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Fitbit Awards 6 Researchers $300k to Drive Health Equity

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Over the past decade, researchers have used Fitbit devices in over 900 health studies, in areas like diabetes, heart disease, oncology, mental health, infectious disease and more. As part of the study, participants will receive a Fitbit Sense smartwatch and Fitbit Aria Air scale. A look at sleep health in transgender youth.

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Newsletter, November 2022

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These include kidney disease, vision loss, heart disease, foot problems, and stroke. Your doctor can check your blood pressure, weight, A1C and cholesterol blood levels, foot complications, and other warning signs of risk factors for prediabetes or the development of worsening related symptoms for those with an existing diabetes diagnosis.

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At-Home Digital Health Innovations Transforming Diabetes Care

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If you’re looking for a silver lining in the COVID-19 dark cloud still enshrouding the world, consider this: The pandemic has turbocharged widespread acceptance of at-home digital health solutions. Mark Clements, MD, PhD, CPI, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Glooko, Inc. According to a 2020 CDC report , 122 million U.S.

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Newsletter, January 2024

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Ramsay, MD, FRCA, Chief Executive Officer, PSMF January Is National Blood Donor Month The new year typically brings a host of personal resolutions, many of which will be forgotten in the weeks and months to come. A study of more than 5,000 blood donors in 2002 found that nearly 75% of them give blood to help others. Michael A.E.