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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 127 | AireHealth, Sharecare, PlushCare, & PatientPing

Health in 2 Point 00 Jun 11, 2020• Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess asks Matthew about AireHealth merging with BreathResearch, adding machine learning-based diagnostics to their respiratory health remote monitoring devices, Sharecare acquiring behavioral health platform MindSciences, the “digital One Medical” telemedicine company PlushCare raising $ 23 million in a Series B,… Read More »

New studies are estimating spending on COVID-19

In a new report published by the Brookings Institution, Matthew Fiedler, Ph.D. ’13 , a fellow in economic studies at the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, and Zirui Song, M.D. ’10, Ph.D. ’12, assistant professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, estimate national health care spending for COVID-19 care and… Read More »

Everything you need to know about CBD oil

Author Randy Arthur Published June 10, 2020 Word count 1,182 Cannabidiol (CBD) is an oil of cannabis plant origin. Possible health benefits include reducing the pain and inflammation. It isn’t legal in all jurisdictions, however, so there could be some threats as well. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the therapeutic use of Epidiolex,… Read More »