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Virta Health | June 07, 2022

Virta Health, the leader in type 2 diabetes reversal, revealed preliminary five-year results from its landmark clinical trial at the American Diabetes Association 82nd Scientific Sessions. Presenting four unique abstracts, Virta highlighted myriad, lasting health improvements for people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, including blood sugar control, clinically-significant weight loss, reduced inflammation, and improvements in other markers of cardiometabolic health. These trans...

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Easterseals | June 23, 2022

Easterseals announced today that it has received a grant of $750,000 from the Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global healthcare company Abbott, to pilot the Project on Education and Community Health Equity from now through 2025. The three-year project aims to address systemic barriers to high-quality education and healthcare experienced by children and families in underinvested communities. Research shows that many young children, particularly children with disabilities and child...

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MDIC | August 23, 2022

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium formally launched its Somatic Reference Samples Initiative with a pilot project to improve the validation and regulatory review process for cancer diagnostics based on next generation sequencing. MDIC will lead a collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health and industry stakeholders to manufacture, validate, and distribute SRSs to simplify and suppor...

HIT Consultant | February 05, 2020

Verana Health, a technology company that is curating and analyzing real-world clinical data to advance patient care, today announced the close of a $100 million investment led by GV. New investors Bain Capital Ventures, Casdin Capital, and Define Ventures also participated in the round along with the company’s existing slate of investors. Renowned life sciences investor Brook Byers continues to serve as Chairman of Verana’s Board. Founded in 2008, Verana Health utilizes this real-wor...