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A new study in The Lancet found that a deep-learning algorithm was able to detect vision-threatening retinopathy with 94.7% accuracy. 

It has several features including virtual clinic, automated reminders, and appointment management.

It allows users to earn health points which can be redeemed for healthcare products.

Diligent Robotics CEO and cofounder Andrea Thomaz explains how her company's clinical support robot Moxi works and how its design informs its interactions with humans.

Dr. Spencer Dorn, gastroenterologist, professor and vice chair of medicine for care innovation at the University of North Carolina, writes on the potential for innovation to change gastroenterology care. 

This week's top stories include providers looking for an extension of the pandemic public health emergency to prep for the end of waivers and flexibilities, and a study finds that using Akili's video game-like intervention led to improved sustained attention.

Researchers reported that telehealth accounted for 30.5% of all contraceptive visits in parity states during the pandemic. 

Also: Dr. Abi Sundaramoorthy joins COPD care startup Wellinks, and Dr. Murdoc Khaleghi is hired at at-home testing company Base.

Also, heart patients at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust receive digitised remote monitoring. 

Also: Pear Therapeutics receives FDA SteP designation for its product candidate focused on acute and chronic pain, and Carbon Health launches its diabetes management program.