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CDS algorithm that predicts COVID-19 complications receives Emergency Use Authorization from FDA

By Dave Muoio 03:05 pm October 6, 2020

The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that predicts when an adult patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 is at risk of further complications. Developed by Oakland, California-based diagnostic algorithm developer Dascena, the COViage Hemodynamic Instability and Respiratory Decompensation Prediction System reviews demographic and...

Vida Health raises $25M, Particle Health brings in $12M and more digital health funding

By Dave Muoio 02:27 pm May 1, 2020

Vida Health, a startup providing virtual chronic-conditions-management programs, has raised $25 million in new funding. Ally Bridge Group (ABG) led the raise, which also saw returning investors like AME Cloud Ventures, Aspect Ventures, Canvas Ventures, NGP Capital, Webb Investment Network and Workday Ventures. Vida's approach combines live health coaches and therapists with a data-driven mobile...