Headspace Health has revealed two acquisitions this year, the latest coming earlier this month when the digital mental health company announced the purchase of mental wellness app Shine.
In a crowded field of mental health startups, the company is using acquisitions to augment its product and add new capabilities. Leslie Witt, Headspace's chief product and design officer, said the Shine deal is...
Both digital and face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) "may be suitable interventions for patients with more severe forms of depression," according to a review published in npj Digital Medicine.
"Overall, our results indicate that after controlling for a number of potential confounders, face-to-face and digital CBT might be comparable in terms of clinical effectiveness for treating...
Digital mental health company Headspace Health announced Thursday it has acquired the Shine app, a mental wellness platform focused on culturally competent and inclusive offerings.
Founded in 2016, Shine provides self-guided content, including meditations and self-care courses on topics like stress and boundaries, as well as virtual community workshops.
The company's cofounders and co-CEOs Marah...
New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is backing three local research projects that will explore the use of autonomously animated "digital people" by AI company Soul Machines in improving healthcare outcomes.
The ministry's Catalyst Fund will be providing a combined NZ$5.1 million ($3.1 million) to the three projects, two of which will be led by researchers from the...
Virtual clinical supervision platform Motivo Health raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by long-term investor Cox Enterprises, with participation from SteelSky Ventures and Great Oaks Venture Capital.
Motivo enables virtual supervision and coordination of licensure requirements for mental health at the state level, connecting them with clinical supervisors to help reduce the cost...
Australian researchers have developed an online tool to help cancer survivors manage their fears of cancer recurrence.
A research team has made a digital adaptation of a therapist-delivered treatment called ConquerFear, which was originally developed by the Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group, a national cancer clinical trial group under the University of Sydney. The treatment has been...
IIT Delhi researchers develop algorithms that detect epileptic seizure source
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi have come up with a novel algorithm that can localise the epileptogenic zone using a patient's EEG data.
In cases of drug-resistant epilepsies, neurosurgeons have to first determine the exact origin and extent of structural abnormalities in a patient's brain...
Mental health continues to be a leading clinical focus for digital health investors. There's plenty of competition in the space, but it's still a big challenge for the healthcare system: Many Americans live in areas with a shortage of mental health professionals, limiting access to care.
Wysa, maker of an AI-backed chatbot that aims to help users work though concerns like anxiety, stress and low...
Indian EMR platform HealthPlix launches drug-drug interaction feature
Indian EMR startup HealthPlix Technologies has gone live with a new drug-to-drug interaction feature on its platform.
The new tool on the HealthPlix EMR is said to reduce the time taken in writing prescriptions by assisting doctors in recalling molecule-to-molecule interactions at the point of care.
Before, doctors have to rely...
Intellect announced last Tuesday that it has raised another $10 million in a Series A extension, bringing the Series A total to $20 million after its launch two years ago.
Following a funding round led by Tiger Global, the mental health startup said in a press statement that "the additional capital makes this the largest venture round raised by any mental health company in Asia".
In a statement...
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