AppliedVR, an immersive therapeutics company, announced that Pittsburgh-based Highmark, a Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated health insurer, will be the first health plan to cover RelieVRx, AppliedVRs FDA-cleared virtual reality offering to treat chronic low back pain. Eligible Highmark members 18 years and older diagnosed with moderate to severe chronic low back pain will be able […]
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, is partnering with Adtalem Global Education to create an academic curriculum to train and certify clinicians on the use of AI in healthcare. “What we wanted to do is develop a curriculum that really educates nurses around general introductions to artificial intelligence […]
Viome Life Sciences announced a $25 million internal Series D and the appointment of its new chief operating officer, Kal Raman. Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, Bold Capital WRG Ventures and others participated in the round. Raman joins Viome as COO after previously holding the position of senior vice president of non-media business, marketing and retail […]
Google DeepMind announced the launch of AlphaProteo, an AI system to help biological and health researchers design novel, high-strength proteins that bind to target molecules with accuracy and strength. AlphaProteo was trained on the Protein Data Bank (PDB) that enables breakthroughs in science and education by providing access and tools for exploration, visualization and analysis […]
Pharmacy service provider Advanced Rx announced an alliance with pain-management digital health company Sure Med Compliance to give Advanced Rx sole entry to Sure Med Compliance’s Perspectives in Care (PiC) to ensure proper risk and benefit analysis has been determined and recorded when a controlled substance is dispensed. PiC delivers medicolegal understanding at the point […]
I’ve been on an Italian chicken kick lately and have been making lots of Italian inspired chicken dishes. First, it was the chicken piccata, then I made a healthy variation of chicken cacciatore, chicken Florentine, chicken Marsala, and now chicken carbonara. While these pasta recipes have many of the same flavors, I like putting a […]
Vesta Healthcare, a virtual care company for individuals receiving home care, closed a $65 million Series C round with new debt financing. RA Capital Management led the round with participation from Chrysalis Ventures, Oak HC/FT, CareCentrix/Walgreens, Deerfield Management, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Nationwide, Lux Capital and Generator Ventures. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a Monroe Capital affiliate, […]
At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled its Apple Watch Series 10 with new health and fitness features and AirPods Pro 2 with hearing test and over-the-counter hearing aid capabilities. Watch Series 10 Apple Watch Series 10 will include a new Sleep Apnea feature that uses the accelerometer to measure a new metric called Breathing […]
Kipu Health, a company that provides technology solutions for behavioral health announced it acquired Hatch Compliance, a cloud-based compliance management and software provider focused on behavioral health companies. The acquisition is expected to augment Kipu’s suite of offerings by adding “robust governance, risk and compliance” abilities. Kipu interacts with patients via customer relationship management (CRM) […]
Carrot Fertility, a global fertility and family-building platform, announced the launch of its maternity-focused provider matching platform, CarrotMatch. Carrot is a platform for employers to provide expanded access to care from maternity to menopause, and pre-pregnancy through parenting. It offers services for gestational surrogacy, adoption, pregnancy and postpartum care, parenting and return to work, menopause/low […]
