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The Health Transformer Making EMS COVID-Ready

May 13, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Addiction, coronavirus, Cost to Zero, Covid 19, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Communication, entrepreneurship, health innovation, Innovation, Nicole Clark, Pandemic Response, StartupStartUp Health

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One day after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Beyond Lucid Technologies announced that it would be appending its EMS health information exchange platform, adding the ability to receive and sort fire and EMS encounters involving patients suspected of suffering from, or being exposed to, the deadly coronavirus. In this fireside chat with the company’s CEO & Co-founder Jonathon Feit, he shares how his platform is transforming EMS in over half of the United States.

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Meet the Health Transformer Addressing Racial Disparities in COVID-19

May 8, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, Uncategorized#mentalhealthawarenessmonth, Access to care, blacklivesmatter, coronavirus, Cost to Zero, COVID19, entrepreneurship, health innovation, henry health, Hurdle, mental health, Nicole Clark, startupsStartUp Health

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Kevin Dedner launched Hurdle (fka Henry Health) in 2018 to address the mental health care gap for black men. Now, he’s expanding his vision for a culturally-competent mental health system with plans to offer Hurdle’s behavioral health services to other disenfranchised communities. In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Dedner shares his vision for Hurdle’s next chapter and offers insights into the pandemic’s racial disparities.

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Mental Health in a COVID World

May 5, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedMeditation, mental health, mental wellness, Nicole Clark, wellnessStartUp Health

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year it coincides with one of the most challenging periods in the world’s recent history — the coronavirus pandemic. We’re taking a beat to talk about mental wellness in a COVID world, starting with this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast featuring Co-founder & CEO of Calm, the leading app for meditation and sleep.

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Three of Telemedicine’s Original Visionaries Weigh in on Its Future

April 28, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Amwell, cleveland clinic, health innovation, Innovation, Nicole Clark, Pandemic Response, remote care, RxRevu, telemedicine, Virtual CareStartUp Health

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In the last two months, the adoption of telemedicine has escalated as remote clinical services become a critical part of a pandemic response. In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, three of telemedicine’s pioneers from the Cleveland Clinic, Amwell and RxRevu share the impetus for their work to build a future where world class healthcare can be accessed beyond brick n’ mortar health facilities, and what the next decade holds for telemedicine adoption.

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Health Transformers Bringing Diagnostics Into the Home

April 21, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, UncategorizedAccess to care, Cancer, Cure Disease, diagnostics, Innovation, Longevity, Nicole Clark, Pandemic Response, remote care, Telehealth, telemedicineStartUp Health

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A tricorder, a centrifuge that fits in the palm of your hand, stick-on thermo patches that can detect early stage breast cancer… What used to be considered sci-fi are now existing technologies that are helping medical professionals meet patients where they’re at – in their home. Tune into this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast to learn how the founders of Welwaze, Sandstone Diagnostics, and Aidar Health are using these devices to bridge the access to care gap and why tech like theirs is paramount to an effective pandemic response.

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Dispatch From the Frontlines of a U.S. Pandemic Response With KnowNOW’s Dr. Marcelo Venegas

April 17, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startups, Uncategorizedcoronavirus, Doctorpreneur, KnowNOW, Marcelo Venegas, Nicole Clark, Pandemic, Pandemic Response, Symptom Checker, Telehealth, telemedicineStartUp Health

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StartUp Health’s senior writer Nicole Clark talks with Dr. Marcelo Venegas about how he’s expanding his telemedicine platform, KnowNOW, to screen and treat COVID-19 patients. As a doctor at urgent care facilities in Queens, Venegas offers candid insights into what’s working and what’s not at the epicenter of the US’ pandemic response. Learn more about KnowNOW’s COVID-19 platform at knownowhealth.com.

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Meditation Together, Virtually: the App Helping Meditation Beginners During COVID-19

April 8, 2020Business, Health, Innovation, Startupscoronavirus, health innovation, Journey Health, Journey LIVE, maxim owen, Meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Pandemic Response, Stephen SokolerStartUp Health

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At Journey Meditation, Stephen Sokoler is rooting the practice of meditation back in its origins – community. In this episode, StartUp Health’s ventures team member Maxim Owen talks with Sokoler, Journey’s founder & CEO, to learn about the startup’s app, Journey LIVE. The app connects users with meditation instructors who lead group meditation classes that teach users how to become familiar with their thoughts and themselves, leading to greater calm, clarity, and peace of mind. And because peace of mind is something we all so desperately need during these turbulent times, Sokoler is offering the app for free throughout the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. Listen here, then visit this link to start your free trial.

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The Telehealth App Bridging Care Gaps During COVID-19

April 4, 2020Business, Health, Uncategorized2020 StartUp Health Festival, Access to care, coronavirus, Cost to Zero, Covid 19, Howard Krein, Pandemic, Pandemic Response, Rejuvenan Global Health, rishi madhok, StartUp Health, telemedicineStartUp Health

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At a time when telehealth startups find themselves uniquely positioned to alleviate the demand on health systems caused by the coronavirus, Rejuvenan has set itself apart through the platform’s preventative care model. In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, a Rejuvenan user shares how the app helped her get quick medical relief during a COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, and CEO Rishi Madhok goes under the hood to explain how Rejuvenan’s blockchain tech is driving care costs to zero.

Original interview with Rishi Madhok, MD, CEO & Co-founder of Rejuvenan Global Health was at the StartUp Health Festival in San Francisco on January 13, 2020. Interview with StartUp Health Chief Medical Officer, Howard Krein, MD, PhD.

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The Italian Innovator Using Whole Genomic Sequencing to Combat COVID-19

March 27, 2020Business, Health, UncategorizedAndrea Riposati, coronavirus, Dante Labs, disease, genome, Genomic Sequencing, infectious disease, Nicole Clark, Pandemic, Pandemic Response, StartUp Health, StartUp Health Festival, StartUp Health magazine, Whole Genome, Whole Genomic SequencingStartUp Health

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In this new Pandemic Response series, StartUp Health’s senior writer, Nicole Clark talks with Italy-based Andrea Riposati, CEO of Dante Labs, about how his DNA tests are being used to sequence the whole genome of patients with COVID-19. His aim? To understand what genes play a role in our reaction to the deadly disease.

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StartUp Health Festival: Fireside Chat, Dr. Marty Makary, MedPage Today

March 24, 2020Business, Health, Uncategorized2020 StartUp Health Festival, Healthcare, Marty Makary, Medpage, Medpage Today, new york times, Pandemic, public health, StartUp Health, StartUp Health Festival, StartUp Health magazine, the Price we pay, zdogg industries, zubin damaniaStartUp Health

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Marty Makary, MD, MPH, New York Times bestselling author, ‘The Price We Pay’, Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor of public health, and Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today, talks with ZDogg Industries Founder & Creator, Zubin Damania, MD, at the StartUp Health Festival in San Francisco. January 13, 2020. Host: Zubin Damania, MD, Founder & Creator, ZDogg Industries

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