As 2022 draws to a close, MobiHealthNews asked digital health executives about the biggest surprises and most noteworthy events that took place over the past year.
While the economic environment proved more challenging for startups, leaders noted several major deals – particularly by large retail players – and argued that consolidation could be a bigger trend next year.
Guillaume de Zwirek,...
MobiHealthNews spoke with several digital health stakeholders about 2022's funding environment and how it affected digital health startups.
Investments in 2022 decreased drastically compared to the swells of financial capital raised in 2021, and that lack of funding forced companies to rethink their business models.
Read digital health execs' insights on how this year's decreased funding forced...
As 2022 comes to a close, MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health industry about their biggest takeaways from the year.
Check out their insights below on topics ranging from improving health equity to the continued use of virtual healthcare, especially for behavioral and mental health.
Chris Brickler, cofounder and CEO of MyndVR
"It's important not to get comfortable. In...
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...
Virtual reality surgical training platform Osso VR announced Thursday it had scooped up $66 million in Series C funding, less than a year after its $27 million Series B.
The round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The startup said it will use the investment to expand access to its training tools for...
New research examining patients with healed diabetic foot ulcers revealed that daily foot temperature monitoring can result in lower rates of hospitalization and foot ulcer recurrence in high-risk patients, according to a study in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
The study used Podimetrics SmartMats to take the temperature of participants’ feet and to scan for signs of inflammation. The...
Somerville, Massachusetts-based virtual diabetes care company Podimetrics has added yet another $8 million to its Series B-2 funding, bringing the round's closing total to $24.6 million, the startup told MobiHealthNews. Polaris Partners, Rock Health, Norwich Ventures and Scientific Health Development, all of which had previously backed the company, contributed.
Additionally, Podimetrics announced...
Somerville, Massachusetts-based Podimetrics has bumped its $13.4 million Series B funding round up to $16.55 thanks to a new investment from Polaris Partners.
The company, which makes a connected platform for diabetic foot ulcer detection, also announced the addition of five new names to advisory board: Dr. Kenneth Kizer, former Veterans Affairs undersecretary for health; Dr. Ronald Geraty, a...
The US Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced a regional rollout that it will make a connected device for diabetic foot ulcer detection available to veterans across the country as of December 1.
The platform, developed by Somerville, Massachusetts-based Podimetrics, is already being used at 15 of the department’s medical centers, and according to the VA will also be included in an...
Telehealth and mail-order health and wellness consumer brands Hims & Hers have been joined by Dr. Pat Carroll. Formerly a chief medical officer at Walgreens and a 20,000-patient primary care group, Carroll take on a similar role for the growing startup.
“Our vision is an ecosystem where people have plenty of options to get the care that’s right for them. Depending on what they need, that...
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