Q&A: Former VA Secretary Shulkin on digital health refining patient-first care
Dr. David Shulkin has had a decades-long career in healthcare, from working at the higher echelons of the private healthcare sector to being appointed by President Barack Obama as undersecretary for...
View ArticleTelehealth provider carafem launches 'immediate evaluation' process for...
Reproductive care company carafem launched a new process that aims to provide faster access to abortion pills.Patients living in Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico and Maryland can be evaluated for the...
View Articleknownwell launches with $4.5M to provide 'weight-inclusive' care
Boston-based hybrid care provider knownwell launched with $4.5 million in seed funding led by Flare Capital Partners. Brynn Putnam of Mirror, an in-home fitness platform acquired by lululemon; Lydia...
View ArticleStudy: Telehealth use linked to lower cancer care costs
Oncology patients saved both time and travel costs when utilizing telehealth services, reducing the cost burden associated with cancer care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.The...
View ArticleIntermountain Healthcare, Story Health partner on heart failure care
Intermountain Healthcare and virtual specialty care company Story Health announced a strategic partnership to allow the health system's patients with heart failure to access care outside the clinic....
View ArticleDollar General teams up with DocGo to pilot mobile clinics
Dollar General and publicly-traded telehealth and medical transportation company DocGo partnered to pilot mobile clinics at three of the discount retailer's stores in Tennessee. According to the...
View ArticleAmazon launches $5 monthly subscription for generic drugs
In its latest dive into healthcare, Amazon is launching a generic medication subscription service through its online pharmacy.RxPass, which will be available to Prime members, will deliver generic...
View ArticleInsulet reports data breach affecting 29,000 insulin pump users
Mass.-based medical device company Insulet issued a notice of a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of 29,000 users of its recently recalled Omnipod DASH Insulin...
View ArticleStudy: New VR sensory room reduces anxiety in people with intellectual...
A new VR programme with interactive sight, sound, and touch experiences has helped improve outcomes for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disability.This is...
View ArticleKroger Health launches clinical trial site network
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of the large grocery chain, announced Tuesday it had launched a clinical trial site network. The company said it will work with trial sponsors, contract research...
View ArticleTidepool's diabetes management tool receives 510(k) clearance
Nonprofit diabetes management startup Tidepool received 510(k) clearance for its Tidepool Loop, an automated insulin dosing app that can enable insulin delivery from a compatible Apple Watch. The app...
View ArticleTRIPP, Equa Health partner to offer clinically-backed VR mindfulness training
Los Angeles-based TRIPP, which uses immersive technology and psychedelic imagery to boost mental wellness, announced a pre-seed investment and partnership with Equa Health, a mindfulness training app...
View ArticleTia, Cedars-Sinai partner to offer women's healthcare in Los Angeles
Hybrid women's healthcare company Tia on Thursday announced a partnership with Los Angeles health system Cedars-Sinai.The digital health startup opened its second Los Angeles clinic in Santa Monica in...
View ArticleQ&A: In the wake of Dobbs, women's health is 'ripe for investment'
The Supreme Court's decision that overturned Roe v. Wade officially came down more than half a year ago, and abortion access has narrowed for a large portion of the country. Elizabeth Bailey, managing...
View ArticleWeight loss startup Noom confirms more layoffs
Noom confirmed it had conducted another workforce reduction, marking the third round of layoffs at the digital weight loss company in less than a year.The company didn't specify how many employees were...
View ArticleHeadspace Health expands care services outside the U.S.
Digital mental health company Headspace Health announced Tuesday it would begin offering its clinical care services to companies headquartered outside the U.S.The digital mental health company said it...
View ArticlePhilips to cut another 6,000 jobs after 'difficult year'
Philips will cut another 6,000 jobs worldwide as part of a turnaround plan after a recall of its respiratory devices and supply chain woes cut into the health tech giant's financials.Philips said the...
View ArticleSenior-focused VR company MyndVR will be covered by New York insurer
VR digital therapeutic company MyndVR announced AgeWell New York's insurance plans for Medicare and Medicaid patients would cover its senior-focused immersive offerings. As of January 1 the insurer's...
View ArticleGoodRx shared health data with Google and Facebook, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday alleged drug-cost and telehealth platform GoodRx shared consumers' personal health information with third parties like Google and Facebook.According to the...
View ArticleData interoperability at the federal level requires cross-sector collaboration
As the first national coordinator for health information technology in 2004, David Brailer, current executive vice president and chief health officer at Cigna, said he and his team had four priorities:...
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