New Parkinson's app uses metronome beats to train gait
A new mobile app for people with Parkinson's Disease helps them walk better using metronome beats.
The gait re-training tool, developed as part of a larger clinical trial for PD research, delivers rhythmic metronomic beats that trigger movement.
Now developed separately as an app called Walking Tall, it now features training sessions on...
TikTok joins youth mental health campaign in Korea
Social media platform TikTok in South Korea, together with the non-profit organisation Mental Health Korea, has tied up with the National Center for Mental Health to promote the mental well-being of young people.
Based on their memorandum of understanding, the organisations aim to improve youth mental health through the dissemination of correct...
New York-based Peloton announced the launch of Peloton for Business, its new B2B offering that will supply equipment and content to clients in the sectors of corporate wellness, multifamily residential businesses, hospitality, community wellness, healthcare, education and gyms.
The company will offer access to its Peloton Bike for use by an unlimited number of users, partnership services that...
California-based Mendaera, a healthcare robotics company, announced that it had secured $24 million in Series A funding, led by Lux Capital.
Operator Partners, Founders Fund and Allen & Company participated in the round alongside investors Auris Health founder Dr. Fred Moll, Intuitive Surgical and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey.
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Mendaera completed the research and design...
Telehealth and medical transportation company DocGo announced it is partnering with New York-based not-for-profit health insurer EmblemHealth to provide patients with in-home services, such as transitional care management, following discharge from the hospital.
Emblem and DocGo will work closely to offer New York and Connecticut-based patients access to A1C screenings, colorectal cancer...
GE HealthCare announced its smartphone-sized Portrait Mobile wireless monitoring solution has received FDA 510(k) clearance, clearing the path to the device becoming commercially available in the U.S.
Designed for in-hospital use, Portrait Mobile aims to shift the paradigm from periodic spot checks to continuous vital sign monitoring for indications of patient decline while freeing the patient...
Baby tech company Owlet reported a drop in revenue to $13.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $18.3 million for the same period last year. It also reached a milestone, garnering FDA clearance in June for BabySat, its medical pulse oximetry wire-free sock for infants.
The company reported a net loss of $8.5 million in Q2 2023, compared to $11.7 million in Q2 2022, and an...
MedArrive, a care management platform merging telehealth and in-person care, announced it is adding virtual cardiology services to its in-home offerings via a partnership with health technology company Heartbeat Health.
The New York-based in-home care company has a provider network of paramedics, EMTs and other healthcare providers who visit patients on behalf of their health insurance plan and...
Mae Health, a digital health platform that offers pregnancy and postpartum support for Black expectant mothers, announced that it is partnering with government-funded healthcare provider Molina Healthcare of Virginia to deliver Mae's offerings to Molina members at no cost.
Mae offers a pregnancy tracker, real-time support services, pregnancy education, personalized lifestyle and care tips, and...
Akili Interactive, the company behind a video game-like prescription digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, reported its second-quarter earnings since expanding into the adult ADHD market in June with the release of its over-the-counter offering EndeavorOTC.
The Boston-based company reported $114,000 in revenue for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $113,000 in the first quarter of this...
