Covera Health has introduced Protect Her, an AI-powered platform designed to enhance early detection of critical health conditions in women aged 40 and older. The innovative solution leverages routine imaging like mammograms, chest CTs, and x-rays to identify early signs of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis before symptoms appear.
“Early detection is the single most powerful tool we have to improve health outcomes, particularly for women, who are frequently underdiagnosed in these areas,” said Ron Vianu, CEO of Covera Health. “Protect Her empowers providers with AI-powered insights that can detect serious and life-threatening conditions early, allowing women to get the right care before it’s too late. This is a game-changer for women’s health.”
The platform addresses critical gaps in women’s healthcare, highlighting several alarming statistics. One in five breast cancers are missed on screening mammograms, up to one in six women show early signs of heart disease on routine mammograms, and approximately one in two women with osteoporosis will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.
Dr. Phoebe E. Freer, a Professor of Radiology and Breast Cancer Screening Leader with the American College of Radiology, commented: “AI has the ability to transform how we practice medicine, especially when it comes to our ability to detect early signs of disease. By using advanced technology to analyze a patient’s image beyond the primary concern, we can detect high-impact conditions more readily, giving patients and their physicians critical insights that may help them act before a crisis occurs.”
Protect Her works by analyzing routine imaging to detect subtle breast cancer patterns, breast arterial calcifications as a heart disease marker, Coronary Artery Calcium on chest CT scans, and early signs of vertebral spine fractures. The platform offers significant benefits for employers and health plans, including improved diagnostic accuracy, reduced high-cost claims associated with late-stage diseases, increased workforce productivity, and lower long-term healthcare costs.
