Yearly Archives: 2021

HealthChampion Reinforces Company’s Commitment to ‘Thinking Healthier’ with New Name, Calcium

Calcium’s online dashboard and mobile app integrates health data from apps, devices and health records to produce insights that facilitate better decision-making.

Mightier Raises $17 Million to Support Growing Number of Kids Struggling with Emotional Health due to Pandemic

This latest funding will help Mightier expand its team and scale its proven technology to reach more children who struggle with their emotions. The funds will also help Mightier expand its reach into the healthcare industry through a strategic partnership the company entered with Magellan Health earlier this year.

FDA Approves Optilume® Urethral Drug Coated Balloon

David Perry, President and CEO of Urotronic, Inc. stated, "We are excited to introduce Optilume to the US urology community and their patients who suffer from this debilitating disease. The technology has the potential to reduce burdens across the US healthcare landscape as a treatment that is easy to learn and can be performed as an outpatient procedure.

New Study Finds Procedures Treating Spinal Fractures Associated with Reduction in Opioid Use & Decreased Payer Costs

"Given the current opioid epidemic and ongoing pain management crisis, we believe there is a need to better explore solutions that effectively address pain and support the elimination of oral opioids," said Anu Codaty, vice president and general manager, Interventional Pain within the Neuromodulation business, which is part of the Neuroscience Portfolio at Medtronic. "Based on the findings of this study, there may be an added benefit for this patient population in reducing opioid-based harms."

Masculinity and Health in Today’s Day and Age (From a Man’s POV)

Men are still expected to act more masculinely than women, but what does that mean? Is it about being tough or independent? Is it...