Computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy improved depression symptoms in primary care patients compared with just treatment as usual, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
One study author reported having equity interest in, and consulting with, the company that distributed the computer program used in the research. The study was funded by a grant from the Agency for...
Holmusk signs tech use with US-based mental healthcare provider
US-based Metrocare Services has signed an agreement with Holmusk, a behavioural health tech provider from Singapore, to use its real-world data platform in enhancing mental health care.
Metrocare is a leading provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Texas.
The deal is for the use of NeuroBlu, a data...
Parallel Learning, a digital health startup focused on diagnosing, treating and supporting children with learning differences, announced two new hires to its executive team.
Susan Liu, previously vice president of clinical operations at digital mental health company Cerebral, joins the startup as chief operating officer.
"I'm thrilled to join the Parallel team and to dedicate my focus to...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the high cost of drug overdoses in the U.S., with provisional data from the CDC estimating more than 100,000 overdose deaths in the year ending in April 2021.
The National Center for Health Statistics notes that's an increase of nearly 29% from the deaths recorded in the same period the year before.
"We have failed to truly harness the power of technology in...
VR maker Jolly Good and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have signed an exclusive product development and sales deal to expand the use of social skill training VR in treating mental disorders in Japan.
The deal worth 5 billion yen ($43.7 million) will see Jolly Good delivering VR goggles and tablet devices and SST VR content. Otsuka will be compensating its partner for sales made at healthcare facilities,...
Stress and wellness app Calm announced Wednesday it has acquired Ripple Health Group, a health tech company that makes apps for care coordination and condition management.
As part of the deal, Ripple CEO David Ko will join Calm as co-CEO alongside Michael Acton Smith. Calm cofounder and co-CEO Alex Tew will become executive chairman.
Ripple's current apps include CareMemo, which allows patients...
Tech-enabled psychiatric care startup Talkiatry has wrapped up its $37 million Series A financing round.
The company announced it had raised $20 million in funding in July. Left Lane Capital, which also participated last year, contributed the additional $17 million.
Other investors in the mental health startup include CityMD founder Dr. Richard Park, Sikwoo Capital Partners and Relevance Ventures...
Akili Interactive, maker of a video game-based digital therapeutic for treating pediatric ADHD, announced Wednesday it plans to go public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. I.
The deal is expected to net the digital therapeutics startup up to $412 million in gross cash proceeds, valuing the combined company at about $1 billion. The...
Singapore-based mental health startup Intellect has raked in $10 million in a Series A investing round led by HOF Capital.
The oversubscribed round was also participated by its new investors, Headline, East Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Pioneer Fund, as well as its existing investor, Insignia Ventures Partners.
Since it launched in 2020, the company has raised a total of $13...
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University have created a predictive computer programme that could be used to screen individuals for risk of depression.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The machine learning-enabled Ycogni model detects a person's risk of depression by analysing their physical activity, sleep patterns, and circadian rhythms, whose data are acquired from wearable devices measuring steps,...
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