Nurx

Digital health leaders and execs discuss whether funding will continue at the same rapid pace next year.

The Skill for Amazon Alexa will remind users to take their birth control pills and answer common sexual health questions.

The company has plans to expand Nurx Now to offer additional urgent care services in the future.   

Nurx also offers anti-aging retinoid topical creams and has plans to expand its acne treatments to teenagers later this summer.   

Women-led startups only represent 14% of digital health deals closed in 2019, according to Rock Health. 

NurX CEO Varsha Rao on the female-focused telehealth company's expansion from contraception to dermatology, migraines and more.

Varsha Rao sits down with MobiHealthNews to talk about what happened in 2020 and why women are driving the push towards the consumerization of healthcare.

Consumers can pay a $60 annual fee to get video consultations and individualized plans to address their migraines. 

Noting a spike in demand due to COVID-19, the company predicts that it will reach profitability by early 2021. 

Nurx, Carbon Health and Everlywell have officially halted their mail-order testing-kit services. But at least one startup is still moving to secure an Emergency Use Authorization for its at-home rapid serology diagnostic.