Health and Wellness

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By  Jessica Hagen 02:22 pm April 23, 2024
Digital mental health company Headspace announced it will offer direct-to-consumer mental health coaching to its subscribers, with therapy offerings becoming available later this year.  U.S. subscribers will have access to a mental health coach within the company's app for issues that may not require a therapist, such as getting better sleep, handling everyday stress or enhancing one's emotional...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:25 pm April 23, 2024
GE HealthCare has partnered with radiation therapy company Elekta to develop new software to improve clinicians experience and enable greater precision treatment.  Elekta will use GE HealthCare’s MIM Software imaging management platform, which GE HealthCare acquired earlier this month. MIM’s auto contouring and treatment management platform will allow Elekta to develop radiation oncology...
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By  Trevor Dermody 06:10 pm April 19, 2024
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a comment from the NIH. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have developed an artificial intelligence tool that predicts whether a patient will respond to cancer-treatment drugs using individual tumor cells, according to a study published in Nature Cancer. Traditional approaches to...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:51 pm April 19, 2024
Prescription cost savings company GoodRx partnered with grocery chain Publix to bring the company’s GoodRx Gold platform to Publix customers.  The Gold platform offers prescription drug savings as well as telehealth options, including provider visits and telepharmacy appointments.  Doug Hirsch, cofounder and chief mission officer at GoodRx, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the partnership...
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By  Nathan Eddy 02:47 pm April 19, 2024
Virtual care provider Maven Clinic, a company focused on women and family health, announced the expansion of its fertility and family building program to address the needs of individuals seeking conception support outside of traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods.   The company introduced its Trying-To-Conceive (TTC) health coaching, a program that offers vital assistance to those...
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By  Trevor Dermody 01:02 pm April 18, 2024
Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on neurodegenerative disease, announced it is partnering with the ALS Association to offer Synapticure’s telehealth platform as a supplement to in-person care at ALS Certified Treatment Centers of Excellence and Recognized Treatment Centers. Synapticure is a neurology-focused telehealth company that specializes in neurodegenerative diseases. It provides...
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By  Trevor Dermody 12:35 pm April 18, 2024
Neural and psychological AI company NeuroBrave has partnered with Sourasky Medical Center’s Functional Neurology Unit in Tel Aviv, Israel, to accelerate research into complex neurological conditions.  The collaboration seeks to utilize AI for real-time translation of thoughts and intentions, which will allow completely paralyzed patients to effectively communicate with others and operate...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:30 pm April 17, 2024
NeuroX, a neurology-focused online consultation service, and its physician network ATP Partners announced it will participate in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) GUIDE Program to enhance care for dementia patients.  NeuroX, American TelePhysician's brain health division, offers a virtual-care platform that connects individuals with neurologists, psychiatrists and sleep...
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By  Trevor Dermody 12:43 pm April 16, 2024
Postpartum Support International (PSI), which provides support and free resources to women with perinatal mental health disorders (PMHD), announced it launched a new app called Connect by PSI.  The Connect app allows users to access PSI’s helpline and crisis assistance, a supportive community made up of fellow patients and medical professionals, and a library of PMHD resources. Helpline and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:03 am April 16, 2024
Two Chairs, a California-based hybrid behavioral health company, announced it had closed a $72 million Series C equity and debt-financing round. Amplo Financing led the round, with Fifth Down Capital and other investors participating. Bridge Bank provided the debt financing.  The round brings the company's total raise to $103 million.  WHAT IT DOES Two Chairs matches patients with the correct...