At the tail end of 2022, Click Therapeutics announced it was expanding its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim focused on developing prescription digital therapeutics for patients with schizophrenia.
Pharma partnerships aren't new for digital health players, or for Click, which has several products in its development pipeline. The company's chief strategy officer, Austin Speier, said Click...
Healthcare data analytics startup Clearsense raised $50 million in a Series D funding round led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from Health Catalyst Capital and UPMC Enterprises.
Along with the funding, Anthony Williams, partner at HealthQuest, will join Clearsense's board. The startup raised $30 million in funding in 2021.
"This investment into our organization further strengthens...
Digital mental health company Headspace Health announced Tuesday it would begin offering its clinical care services to companies headquartered outside the U.S.
The digital mental health company said it would start offering its behavioral health coaching, therapy and employee assistance services in addition to its meditation and mindfulness offerings to businesses in the U.K. It plans to expand...
A study published in JAMA Network Open found no difference in visit frequency for opioid use disorder treatment, initiation of medication use or adverse outcomes between patients who were treated by clinicians with high or low levels of telehealth use, suggesting telemedicine could be comparable to in-person care.
The research used de-identified claims data from about 11,800 patients with...
A new VR programme with interactive sight, sound, and touch experiences has helped improve outcomes for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disability.
This is based on the latest study, touted to be the first of such, done by researchers from the Western Sydney University and University of Wollongong, The Disability Trust, and technology company Devika...
Akili Interactive, maker of a video game-like digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, announced last week it will cut about 30% of its staff.
The layoffs, which will affect 46 workers, are expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Akili will also put some programs related to cognitive health outside of ADHD on...
Behavioural health data analytics company Holmusk has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Veradigm, formerly Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. The round was also joined by its existing investors, Heritas Capital, Health Catalyst Capital, Novartis, and Northwell Holdings.
WHAT IT'S FOR
The Singapore and New York-based company will use its new funds to continue expanding its...
Atommerce, the operator of South Korean mental healthcare platform Mind Cafe, has received 6 billion won ($4.8 million) in strategic investment from Lotte Healthcare and Samsung Venture Investment.
WHAT IT DOES
Launched in 2015, Mind Cafe claims to be the leading mental health app in South Korea in terms of monthly active users, average stay time, number of experts, sales, and cumulative...
Researchers found no correlation between consumer ratings and privacy scores in a review of mental health apps.
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, assessed nearly 580 mental health apps for accessibility, privacy and security, interoperability, features offered, and how users input data and receive feedback.
It found 77% of the apps studied featured a privacy policy, but on average those...
Dozee scores 510(k) for AI contactless sensor for RPM
Indian medical device company Dozee has received the United States Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for its proprietary contactless sensor for remote patient monitoring.
The Dozee sensor sheet, which is placed under a hospital bed mattress, captures micro-vibrations from patients using Ballistocardiography. These vibrations are...
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