Technology

UnitedHealth Group offers Dexcom G6 CGMs, Fitbit trackers, virtual training to 230,000 Type 2 members

UnitedHealth Group announced plans this morning to distribute a device-controlled diabetes management model to 230,000 employer-sponsored members with type 2 diabetes at no additional cost. Called Level2 by UnitedHealthcare, the pilot program provides members with a Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that connects to their smartphone, a Fitbit activity …

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Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images.

3D structure of apoferritin produced by electron cryoscopy. Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis Biochemists at Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have used a standard electron microscope to produce surprisingly good images that are on par with those taken by much more sophisticated equipment. They have managed to determine the structure of …

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