I founded Venja Health with a goal to use health technology to help millions of people. Motivated by family members with various healthcare challenges, I recognized two emerging epidemics with unmet needs: chronic diseases and loneliness My loved ones have chronic conditions including diabetes, kidney disease and cardiac disease. These were exacerbated by the pandemic and inspired me to consider closely the interplay between loneliness and mental health in people with chronic diseases. Diseases classed as Chronic by the CDC, such as diabetes or hypertension, are, unfortunately, very prevalent and becoming more common. A 2020 study issued by the CDC examined only 10 chronic conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, kidney disease and stroke. innovationexpress.org
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