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Sharecare's SPAC confirmed, BrainQ's Breakthrough Device Designation and more digital health news briefs

By MobiHealthNews 02:59 pm February 15, 2021

SPAC rumors pan out. Just a few weeks after rumors spread of Sharecare's upcoming merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the patient-engagement and benefits-navigation platform made it official with an announcement on Friday. Sharecare will be merging with Falcon Capital Acquisition and listing on NASDAQ. The deal is set to be funded through $345 million in cash in trust from...

Apple Watch app for nightmare disorder receives FDA breakthrough designation, opens enrollment for two RCTs

By Dave Muoio 03:48 pm May 21, 2019

Minneapolis-based NightWare — maker of a smartwatch therapeutic for people with nightmare disorder and PTSD-driven nightmares — has received breakthrough therapy designation for its in-development product. In addition, the company is launching two new placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials for its digital intervention, one of which is being conducted within Department of Veterans Affairs...