Alpha Medical, a virtual primary care startup focused on women's health, is expanding into the diabetes management space with new offerings for treating and screening for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, as well as screening for gestational diabetes.
Depending on diagnosis and a personalized care plan, the service could include online prescription of medications including insulin, access to a...
Healthcare staffing marketplace Clipboard Health announced it had raised $80 million across two funding rounds, a $30 million Series C that wrapped up in February and a $50 million Series B from last year.
The startup said the financing brings its total raise to more than $90 million with a valuation of $1.3 billion. The Series C was led by Sequoia Capital and the Series B was led by IVP. ...
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...
Hong Seng's eMedAsia, CLEA partner to provide virtual COVID-19 screening for international travel
Malaysian digital health platform eMedAsia has started offering online COVID-19 testing services through its partnership with CLEA Technology.
Its partner provides virtual COVID-19 RTK and PCR screening services via the CLEADOC mobile app. It serves travellers who are seeking COVID-19 tests as a pre-...
Hitachi has collaborated with the University of Utah Health and the non-profit health informatics research organisation Regenstrief Institute to develop and test a new AI method that supports care for patients with type 2 diabetes who require complex drug treatment.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
In a study, the novel AI method analysed EHR data across Utah and Indiana in the United States and learned...
Taiwanese chronic disease management company Health2Sync has entered into a partnership with Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk to help patients undergoing insulin therapy wirelessly transfer dose logs to a mobile health app.
The Health2Sync mobile app is now able to sync patients' dose logs, including time and dosage per injection, from the newly released NovoPen 6 and NovoPen Echo Plus...
Insulin pump-maker Insulet has scored FDA 510(k) clearance for its Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System for people ages 6 and up with Type 1 diabetes. The pump integrates with the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor to automatically adjust insulin levels depending on blood glucose. It can be worn for up to 72 hours.
Users can control their pump and share data from an app if they have a...
Digital diabetes and chronic condition management company Glooko announced Monday it had acquired Berlin-based xbird, maker of AI-based diabetes care tools.
xbird monitors patients' activity with sensors and wearables, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to find potential problems and alert users to take action, like a nudge to check blood glucose levels.
"xbird and Glooko are a...
Digital health firm ConnectedHealth has unveiled a new disease management app targeting patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and sub-optimal to poor blood glucose control.
WHAT IT DOES
On Wednesday, the company launched SugoSure, a subscription-based service that provides digital health support, doctor remote monitoring, and health coaching.
It features interfaces for three user types: a...
HelloBetter, a German organisation focused on digital therapy courses, has announced the release of a new online programme that is a reimbursable digital health application (DiGA) for German doctors and patients.
The digital therapy course targets type 1 and type 2 diabetics with depressive symptoms.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to HelloBetter founder Dr David Ebert, Professor of Psychology and...
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