Health and Wellness
Its metaverse ecosystem will incentivise users for healthy behaviours and completing gamified fitness activities.
Also: Digital mental health company Brightside Health scores $50 million, and Qure.ai brings in $40 million for its imaging algorithms.
The BUZUD smartwatches can also measure blood oxygen levels, blood pressure, and heart rate.
Researchers said studying each component individually with a larger and more diverse population would be good for a follow-up.
The algorithm analyses EHR data and learns treatment patterns of type 2 diabetes patients.
Kwo most recently worked at Anthem, but has also held positions at Harvard Medical School, telehealth giant Amwell and medical device company Medtronic.
Also: Pear Therapeutics joins EHR vendor Epic's App Orchard, and AppliedVR changes the name of its flagship therapeutic.
Hinge Health's study found participants in its digital musculoskeletal care program reported higher levels of pain improvement compared with the group without intervention.
Also: Diabetes care company Podimetrics raised $45 million, and employer-focused hybrid startup Radish Health brought in $4 million in seed funding.
The program launched in Florida in early March and will expand to other states in coming months.