Data-driven emergency response platform RapidSOS announced closing a $75 million funding round, bringing its total capital raised to more than $250 million.
The New York-based company provides emergency responders with real-time health and location data before they arrive on the scene, collected from smartphones and other connected devices ranging from wearables to motor vehicles and nearby...
Publicly traded global medical device company Penumbra expanded its portfolio to include virtual reality offerings through its REAL Immersive System in 2019. The system is designed to help clinicians address the individual needs of patients in a rehabilitation setting.
The company then expanded its VR offerings with the REAL i-Series in 2021, bringing immersive, gaze-based experiences to care...
On Thursday, Population health technology company Color Health announced its acquisition of Mood Lifters, a mental health program for groups of adults and youth.
Color Health's platform helps to build digital infrastructure for the distribution of health initiatives to reach, screen and connect people with care. It also develops software that can integrate with testing infrastructure in public...
Hospital for Special Surgery, a New York-based academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal care, announced that it had raised $21 million in Series A funding to launch RightMove Powered by HSS.
RightMove will offer virtual triage and physical therapy. HSS said it plans to go live at the end of the second quarter next year.
The funding round, led by Flare Capital and HSS, will go toward...
Jacksonville, Fla.-based health insurer Florida Blue has selected Amazon Pharmacy as its sole home delivery provider for its commercially insured members beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
Florida Blue's two million plus members in its individual and employer group plans, including Florida Blue-related health plan Truli for Health, will receive free home delivery on common prescription medications through...
Digital diagnostics company ixlayer announced it will produce CVS Health's branded at-home sample collection kits.
Ixlayer's kits can test for Lyme disease, Vitamin D levels, thyroid function and sexually transmitted infections. Users are also provided education and information about what the results mean.
Consumers can now purchase the CVS Health-branded tests online or pick up a test in-store...
New Mexico-based telehealth and technology services company Electronic Caregiver announced the close of its latest funding round that raised $30 million, plus a warrant exercise, for a total of $42.5 million.
The new funds will help expand the company's revenue and customer base, leading to a planned IPO within 24 months.
The company offers remote patient monitoring and chronic care management...
SubjectWell, a patient recruitment platform for clinical trials, announced it raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Asset Management Ventures.
Other participants in the round include Bertelsmann and existing investors Healthy Ventures, Windham Venture Partners and Geekdom Fund.
According to Crunchbase, the Texas-based company has raised $46.8 million over seven funding rounds....
Unified Women's Healthcare, a health-management company focused solely on women, announced its acquisition of Gennev, a digital menopause care-delivery platform. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Seattle-based Gennev, previously known as Genneve, provides menopause patients personalized treatment through its network of OB-GYNs, health coaches and registered dietitians.
The...
The FDA on Thursday released draft guidance for its Breakthrough Devices Program aimed at reducing health disparities.
The draft proposes updates that would clarify how the program would apply to medical devices that could benefit groups affected by health inequities, including disparities based on race, sex, ethnicity and access to care. The agency will also assess if the developers have...
