The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has entered into a contract with publicly-traded company Pear Therapeutics to offer its reSET and reSET-O prescription digital therapeutics to Wisconsin residents with substance use disorder and opioid use disorder.
Pear's reSET, a mobile application used to help treat substance use disorder, received FDA De Novo clearance in 2017. The Boston-based...
Calif.-based startup Curative offers COVID-19 testing and vaccination services throughout the U.S., but as testing needs have lessened, the company is shifting its focus to launching a new health plan.
Due to the course change, the company is laying off 109 employees in early November.
The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice with the state of California. WARN...
Virtual care company Included Health and prescription digital therapeutics maker Pear Therapeutics laid off employees this week, the latest in a string of digital health job cuts.
First reported by Fierce Healthcare, Included reduced its workforce by less than 6% as part of a company restructuring. The virtual care company said member support teams are still growing.
"We are actively investing...
Doximity, a networking platform for healthcare professionals, posted revenue of $93.7 million for its fourth quarter that ended on March 31, compared with $66.7 million in the prior-year quarter.
The company's net income came to $36.7 million compared with $21.5 million last year. Doximity also posted results for its fiscal 2022, bringing in $343.5 million compared with $206.9 million for fiscal...
After months of rumors, Google announced its own smartwatch, called the Pixel Watch, will be coming this fall.
Although the tech giant has supported smartwatches through its wearable operating system and completed its acquisition of Fitbit last year, this is Google's first branded smartwatch. The Pixel Watch will have a circular, domed design made with recycled stainless steel and customizable...
Pediatric behavioral health company Brightline is launching a virtual coaching program aimed at parents and caregivers with children at risk for or diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Getting an Early Start on Autism includes one-on-one sessions with an autism care coach as well additional educational content and exercises. The program is geared toward caregivers with children ages 18...
Pear Therapeutics is launching a program to offer its prescription digital therapeutics for substance use disorder and opioid use disorder, reSET and reSET-O, via telehealth providers.
The first telehealth offering working with the prescription digital therapeutic company is PursueCare, which focuses on addiction medicine.
"We find patients are often required to piece together their treatment...
Med tech giant Royal Philips is partnering with Nuvo Group to support remote pregnancy monitoring in rural areas.
The collaboration will start with a pilot program in rural Colorado using Nuvo's INVU remote monitoring system, which was cleared by the FDA last year. The companies say the program could improve access to maternity care in rural communities, where a lack of options contributes to...
Pear Therapeutics is partnering with telecommunications and information technology conglomerate SoftBank Corp. to develop a digital therapeutic treating sleep-wake disorders for the Japanese market.
Under the agreement, SoftBank will research market opportunities for the therapeutic and can negotiate an exclusive license to commercialize the product in Japan.
Pear said the deal is part of its...
Digital therapeutics are a growing field in the larger digital health space, but they’re still relatively new. What’s the state of the market, and how can the companies behind these products encourage their uptake?
With regard to mental and behavioral health – a clinical area that’s ripe for digital health investment – many people who have mental illnesses don’t receive care. The scalability of...
