Ro CEO shoots back after report on employee dissatisfaction
Employee morale is low and turnover is high at direct-to-consumer virtual care company Ro, as the company struggles to expand its success beyond erectile dysfunction medication, according to reporting...
View ArticleDetect scores EUA from FDA for at-home molecular COVID-19 test
Health tech company Detect announced Friday it had received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its at-home molecular COVID-19 test. The Detect test uses an app to...
View ArticleBalanced is catering to seniors with its new fitness platform
Digital fitness platform Balanced is launching out of beta Monday, aiming to provide exercise and fitness content tailored to seniors. For $20 a month, Balanced offers unlimited access to on-demand and...
View ArticleDigital MSK company Kaia Health partners to offer in-person physical therapy
Kaia Health, maker of digital therapeutics for musculoskeletal (MSK) care and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is partnering with Luna On-Demand Physical Therapy to offer in-person...
View ArticleMen’s health startup Bastion Health launches to offer reproductive, prostate...
Digital men’s health startup Bastion Health launched Tuesday, focused on providing reproductive and prostate care via telehealth.Bastion will offer 30-minute consultations with a nurse practitioner on...
View ArticleIntuity Medical launches POGO glucose monitoring system
Diabetes management technology company Intuity Medical announced Wednesday that its POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System is available in the U.S.The POGO system uses a cartridge with 10 test...
View ArticleAmazon unveils Alexa-connected home air quality monitor
Amazon has unveiled a connected home air quality monitor that works with the Alexa virtual assistant.The monitor can measure particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, humidity...
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Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck stresses population health at Saudi Vision 2030
Thumbnail: Tags: population healthSaudi ArabiaSaudi Vision 2030Categories: ConsumerAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: The senior advisor for population health at the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance in...
View ArticleCue Health steps outside diagnostics to offer virtual health platform
Cue Health, best known for its at-home COVID-19 molecular test, will launch its own virtual health platform, pushing the company outside of the diagnostics space.The direct-to-consumer platform,...
View ArticleFDA classifies Ellume at-home COVID-19 test recall as ‘most serious’ type
The Food and Drug Administration is classifying the recall of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test for giving false positive results as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. The agency said the...
View ArticlePeloton launches connected strength training camera
Connected fitness company Peloton is stepping outside treadmills and bikes with its new strength training product, the Peloton Guide.The Guide is a camera that can be connected to a user’s TV so they...
View ArticleGoogle's new app aims to help folks with speech impairments communicate
Google is continuing its work in the disability space by revealing a new tool aimed at helping individuals with speech impairments communicate. Called Project Relate, the app was designed to help folks...
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Contributed: Why we can't afford to pretend telehealth is digital health
Something comes along every few years that promises to transform healthcare. The newest darling appears to be telehealth, which stepped into the limelight to address a crucial need during the COVID-19...
View ArticleSaudi’s HealTec raises $1.2M in inaugural funding round
A Saudi-based healthcare startup has successfully raised $1.2 million in its first round of funding, it has been confirmed.Co-founded last year, HealTec– described as a “dedicated B2B healthcare...
View ArticleBirth control startup Twentyeight Health launches Spanish language services
Women’s telehealth startup Twentyeight Health announced Tuesday that it’s offering reproductive health services and information in Spanish. The company will now have a Spanish language website with...
View ArticleStudy: Digital tools don’t improve physical activity for people with low...
Digital tools like wearables, apps and other technologies that aim to increase physical activity may not be effective for people in low socioeconomic status groups, according to a systematic review of...
View ArticleAppliedVR’s EaseVRx scores FDA De Novo clearance for treating chronic lower...
The Food and Drug Administration has granted AppliedVR De Novo clearance to market its EaseVRx virtual reality system to treat chronic lower back pain. The prescription device includes a VR headset and...
View ArticleRo takes $30M bet on weight loss product Plenity
Ro is taking bets on the weight loss industry with a $30 million prepaid order of diet pill Plenity. The New York-based company inked a deal with Plenity creator Gelesis in 2019 to offer the product as...
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Contributed: The biggest merger in digital health should be between...
Digital health has quickly evolved to a point where we can now capture data on everything from step counts and hours of sleep to blood pressure and blood glucose – all day, every day and everywhere. In...
View ArticleSurvey: Telehealth use increases overall in 2021, but growth stabilizes
Telehealth use continued to increase overall in 2021, but it has stabilized from the sharper growth curve seen in 2020, according to results from the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey.This year,...
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