Health and Wellness

Wysa cofounders Jo Aggarwal and Ramakant Vempati
Why mental health chatbots need strict safety guardrails
By Emily Olsen | 11:25 am | July 29, 2022
Ramakant Vempati, Wysa cofounder and president, discusses how the startup tests its AI-backed chatbot to monitor safety and quality.
HealthPlix EMR mobile and desktop platform
Roundup: HealthPlix launches drug-drug interaction feature, Intellect partners with Swiss Life and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 11:31 pm | July 28, 2022
Also, US-based healthcare cloud solutions provider Healthcare Triangle has expanded to Asia-Pacific.
Adherium's Hailie solution featuring sensor and mobile and desktop applications
Adherium gets US FDA 510(k) to connect remote monitoring sensor for Ellipta inhaler users
By Adam Ang | 01:14 am | July 28, 2022
It follows the clearance for connecting Hailie with AstraZeneca's Symbicort inhaler.
A young woman sitting near a window using her smartphone.
Caraway raises $10.5M seed to offer virtual care to college women
By Emily Olsen | 01:56 pm | July 27, 2022
The startup plans to launch its team-based mental, physical and reproductive healthcare in the fall.
A doctor holding a tablet while talking to a patient.
Direct primary care provider Everside Health scores $164M
By Emily Olsen | 01:47 pm | July 25, 2022
Everside recently scrapped plans for an IPO due to market conditions.
A woman using her smartphone.
FemTec Health buys nutrition platform Nutrimedy
By Emily Olsen | 12:18 pm | July 25, 2022
The women's health company announced it had acquired fertility startup Ava AG last week.
A doctor and a patient looking at information on a tablet.
iRhythm Technologies receives another FDA 510(k) for AFib monitoring system
By Emily Olsen | 01:08 pm | July 22, 2022
The latest clearance is for an algorithm that characterizes how much atrial fibrillation a patient is experiencing over time.
[Left] Adam Hutchinson, founder of oVRcome, and [Right] Dr Cameron Lacey of the University of Otago
NZ study finds mobile app able to alleviate symptoms of common phobias
By Adam Ang | 02:14 am | July 21, 2022
The VR app has been shown to reduce 75% of phobia symptoms after six weeks of treatment.
Two doctors looking at data on a laptop
Anumana partners with Novartis to develop AI cardiovascular disease detection tools
By Emily Olsen | 11:23 am | July 19, 2022
The partnership will focus on software that uses ECGs to find left ventricular dysfunction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
A piggy bank next to a stethoscope and a pile of coins.
Data exchange platform Particle Health scores $25M and more digital health fundings
By Emily Olsen | 01:37 pm | July 15, 2022
Also: EHR Canvas Medical raises $24 million, and virtual cardiac rehab Moving Analytics scores $20 million.