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In an interview, Rob Bressler, general manager for Teladoc Health's virtual primary care solution Primary360, talked about the company's shift from telehealth for urgent care to whole person care.

Patients treated with Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab showed a 35% slowing in decline compared to those given a placebo. Based on the Phase 3 results, Lilly said it would seek FDA approval for the drug by the end of June.

Israeli medical device developer Magenta Medical recently closed a $55 million financing round. The new funding will be used primarily to help Magenta attain FDA approval for its flagship product — a percutaneous left ventricular assist device called Elevate.

Federal officials are sounding the alarm on two ransomware groups that are actively targeting the healthcare sector: Cl0p and LockBit. In recent months, the groups have been exploiting three known software vulnerabilities in cyberattacks they have waged against healthcare businesses across the country. 

A new partnership between Horizon and Solera will initially focus on services for musculoskeletal conditions, stress, sleep and resilience, tobacco cessation and weight management. Employers who get their insurance through Horizon will be able to select which conditions its population needs care for and then employees will have access to a selection of health tech vendors for these conditions.

With obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rapidly growing among communities of color, we need to do everything we can to help people sustain healthy eating habits. It’ll take more nuance than a Westernized one-size-fits-all diet.

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In 2023’s enrollment period, 84% of eHealth customers chose an MA plan with a $0 monthly premium, versus 87% in 2022, eHealth’s annual Medicare Index Report found. This is the first time popularity in $0 premium plans has decreased since eHealth started conducting the report in 2018, when 63% of customers selected a no-premium plan.

Through Morgan Health's $25 million investment, Kindbody will continue expanding into new markets. It will also grow its services, including menopause treatment and male fertility.

Feedtrail believes healthcare workers become more satisfied in their roles when they’re connected to messages of patient gratitude, so it built technology to deliver that positive feedback to clinicians. The company recently announced the results of a five-month clinician retention workgroup, finding that 77% of clinicians agreed that consistently receiving positive patient messages reinforced their purpose.