Health benefits company Pebble announced its public launch, alongside a $12 million second seed funding round. The company's total raise is now $17.3 million.
Pebble offers curated health plans to small businesses, while it partners with large health carriers. It also works with third-party companies to give employees additional coverage their companies do not provide, such as mental health or...
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, announced that president and CEO Dr. Todd Fruchterman is stepping down. He also will leave his position on the board of directors.
Jonathan Rothberg, founder and chairman of the board, will step in as interim CEO, and Fruchterman will assist Butterfly's leadership with the transition until the end of the year.
"On...
Clinical trial workflow platform OneStudyTeam, a Reify Health company, has laid off 160 employees, or approximately 25% of its workforce.
"We can confirm that we made the very difficult decision to let some of our team members go. Each and every person played a role in building OneStudyTeam, and we are grateful for their contribution to our mission of accelerating the development of lifesaving...
Israeli company ChroniSense Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Polso wearable that collects and shares vital signs via a mobile app for patients and a cloud-based platform for clinicians.
The wrist-worn wearable enables clinicians to monitor patients' vitals, including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate and respiration rate. The company touts the watch as ideal for remote...
German company apoQlar announced its plans to raise Series A funding after receiving FDA 510(k) clearance for its VSI HoloMedicine platform, a mixed reality offering that helps surgeons plan for procedures using 3D holographic technology.
The platform enables surgeons to turn radiographic images such as PET, Angio CT, SPECT, CBCT, CT and MRI scans into 3D holograms to examine before surgery....
Return on investment and clinical validation will be the most significant indicators for success for digital health companies in 2023, according to a survey by investment firm GSR Ventures.
The survey, which included responses from more than 50 investors, found that more than 94% deemed ROI to be "important" or "very important" to a digital health company's success, and 79% said clinical evidence...
The latest results from the Apple Women's Health Study found 16.4% of the study population experienced abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).
The findings, which were published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, collected self-reported cycle-tracking data from 18,875 participants' from November 2019 through July 2021.
Monthly tracking was confirmed using survey responses, with...
Finland-based Oura, maker of the health-tracking Ring, announced the launch of Oura for Business, which will supply individuals with personalized insights while providing customized tools and recommendations for leaders based on group data.
Oura said it will offer specialized offerings geared toward employee wellness, athletics, the military, healthcare, corporations and higher education.
The...
In 2021, omnichannel healthcare provider Carbon Health acquired Steady Health, an integrated diabetes care platform, and earlier this year launched its own management program.
Myoung Cha, chief strategy officer at Carbon Health, spoke with MobiHealthNews via email to discuss the program's results, how his previous experience at Apple influences his decisions, and how combining in-person care and...
GE Heathcare and MediView XR, a med-tech company that leverages augmented reality, announced their collaboration to co-develop the OmnifyXR Interventional Suite System. It will combine medical imaging and mixed-reality solutions to assist physicians and their care teams.
The collaboration will pair GE's imaging technologies with MediView's augmented reality and surgical navigation expertise to...
