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Can exercise help treat long Covid? New study finds patients improve with self-paced approach

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Working with patients, they designed a trial called REGAIN to test a way to provide mental health therapy and exercise guidance to people with long Covid without making their conditions worse. Their goal was to help people manage their symptoms, improve their functioning, and reduce their distress. Read the rest…

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PHTI review of digital hypertension tools gives mixed results

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the plus side, the health technology assessment (HTA) body has concluded that tools to help people manage their antihypertensive drug treatment can deliver benefits in reduced blood pressure.

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STAT+: What Kaiser Permanente learned from using Apple Watch tech in Parkinson’s care

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Using Rune’s software, people can also track medication intake and other data. Rune’s offering includes both software-based education and human coaching to help people manage their condition from day to day.

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Curcumin from Turmeric Helps People Manage Their Weight

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That is why scientists in Thailand conducted an umbrella review of 50 randomized controlled trials considered whether curcumin from turmeric can help people lose weight. Recently, there has been a great deal of excitement about prescription drugs to promote weight loss.

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Pharmacists Can Help Pregnant People Utilize Continuous Glucose Monitors

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A Q&A with Kevin Malloy, PharmD, BCPS, on how diabetes technology has improved and how it can help pregnant people manage their disease.

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STAT+: For Parkinson’s disease, advances spurred by Apple Watch offer a glimmer of hope

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While there is no cure for Parkinson’s and treatment options can be daunting, people with the disease can now turn to technology spawned by the Apple Watch to take an active role in their care much as continuous glucose monitors have helped people manage diabetes better.

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STAT+: With digital therapeutics businesses flailing, the industry descends on D.C. to make the case for coverage

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Products that stand to benefit from the legislation include apps that aid the treatment of substance use disorder and insomnia, software that helps people manage panic disorder, and a virtual reality treatment for chronic lower back pain.