Mount Sinai CEO: Hospitals Will Start Seeing ROI from Their AI Investments in a Couple Years

Mount Sinai CEO: Hospitals Will Start Seeing ROI from Their AI Investments in a Couple Years

AI was a topic that dominated discussions at this year’s ViVE conference, which was held in late February in Los Angeles.  There’s certainly a great deal of excitement surrounding the technology — but it has yet to prove itself when it comes to solving healthcare’s most pressing crises, such as the clinical burnout crisis or …

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Are Bacteria The New Ozempic? Research Finds Promising Gut Microbe That Could Help Fight Obesity

Are Bacteria The New Ozempic? Research Finds Promising Gut Microbe That Could Help Fight Obesity

Topline Researchers have discovered gut microbes that could one day be harnessed to help diagnose, prevent and treat conditions like obesity, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to research published Wednesday in Nature, the latest breakthrough in our understanding of the human microbiome that promises to unlock a new era of medical innovation. Gut bacteria …

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Slowing Cognitive Decline with Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug

Slowing Cognitive Decline with Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug

InnovationRx is an exclusive weekly healthcare news digest that provides you with the latest updates. Subscribe now to have it delivered straight to your inbox! Getty Recently, pharmaceutical giant Lilly shared its phase 3 trial results for donanemab, an innovative antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Donanemab works by …

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11 Million Patients Impacted by HCA Healthcare Data Breach

11 Million Patients Impacted by HCA Healthcare Data Breach

InnovationRx: Your Weekly Healthcare News Digest Welcome to InnovationRx, your go-to source for the latest healthcare news. Be sure to subscribe here to receive it directly in your inbox. This week, HCA Healthcare, one of the largest health systems in the United States, reported a data breach that affected approximately 11 million patients. The breach …

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Lack of ‘Direct Evidence’: Intelligence Agencies Rule out Covid Lab Leak

Lack of ‘Direct Evidence’: Intelligence Agencies Rule out Covid Lab Leak

Welcome to InnovationRx, your weekly healthcare news digest. Don’t miss out on the latest updates; subscribe here to have it delivered to your inbox. Declassified intelligence reports have found no direct evidence supporting the lab leak theory as the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report, prepared by the National Intelligence Officer for Weapons of …

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Introducing Two Fresh Labels for the Effects of Weight Loss

Introducing Two Fresh Labels for the Effects of Weight Loss

People have been using “Ozempic face”, “Ozempic butt” and “Ozempic finger” to describe effects of … [+] the rapid weight loss from using the diabetes drug Ozempic and other forms of semaglutide. (Photo illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Let’s acknowledge it. The phenomenon known as “Ozempic face” is just one of the consequences …

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TikTokers Refer to Berberine as ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ – An Examination of the Validity of the Assertion

TikTokers Refer to Berberine as ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ – An Examination of the Validity of the Assertion

Is berberine a viable alternative to Ozempic, a medication approved by the U.S. FDA for weight loss? TikTok users have coined the term “Nature’s Ozempic” while claiming that berberine can help you lose weight like Ozempic can. However, getting health advice from social media can be risky. It’s better to review the scientific evidence before …

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