Consumer

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By  Jessica Hagen 01:21 pm October 30, 2023
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, announced it is expanding its offering to employers in all 50 states beginning in January 2024. The announcement comes just weeks after the company relayed it closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by GV (Google Ventures), bringing the company's total raise to $40 million. Earlier this month, the company also announced a...
Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
By  Jessica Hagen 12:34 pm October 30, 2023
The use of robotics in surgery began in the late 1980s, but as technology has progressed, robotic surgery has become the standard of care for minimally invasive surgeries. Anne Osdoit, CEO of French-American surgical robotics company Moon Surgical, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the organization's new commercial surgical robotics offering, dubbed Maestro System, and AI's place within its...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm October 27, 2023
Healthcare data and analytics and tech-enabled services will be the sectors most impacted by generative AI, according to a survey by investment firm GSR Ventures. The survey, which included responses from more than 40 healthcare technology venture capitalists, found that over 71% believe ChatGAPT/GenAI changes their investment strategy "somewhat" or "a little." In contrast, 12% say it affects...
Eli Levin, economic affairs and innovation, consulate general of Israel to New England
By  Jessica Hagen 01:13 pm October 27, 2023
Israel has long been a hub for healthcare innovation. Since the war began in early October, many of the country's high-skilled tech workers have been recruited by the military. The startup landscape has changed, and companies are struggling to retain the traction they once had in furthering their innovations and garnering investment, says Eli Levin, who works on economic affairs and innovation...
Two people looking at a tablet with an ultrasound image of a brain on the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 02:50 pm October 26, 2023
Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, announced a five-year co-development collaboration with Forest Neurotech, a tech-enabled research company building a device for stimulating and imaging the brain with ultrasound, to develop a whole-brain neural interface utilizing Butterfly's Ultrasound-on-Chip technology.  The Massachusetts-based company's Ultrasound...
Healthcare provider showing a tablet to a patient
By  Jessica Hagen 04:15 pm October 25, 2023
Harmonic Health, a tech-enabled dementia care platform, announced its launch today alongside a partnership with Stoney Batter Family Medicine, a medical practice with locations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.  St. Louis-based Harmonic Health is a company built at Redesign Health, which helps build, launch and find funding for digital health startups.  Harmonic offers comprehensive care-...
Two people sitting on a couch talking to a healthcare provider who is sitting on a different couch
By  Jessica Hagen 12:46 pm October 25, 2023
Senior care technology platform Sage raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Maveron.  Distributed Ventures, ANIMO Ventures and Goldcrest Capital also participated in the round. Natalie Dillion, partner at Maveron, will join Sage's board of directors.  Sage offers a coordinated-care platform for senior living communities that allows residents and their caregivers to connect with...
Screenshot of the Helpful app
By  Jessica Hagen 11:41 am October 24, 2023
Helpful, a platform offering caregivers details on their loved ones' insurance benefits and medical records, is announcing a partnership with New York-based VNS Health to give caregivers of the health plan's members easy access to their coverage and care information. "What we do differently is we look at caregiving as a job," Wes Donohoe, CEO and cofounder of Helpful, told MobiHealthNews. "We...
A person with a red plaid shirt on with short hair wearing glass, sitting at a computer with their hand up while talking
By  Jessica Hagen 12:41 pm October 23, 2023
Pennsylvania-based vitamin and supplement retailer GNC announced its healthcare division, GNC Health, is expanding its offerings to include virtual care services for individuals and families via three membership plans.  Consumers can purchase a GNC Health Basic plan for $34.99 per month, which offers unlimited access to free virtual urgent and lifestyle care and more than 100 prescription...