At the tail end of 2022, Click Therapeutics announced it was expanding its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim focused on developing prescription digital therapeutics for patients with schizophrenia. Pharma partnerships aren’t new for digital health players, or for Click, which has several products in its development pipeline. The company’s chief strategy officer, Austin Speier, said Click looks […]
Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology, have developed what could be the world’s first AI-based benchmark for measuring brain atrophy. WHAT IT’S ABOUT They used AI to develop a set of artificial MRI brain images with predefined signs of neurodegeneration in the cortex region, […]
NERVTEX, a Chinese company focused on developing digital therapeutics for brain disorders, has obtained the approval of the China National Medical Products Administration for its AI-powered movement disorder analysis software. Called MoDAS (Movement Dysfunction Assessment Software), the software as a medical device uses computer vision and deep learning to analyse videos of a patient’s movement captured […]
Workplace wellbeing company Unmind announced Thursday it had acquired Dublin-based employee mental healthcare platform Frankie Health. Alongside the deal, the company launched Unmind Talk, an offering based on Frankie Health’s global network of mental health providers. Unmind Talk offers employees a personalized number of sessions with professional mental health providers, along with Unmind’s existing digital […]
Clinical trial tech company Science 37 announced Thursday it has acquired a life science platform from Vault Health, which offers COVID-19 testing and health-screening services for employers. Science 37 said the deal accelerates its plans to add features like advanced scheduling, investigational product tracking and data sharing with electronic data capture systems and EHRs. The […]
As the first national coordinator for health information technology in 2004, David Brailer, current executive vice president and chief health officer at Cigna, said he and his team had four priorities: increase clinical decision-making quality, advance public health, accelerate consumer self-care and self-empowerment, and advance clinical research and science at the bedside. At Tuesday’s event, […]
Healthcare data analytics startup Clearsense raised $50 million in a Series D funding round led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from Health Catalyst Capital and UPMC Enterprises. Along with the funding, Anthony Williams, partner at HealthQuest, will join Clearsense’s board. The startup raised $30 million in funding in 2021. “This investment into our organization further […]
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday alleged drug-cost and telehealth platform GoodRx shared consumers’ personal health information with third parties like Google and Facebook. According to the FTC’s complaint, GoodRx provided information about its users’ prescription medications and health conditions for advertising purposes, like targeting users with health-related ads on Facebook based on drugs they […]
VR digital therapeutic company MyndVR announced AgeWell New York’s insurance plans for Medicare and Medicaid patients would cover its senior-focused immersive offerings. As of January 1 the insurer’s CareWell plan members will have access to MyndVR’s senior-focused VR digital therapeutic as an alternative therapy option. MyndVR offers immersive travel experiences and entertainment, as well as occupational, physical […]
NHS England has launched an information gathering exercise with an aim to establish a new cloud telephony framework. The plans are said to form part of a national strategy to set in place a new framework for general practice and provide a sole procurement route for primary care. A prior information notice has been published to […]
