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Reneo Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results from REN001 Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (LC-FAOD) Study and Provides Additional Development Updates

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

We are very encouraged by the results of the LC-FAOD Phase1b study, said Dr. Alejandro Dorenbaum, Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Safety and tolerability of REN001 in this study was consistent with prior REN001 studies.

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  • We are very encouraged by the results of the LC-FAOD Phase1b study, said Dr. Alejandro Dorenbaum, Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Safety and tolerability of REN001 in this study was consistent with prior REN001 studies.
  • The Company intends to present additional data from the LC-FAOD studies at a medical conference in 2022.
  • Over two-thirds of the patients have been enrolled into the 24-week study, with enrollment on track to be completed by year-end 2022.
  • REN001 has been shown to increase transcription of genes involved in mitochondrial function and increase fatty acid oxidation, and may increase production of new mitochondria.

Persistent Demand for Mental Healthcare via Telehealth during COVID-19 Pandemic, according to New FAIR Health Study

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has undergone notable growth. It has been used for a wide array of health conditions and services that were overwhelmingly rendered in an office setting prior to COVID-19's emergence; these include mental health conditions, which have remained the most common telehealth diagnosis nationally throughout the pandemic. These and other findings on the changing nature of telehealth can be found in FAIR Health's new data brief released today, The Evolution of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multiyear Retrospective of FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

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  • Supported by infographics with vivid data visualizations, the brief also shows how the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker itself has evolved to meet the needs of healthcare stakeholders.
  • For 6 of the 12 months of 2021, telehealth utilization fell from the level of utilization in the prior month.
  • FAIR Health President Robin Gelburd stated: "In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a material component of the nation's healthcare system.
  • It is dedicated to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through data products, consumer resources and health systems research support.

COVID-19 Returned to the Top Five Telehealth Diagnoses Nationally in November 2021

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

In the Northeast, COVID-19 also returned to the top five telehealth diagnoses at fifth place in November; it had not been listed in that region since January 2021.

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  • In the Northeast, COVID-19 also returned to the top five telehealth diagnoses at fifth place in November; it had not been listed in that region since January 2021.
  • In the Midwest, where it had not been listed since September, COVID-19 returned to the top five telehealth diagnoses at third place in November.
  • Nationally, substance use disorders fell out of the top five telehealth diagnoses in November to make way for COVID-19.
  • Encounter for examination dropped from third place to fifth place in the top five telehealth diagnoses in the South.

Telehealth Utilization in South Rose Nearly 13 Percent in August 2021 Compared to Prior Month

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Nationally and in the South, the increase in August halted two months of decline in telehealth utilization, in June and July.

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  • Nationally and in the South, the increase in August halted two months of decline in telehealth utilization, in June and July.
  • The August telehealth growth coincided with the peak of the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant in the South.
  • COVID-19 itself joined the top five telehealth diagnoses nationally in August 2021, the first time it had done so since January 2021.
  • While COVID-19 ranked at number five among telehealth diagnoses nationally in August, it ranked at number three in the South.

National Telehealth Utilization Declined Seven Percent in July 2021

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second straight month, telehealth utilization declined in July 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second straight month, telehealth utilization declined in July 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .
  • In the previous month, telehealth utilization fell 10 percent nationally from May to June 2021.
  • In that region, telehealth utilization dropped 11.4 percent from June to July 2021.
  • From June to July 2021, acute respiratory diseases and infections increased as a percentage of all telehealth claim lines nationally and in every region.

After a Month of Stability, National Telehealth Utilization Declined 10 Percent in June 2021

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --After a month of stability, national telehealth utilization declined in June 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --After a month of stability, national telehealth utilization declined in June 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .
  • In that region, telehealth utilization dropped 11.9 percent from May to June 2021.
  • Acute respiratory diseases and infections rose nationally from number three among telehealth diagnoses in May 2021 to number two in June.
  • Launched in May 2020 as a free service, the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker uses FAIR Health data to track how telehealth is evolving from month to month.

After Three Months of Decline, Telehealth Utilization Stabilizes in May 2021

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Monday, August 9, 2021

NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After three months of decline, telehealth utilization stabilized in May 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After three months of decline, telehealth utilization stabilized in May 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .
  • In May 2021, substance use disorders joined the top five telehealth diagnoses nationally for the first time, in fifth place.
  • The percentage of telehealth claim lines accounted for by mental health conditions rose nationally and in every region in May 2021.
  • In May 2021, the top five telehealth procedure codes by utilization remained the same as in April nationally and in every region but the Midwest.