Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Artificial intelligence-driven chronic disease prevention and management platform Lark Health and Samsung announced Wednesday a multi-year strategic partnership aimed at improving senior preventative care and healthcare—including for Medicare beneficiaries. Through the partnership, seniors will be able to use one or more of Lark’s 12 chronic disease management and prevention programs with no out-of-pocket costs through Samsung Health. Eligible Medicare beneficiaries will also be able to receive care with live clinical interventions and cellular-connected health tracking devices, the companies said. Samsung has a 400 million device footprint, which will be paired with Lark’s AI health coaching capabilities. Digital health cannot be…

Men’s Classic Physique standout, Wesley Vissers is building momentum for the 2026 Olympia final thanks to solid wins at the Arnold Classic and Detroit Pro, and the Dutch Oak recently shared that his favorite quad crushers could be one of bodybuilding’s most underrated exercises: the sissy squat. Specifically, Vissers, who has been praised for packing some size on to his legs in recent months, leans into the hack squat machine to slave away on his sissies. “Not only does it stretch the quads all the way to the top, it also stretches the hips and ankles at the same time,” explained…

dults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or other nontraditional stroke risk factors rather than traditional risks such as high blood pressure, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. Previous research indicates the rate of ischemic (clot-caused) stroke among adults 18-49 years old is increasing and propelled by a corresponding rise in cryptogenic strokes (strokes of unknown cause) in adults without traditional risk factors, including high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol…

Jackson, TN – West Tennessee Healthcare is continuing to strengthen critical care services across the region through the expansion of its systemwide eICU program powered by Philips eCareManager and integrated with the hellocare.ai virtual care platform.Serving 19 counties and more than 600,000 people across West Tennessee and Southeast Missouri, West Tennessee Healthcare partnered with Philips and hellocare.ai to implement supplemental virtual monitoring technology in 127 ICU beds and 17 mobile emergency department carts across the healthcare system.The program combines Philips eCareManager, a centralized platform that aggregates and analyzes patient data to provide actionable clinical insights and decision-making support, with hellocare.ai’s…

A lot has changed for Joseph Paintsil since growing up in Ghana.  The LA Galaxy winger has ascended into becoming one of Major League Soccer’s most explosive attacking players, helping lead the club to the 2024 MLS Cup championship while establishing himself as a key contributor for both club and country. In his first season with the Galaxy, Paintsil recorded 15 goals and 11 assists across all competitions, including four goals during the club’s championship playoff run. He even scored in the Cup Final, helping secure the Galaxy’s record sixth title.  Today, with the team returning to action Friday against…

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have taken center stage in modern nutrition debates. From links to dementia and obesity to talk of an epidemic of “food addiction,” these manufactured products — crisps, ready meals, fizzy drinks, and packaged snacks — are often blamed for many of today’s health problems. Some experts claim they are “specifically formulated and aggressively marketed to maximize consumption and corporate profits,” manipulating our brain’s reward systems to make us eat more than we need. Governments are responding with bold ideas such as warning labels, marketing limits, extra taxes, and even bans near schools. But how much of this…

UnitedHealth Group boosted its outlook for the year on the back of $5.5 billion in profit for the second quarter. The healthcare giant reported its Q2 earnings on Thursday morning, and its profit results surpassed Wall Street analysts’ predictions, according to Zacks Investment Research. By comparison, the company earned $3.4 billion in profit during the prior-year quarter. UnitedHealth similarly beat the Street on revenue in Q2, posting $112 billion. That’s also an increase year-over-year from the $111.6 billion the company reported in the second quarter of 2025. One area where the company saw significant improvement is its medical loss ratio,…

HYROX has spent the past few years turning fitness racing into a global phenomenon, and the newly announced 2027 calendar shows just how much bigger the sport is getting. More than two million athletes are expected to compete during the 2026/27 season, up from 1.5 million the year before. HYROX will span 107 race weekends across six continents, with select events expanding into long-form residencies lasting up to 10 days to keep pace with demand. New host cities are also joining the schedule, including San Diego; Portland; Bari, Italy; and Nagoya, Japan. For athletes, that expansion creates more opportunities to…

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries. This increase was significantly higher in people who had experienced a stroke, mini-stroke or temporary loss of vision due to clogged blood vessels, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Vascular Discovery 2025 Scientific Sessions: From Genes to Medicine, April 22-25 in Baltimore. Micronanoplastics are tiny pieces of plastic created in industrial processes or from larger plastic objects as they degrade in the ocean or the soil. Micronanoplastics are not…

Available for over a yearGene therapy has changed what is possible for people living with sickle cell disease. New treatments have shown that the condition can be successfully treated. But the therapy is costly and available to only a small number of patients. Millions of people around the world still rely on early diagnosis and preventative medicines, with access to basic care remaining a challenge in many places, including sub-Saharan Africa, which has almost 80% of global sickle cell cases. Are we closer to gene therapy for sickle cell disease being accessible? We speak to Dr Natasha Archer, director of…