Health and Wellness

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By  Trevor Dermody 12:43 pm April 16, 2024
Postpartum Support International (PSI), which provides support and free resources to women with perinatal mental health disorders (PMHD), announced it launched a new app called Connect by PSI.  The Connect app allows users to access PSI’s helpline and crisis assistance, a supportive community made up of fellow patients and medical professionals, and a library of PMHD resources. Helpline and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:03 am April 16, 2024
Two Chairs, a California-based hybrid behavioral health company, announced it had closed a $72 million Series C equity and debt-financing round. Amplo Financing led the round, with Fifth Down Capital and other investors participating. Bridge Bank provided the debt financing.  The round brings the company's total raise to $103 million.  WHAT IT DOES Two Chairs matches patients with the correct...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:51 pm April 15, 2024
Phoenix-based Dot Compliance, which provides an AI-powered quality management system for compliance, announced it closed $17.5 million in Series B extension funding, bringing its total funding to $50 million. The funding round was led by existing investors IGP Capital and Vertex Ventures with additional investment from TPY Capital.  WHAT IT DOES Dot Compliance AI solutions provide a vendor-...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:37 pm April 15, 2024
Digital chronic-condition management company Lark Health announced the appointment of Darren Eckberg as its new chief growth officer, who will lead the expansion of the company's AI-enabled GLP-1 cost-containment technology.  The company offers health plans and employers technology aimed at reducing the costs associated with GLP-1s, including virtual coaching for weight management and medication...
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By  Trevor Dermody 12:33 pm April 15, 2024
Imaging AI startup Ezra Health announced a partnership with diagnostic-imaging company RAYUS Radiology, bringing Ezra’s imaging services to 150 RAYUS locations across the U.S.  Ezra Health offers full body MRI scans that utilize AI to monitor for 500+ conditions in 13 organs.  Ezra Flash, its offering that gained FDA approval last year, uses image processing software to make MRI scans more...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:44 pm April 12, 2024
Provider-focused digital mental health company Grow Therapy announced it has closed $88 million in Series C funding.  Sequoia Capital led the round, with additional investment from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and PLUS Capital. Several artists and athletes also contributed to the round, including Dak Prescott, Anna Kendrick, Joe Burrow, Lily Collins and Jrue Holiday.  Additionally...
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By  Trevor Dermody 02:59 pm April 12, 2024
Turkey-based digital health startup h2o therapeutics announced its new Apple Watch-enabled freezing of gait-cuing feature, dubbed Foggy, designed for Parkinson’s Disease patients has received FDA listing as a Class II medical device and is available via prescription. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, freezing of gait is a symptom of Parkinson’s Disease in which a patient experiences a...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:53 pm April 11, 2024
Virtual training company Osso VR announced the launch of Osso Health, a surgical training app that will leverage the Apple Vision Pro to focus on common orthopedic procedures, such as carpal tunnel release and total knee replacement.  Osso VR is a virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform that allows users to practice surgical techniques, independently or with a team, in an...
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By  Trevor Dermody 02:14 pm April 11, 2024
San Francisco-based AI-enabled ambient automation platform Augmedix announced it will be fully integrated into virtual care and communication organization Andor Health’s ThinkAndor platform.  AI-powered ThinkAndor enables virtual provider visits and patient monitoring and allows care teams to collaborate and gain insights from EMRs.  The partnership will enable physician notes to be created...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:38 pm April 11, 2024
New Zealand-based virtual reality and cognitive behavioral therapy company oVRcome announced it signed an international contract with the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) to help autistic individuals navigate hospital environments and social interactions. oVRcome, launched in 2021, utilizes a smartphone and a headset to deliver exposure therapy to adults and children with numerous conditions...