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You shouldn't let us make bunk beds, but you should meet with us at #ViVE2024 Matt H. and Jared S. Taylor will both be at ViVE again this year filming some content and meeting with companies. ???????????????? ?? ?????????????? ?? https://lnkd.in/enHjn3VM There's going to be so much room for activities at ViVE and we can't wait to see you in Hollywood. ?? #healthit #digitalhealth ?

What does Metallica, weight loss, and healthcare have in common? Well, the passion of Saeju Jeong of NOOM that's what. In the latest episode of Slice of Healthcare, Jared and Leila received a treasure trove of insights from Saeju Jeong, Co-founder of Noom, as he shares his unique journey and insights on revolutionizing healthcare through technology. Jeong's personal story is a testament to innovation and commitment to wellness. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of health, technology, and entrepreneurship. Thanks to our sponsors Sage Growth Partners and Quantum Health for making this episode possible. #weightlossjourney #NoomJourney #Entrepreneurship #SoHCpodcasts

Here's what caught my eye in kidney care this week— and why it matters. 1?? A global team of researchers led by Dr. Katherine Tuttle believes they may have "broken the code" to fight kidney disease.?? Make no mistake, this treatment is ‘on par with the biggest breakthroughs in medicine,' and can potentially help millions of people. An 11,000-person study will start in 2024, though the drug regimen is not expected to be used in clinical practice for another four years. ?????? ???? ??????????????: Dr. Tuttle and her team are testing the addition of a third drug, called ASI, that will be used in combination with two other inhibitors, ACEs + SGL2s. Their recent Providence trial enrolled 714 patients and saw a "clinically meaningful reduction" in damage to the kidney in 70% of patients when ASI was combined with the two other drugs. 2?? The FDA released draft guidance on Use of Real-World Evidence for medical devices. ?? Best summed up by Marty Culjat: "The new guidance is excellent in that it clarifies and expands on potential use cases where RWD can be applicable in regulatory submissions (including primary evidence in new submissions, and supplemental evidence in support of OUS data!), and explains its concerns with a variety of topics, including relevance of the RWD to the target population, data quality and integrity, methodologies for collection and analysis of RWD, and documentation provided in regulatory submissions." ?????? ???? ??????????????: Digital Medicine is an exciting frontier and future, but it's had its share of setbacks (regulatory hurdles included). This news gives companies much needed clarity at a time when clinical rigor is paramount not only for FDA submission, but for payer coverage and eventual adoption. 3?? Penn Medicine just set the world record with 100 kidney paired donation transplants in a single year. ?? Kidney paired donation (KPD) was first suggested in 1986, but it was not until 2000 when the first paired donation transplant was performed in the US. National Kidney Registry CEO Garet Hil on the significance of this milestone: "This will be like Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile barrier – Penn proved it is possible and now many transplant centers will break the 100 KPD transplant threshold over the next decade." ?????? ???? ??????????????: More than?90,000 people?in the United States are waiting to receive a kidney transplant, with average waits to receive a kidney from a deceased donor stretching to between five and eight years. ..More news in the comments! *** What did I miss? Let us know! ???? -- Sources: [1] https://lnkd.in/eMq88Ed2 [2] https://lnkd.in/eH5B8Xf8 [3] https://lnkd.in/ev46URKa