WeightWatchers announced its partnership with Personify Health to allow employers to offer the company's business solutions to help employees access weight-related healthcare offerings, including behavioral health, medication management and virtual care.
WeightWatchers for Business offers programs focused on changing behavior, including programs tailored for individuals with diabetes or those on...
The FDA announced the Apple Watch atrial fibrillation (AFib) tool is qualified for use in clinical trials through its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, thus enabling researchers to use it to detect arrhythmias or abnormal heart beat.
Apple's tool is the first digital health tool to be qualified under the MDDT program, a voluntary program aimed at evaluating devices for use in...
Philips received a warning letter from the FDA in February, which the Agency posted on Tuesday, stating that an inspection of the tech giant's manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, that makes CT and ultrasonography systems revealed it was not in compliance with the Quality System Regulation's good manufacturing requirements.
The FDA said an inspection of the facility in October showed the...
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, announced it secured a $126 million Series D investment. The funds bring the unicorn company's total raise to $450 million and valuation to $2.2 billion.
General Catalyst and 7wireVentures led the round, with participation from new investors Memorial Hermann Health System and Geodesic Capital.
Former investors Human...
Value-based cancer care platform Thyme Care is launching Enhanced Supportive Care, a virtual palliative care support program to assist its members and caregivers with managing physical and psychological symptoms accompanying cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The program will be led by Dr. Julia Frydman, the company's first medical director for palliative care. Frydman previously worked in the...
TeleRare Health announced its launch to offer virtual care appointments for individuals with rare diseases, focusing on diagnosis, disease assessment and ongoing care.
The platform connects patients with expert clinicians and offers molecular diagnostics, as well as care coordination and referral services. It also provides information on approved therapies for rare diseases and patient advocacy...
GE HealthCare announced essentially flat organic growth in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 last year, and a 1% decrease in revenue year-over-year, from $4.7 billion in 2023 to $4.65 billion in 2024, causing its stock price to plummet 14.3%.
The company reported a net income of $374 million in the first quarter, compared with $372 million in the prior-year period, and adjusted...
Boston-based wearable fitness company WHOOP announced it expanded its language offerings and global footprint, now shipping to 56 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong, Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Taiwan and Kuwait.
WHOOP's wearable health tracker collects physiological data on heart rate, sleep, recovery and strain. Users also have the option to track their menstrual cycle. Its...
The head of Microsoft's AI for Good Lab, Juan Lavista Ferres, coauthored a book providing real-world examples of how artificial intelligence can responsibly be used to positively affect humankind.
Ferres sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss his new book, AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action and Health. He talked about ways to mitigate biases within data input in AI...
OpenAI and Moderna announced the pair have expanded their partnership to offer the pharma giant's employees access to ChatGPT Enterprise, a platform that allows customizable GPTs to be developed for a specific purpose.
Through ChatGPT Enterprise, users can create GPTs by beginning a conversation with ChatGPT, then providing extra knowledge on a subject or giving it instructions. Users can also...
