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Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society
By  Jessica Hagen 02:36 pm November 3, 2023
As vice president, Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot, intending to accelerate progress in cancer treatments and accessibility, and as president, Biden reignited the Moonshot last year. Earlier this year, as part of the Moonshot, the Department of Health and Human Services launched CancerX, a public-private partnership effort to boost cancer innovation in the U.S. The Digital Medicine Society...
Person wearing Jolly Good VR headset
By  Adam Ang 05:31 am November 3, 2023
Jolly Good developing CBT VR for Apple Vision Pro Japanese medical VR provider Jolly Good has announced that it is developing a virtual reality-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for the spatial computer Apple Vision Pro.  The CBT VR on the Apple Vision Pro is intended to complement chronic pain treatment using opioids or serve as an alternative non-drug therapy. Similar VR-based...
Two people sitting at a table with a computer on it and one of them is holding a phone
By  Jessica Hagen 01:52 pm November 2, 2023
Digital gastrointestinal health company Vivante Health has signed a national distribution contract with health insurer UnitedHealthcare, becoming the first digestive solution on the UHC Hub. Vivante's GIThrive platform provides personalized care plans and allows patients to track their symptoms and access educational content and self-guided behavioral health modules. A coordinated team of...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:50 pm November 2, 2023
Viome Life Sciences, maker of at-home tests for gut and immune system health, announced it has acquired digital health-and-wellness data company Naring Health, including its subsidiaries DiscernDX and Foodome.  Viome is split into two divisions, one selling consumer products like microbiome tests that provide diet recommendations and supplements, and the other focused on identifying biomarkers...
Healthcare provider analyzing diagnostic images hanging on a wall
By  Jessica Hagen 01:10 pm November 1, 2023
Covera Health, an AI-enabled clinical data analysis company focused on improving radiology readings, announced it secured an additional $50 million in Series C funding and finalized its acquisition of CoRead, which uses AI to flag medical errors on radiology examinations.  The funds add to the company's $25 million Series C round announced in 2021.  Insight Partners led the 2021 round and the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:34 pm October 31, 2023
FireflyVR, a company that develops virtual reality software for mental healthcare, announced the appointment of Andy Mathis as its new chief business officer and Steve Howarth as its chief financial officer.  Mathis' previous roles include head of Android carrier partnerships in North America at Google, head of customer account management at Oculus, director of healthcare partnerships for the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:26 pm October 31, 2023
GE HealthCare reported its third-quarter earnings today, noting revenue of $4.8 billion, a 5% year-over-year revenue growth and 6% organic revenue growth, seeing its stock price rise.  The company, which officially spun out of GE earlier this year, reported $375 million in net income compared to $487 million compared to the prior-year period, with a net income margin of 7.8% versus 10.6%,...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 01:21 pm October 30, 2023
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, announced it is expanding its offering to employers in all 50 states beginning in January 2024. The announcement comes just weeks after the company relayed it closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by GV (Google Ventures), bringing the company's total raise to $40 million. Earlier this month, the company also announced a...
Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
By  Jessica Hagen 12:34 pm October 30, 2023
The use of robotics in surgery began in the late 1980s, but as technology has progressed, robotic surgery has become the standard of care for minimally invasive surgeries. Anne Osdoit, CEO of French-American surgical robotics company Moon Surgical, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the organization's new commercial surgical robotics offering, dubbed Maestro System, and AI's place within its...