Sometimes legends walk among us. We would be wise to pay attention.
Dr. Aaron Beck, regarded as the father of modern cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), passed away last month, soon after celebrating his 100th birthday. Dr. Beck’s historic life compels us to examine his pioneering work in furthering behavioral medicine and the need to extend that work to the current state of mental health...
Researchers from the University of Southern Queensland are coming up with a new digital mental health platform for children and adolescents. The project was made possible through A$5 million funding from the government's Medical Research Future Fund.
Called Momentum, the online tool is being developed in tandem with young people, parents, and mental health professionals from Kids Helpline, West...
metaMe Health has received FDA 510(k) clearance for Regulora, a prescription digital therapeutic aimed at treating abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome in adults.
Regulora is a smartphone app that delivers behavioral therapy based on gut-directed hypnotherapy to alleviate IBS pain.
“The FDA’s clearance of Regulora, our first PDT, is a major achievement for the company,” Tim...
Digital mental health platform ThoughtFull and pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Singapore have signed an exclusive partnership to bring more access to biopsychosocial care to people in Singapore.
The collaboration aims to counter the stigma around mental health and bridge the gap in treatment.
Under this partnership, ThoughtFull will be providing free three-month access to counsellor or psychologist...
Early on during the pandemic, it became clear that older patients were at greater risk of suffering the most serious effects of coronavirus, and a great deal of attention went into ensuring steps were taken to protect this population. Yet, despite the impact of stressors and social isolation caused by the pandemic, the same attention has not been given to ensuring their mental health needs are...
Teletherapy company Talkspace announced Monday that president and chief operating officer Mark Hirschhorn had resigned following an internal review of his conduct “in connection with a company offsite that took place late last week.”
In a statement, the company said that Hirschhorn’s resignation was effective immediately and that Talkspace’s executive team would handle his responsibilities....
Pear Therapeutics announced Monday it had received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for its prescription digital therapeutic aimed at treating alcohol use disorder, reSET-A.
The news comes just ahead of the company’s planned merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., which will allow it to trade publicly. Pear already has FDA-cleared digital...
Digital health has quickly evolved to a point where we can now capture data on everything from step counts and hours of sleep to blood pressure and blood glucose – all day, every day and everywhere.
In addition to these advances in data science, digital health has more recently begun to tap behavioral science to better understand what people do relative to their health and why they do it,...
Indian wellness startup K&L Wellness Technology scores $4M in seed funding
K&L Wellness Technology, a health technology startup in India, has bagged Rs 30 crore ($4 million) from angel investors to launch its wellness app.
According to a news report, the company seeks to redefine wellness through science-based personalised solutions.
K&L Wellness, also known as RESET Tech, provides...
Research data management platform Flywheel has closed its Series C round with an additional investment from Intuitive Ventures, bringing its raise to $27.5 million.
In September, the company announced it had scooped up $22 million in Series C financing, which was used to support the acquisition of St. Louis-based Radiologics. Flywheel also raised $15 million in Series B funding earlier this year...
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