Episode #9 - Spotted - This Week in Healthcare
It's time for the healthcare weekly round-up 📢📢
📌 Welcome to Edition #9 of "Spotted! - This Week in Healthcare".
Each week I share the interesting things that I spotted in the world of healthcare.

And, here we go..
Edition #9
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A new wearable health monitor has been built to measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise.
This device could provide real-time health monitoring and has the potential to revolutionize how patients manage their health during activities
Very interesting!
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Next up is Function Health, a membership-based platform that gives consumers access to more than 100 different lab tests.
The company closed a Series A financing round. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included a bunch of celebrity investors, including Matt Damon, Zac Efron, Blake Griffin, and Colin Kaepernick.
Function has been in beta mode since April of last year. Since then, it has garnered nearly 50,000 paying members and a waitlist of over 200,000 people.
A yearly membership to Function’s platform costs $499. This gives members access to more than 100 lab tests, including autoimmunity, heart, hormones, thyroid and metabolic.
Once testing is complete, members can use their personalized Function dashboard to access the results, which are individually reviewed by a licensed clinician. This allows users to track their test results and health progression over time.
Go Check them out.
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Next up is Aspect Health
PCOS affects approximately 8-13% of women of reproductive age globally, with similar figures reported in the U.S.
PCOS is characterized by a range of symptoms, including irregular menstrual cycles, polycystic ovaries, and excess male hormones. These symptoms can lead to various complications such as Reproductive, Metabolic, and Psychological issues.
However, the worst thing is up to 70% of cases may go undiagnosed due to variability in symptoms and lack of awareness.
Aspect - a tech enabled company - collects data from Continuous Glucose Monitors, wearables and at-home blood tests to create personalized lifestyle modification plans for women to help reverse PCOS.
Check them out.
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Last but not the least, meet Verifiable.
Verifiable industry-leading provider data infrastructure connects to thousands of primary sources to deliver real-time provider verification & monitoring to automate the credentialing process - resulting in 78% faster turnaround times and millions in added revenue.
Verifiable is an API-first, provider network management platform built to help healthcare provider and payer organizations speed up network operations, save costs and streamline the provider experience.
Check them out.
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And that's a wrap!
Tune in next week for more buzz from the health-tech world.
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!