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The premise behind the company is to help identify health issues before they become worse, or as it claims: “To give individuals a deeper understanding of their own body and how it’s changing over time so they have more control over their own health.” https://news.crunchbase.com/news/q-bio-raises-40m-for-preventative-health-platform-in-a16z-led-series-b/
"As we move more toward a digital health model that's more involved with preventative wellness, risk identification prior to a typical medical encounter, and chronic care management after a clinical encounter, the more we need those digital products and services" https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/feature/Chief-digital-officers-are-now-healthcare-innovators
Of course! Inventive and great idea! Why haven't I thought about that before? 😉 http://info.trendwatching.com/innovation-of-the-day-kroger
According to a study at the Leiden University Medical Center and GGZ Rivierduinen, Leiden, the Netherlands, Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity. https://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/mental-disorders-diseases-conditions/obesity-and-depression-have-a-vicious-association-know-how-to-deal-with-it-727853/
After several years of recognizing sleep’s role in productivity and controlling health-care costs, some employers are actively giving employees tools to do something about it, taking advantage of new hardware and apps to affect behavioral changes. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/employers-are-adding-high-tech-solutions-to-solve-a-low-tech-problem-getting-more-sleep/
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