American VR digital therapeutic company MyndVR and European company Oroi announced a strategic partnership to expand MyndVR's catalog of cognitive, physical and occupational therapies using Oroi content.
Oroi is a VR content platform aimed at improving the wellbeing and cognitive stimulation of seniors. The company currently works in Spain, France, Germany and the U.K.
With the partnership,...
After raising $65 million in a Series C round approximately one month ago, Redesign Health, a company that builds, launches and finds funding for other healthcare startups, is laying off 67 employees, or roughly 20% of its workforce.
Redesign Health forwarded MobiHealthNews CEO Brett Shaheen's email that he sent to the employees.
In his correspondence, Shaheen said the company "made the decision...
Rite Aid and Google Cloud announced a new multiyear partnership where Google Cloud will provide Rite Aid with technological insight to make its pharmacies more data-driven and personalized.
The drugstore chain will migrate its key applications to Google Cloud's Anthos, a platform providing companies with machine learning analytics, data protection through security technology, team collaboration...
Canadian health tech company PointClickCare launched Virtual Health, a telemedicine service for skilled nursing facilities that offers 24/7 access to hospitalists.
Virtual Health is being implemented in more than half of U.S. states with the assistance of its partner, Sound Physicians, a physician partner to hospitals, health plans, physician groups and post-acute providers.
"Telehealth is no...
Roche, one of the largest pharma companies in Europe, has been expanding its ambitions in genomic and personalized medicine, emerging practices that use information about a patient's genetic profile or proteins to prevent, diagnose or treat disease.
Dr. Oliver Bleck, area head of Europe South at Roche, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss Roche's advancements in oncology, its current work in...
Capital Blue Cross and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) announced a collaboration to allow Capital members and community organizers to access lower-cost prescription drugs via MCCPDC.
MCCPDC is a public-benefit corporation and online pharmacy that provides patients access to medications at a lower cost by working directly with distributors and manufacturers, bypassing what Mark Cuban...
The estimated 73 million individuals who make up the baby boomer generation are projected to reach age 65 and older by 2030. The overall aging of the U.S. population accompanies the need for increased home care technology for seniors. This concern was explored at a Parks Associates' Connected Health Summit 2022 session, Seniors and Caretakers: Living Independently.
The event focused on gathering...
Direct-to-patient healthcare company Ro announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to develop the Registry for Equal Access to Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (REACT-AD).
Ro will employ its telehealth platform to screen and recruit patients at elevated risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other related dementia to join REACT-AD for potential participation...
Kaiser Permanente members may now access Headspace Health's Ginger as part of Kaiser's digital self-care portfolio, providing on-demand, text-based coaching without a referral.
Ginger's mental health and addiction care offerings will include emotional support coaches available to all of Kaiser's eligible adult members via their smartphone 24/7 with no appointment.
"Kaiser Permanente selected...
Today, four astronauts headed to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX's 5th Commercial Crew mission will begin a six-month venture into space-based research.
Launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Crew-5 astronauts brought multiple research investigations sponsored by the ISS National Lab.
Throughout the mission, the astronauts will support hundreds of research and...
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