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alexander_singh

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About alexander_singh

Second time healthcare founder, passionate about digital health and improving outcomes using clinical-grade, tech-driven solutions. Currently founder and CEO of Alfie (YC W22), providing precision chronic care management to patients who struggle with obesity.

Also learning to code and hack healthcare by writing the Healthtech Hacks blog: https://healthtechhacks.substack.com/

Feel free to reach out at alexander[at]joinalfie[dot]com

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    Show HN: Telegram Bot for Surf Conditions

    I got tired of checking different weather apps every time my surf group wanted to go out. This bot shares the current conditions whenever you message /conditions to the group!

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    env variable error that I missed on the build, thanks for noticing! Just pushed a fix up for this and tested that it's live!

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    Show HN: Automatically Generate Company Names with Available Domains

    I have found myself running into the issue where I think of a great project or company name, but the domain is already taken multiple times. I decided to create this simple project…

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    I've volunteered a few times with the BOP and it's a really great experience. Would recommend if you're in NYC! https://www.billionoysterproject.org/volunteer

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    Spent ~30 minutes this weekend building a POC for automated medical billing with openai. Accuracy is limited, but definitely shows the capability for applying LLMs in healthcare.

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    Would be interesting to see the link between these neurons and the hormones that control hunger in our bodies. Perhaps there is a way to deactivate neural pathways when we see food…

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    It would be interesting to see a Reframe-like company in the space of gambling addictions.

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    Have you thought about updating this to do the same for Airtable?

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    I also had a severe back injury - using a full foam roller can overextend your back and cause further injury. My understanding is a half-circle can just provide some lumbar support…

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    I used to spend most of my time outside but have shifted to a sedentary indoor lifestyle for the most part. Definitely missing out on vitamin D.

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    Ask HN: What's the best biohack you've found?

    As a founder, I've noticed I continuously have less and less time to focus on my health. I'm interested in what biohacks other people rely on to stay (relatively) healthy while sup…

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    Weight gain and loss is much more about biology that "just eating less". There are significant genetic and metabolic factors that contribute to each individuals' appetite and abili…

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    As someone deeply involved in the weight loss space (CEO of Alfie, men's health starting with weight loss), I would not recommend biology "hacks" to lose additional weight. Hacks o…