connectivity between healthcare players. …Continue reading
Pediatric & Perinatal Registry Needed
As the pandemic spread widely across communities, it became clear that other populations, including children and pregnant women could also develop severe infections and perhaps die from COVID-19 and its complications. …Continue reading
Patents for Tech Related to COVID
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is launching the special category Patents for Humanity Program for Inventions that address the COVID-19 pandemic. This will provide business incentives for patient applicants, holders, and licensees whose inventions track prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID-19. …Continue reading