by Truveta staff | Jul 31, 2023 | Data
Rare diseases as a category aren’t that rare if you consider they impact 30 million Americans and 400 million people around the world. Not to mention their families, who often become caregivers. Yet, with nearly 7,000 rare diseases (identified as of today…), each is...
by Truveta staff | Jul 17, 2023 | Data, Technology
Using real-world data to understand a patient’s journey through the healthcare ecosystem can be challenging, particularly for rare or less common diseases. The relevant data are often fragmented, incomplete, and inaccessible—further limiting the data available to...
by Truveta staff | Jun 15, 2023 | Data
We are entering a new era of Alzheimer’s Disease research. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan along with IBM Research have recently developed a mobile app to detect Alzheimer’s using speech data. New research suggests deep brain stimulation while...
by Truveta staff | May 25, 2023 | Data
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies from a stroke. The fifth leading cause of death in the US and a leading cause of adult disability, 7.8 million adults have experienced a stroke in their lifetime....
by Truveta staff | Apr 18, 2023 | Data
Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a neurological disorder that affects movement and coordination, impacts roughly 1 million Americans with another 90,000 being diagnosed each year. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, there is a new diagnosis every 6 minutes in the US....
by Truveta staff | Mar 23, 2023 | Data
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) impacts more than 1 in 7 adults in the United States, totaling roughly 37 million people. March is National Kidney Disease Month – an important awareness initiative, as up to 90% of those with CKD are unaware of their condition....
